Peat-based compost used by UK public bodies despite proposed ban

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Forestry England among organisations still buying peat, which is UK’s biggest natural store of CO2

But data obtained through freedom of information laws shows that agencies overseen by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have bought thousands of cubic metres of peat-based compost over the last five years, and have no plans to put an end to its use.

 

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