For years, the UK government has discussed limits on the sale of peat. Voluntary targets set to end the sale of peat in home-garden products by 2020 were missed, but in late August 2022 the UK announced a ban for England in 2024. The ban only targets bagged retail growing media, which accounts for 70% of the peat sold in the UK. A voluntary target to end the use of peat in the professional sector by 2030 remains in place.