FI17136

Request

  1. Do you or your landscape/grounds maintenance contractors use glyphosate? 
  2. Have you or your contractors used any alternative products or methods to glyphosate for weed control? If so what are they? 
  3. Has your council's policy regarding use of glyphosate to kill weeds changed in the last 5 years? Are there any plans to change in the future? 
  4. Have your grounds maintenance teams or contractors been found to be in breach of Health & Safety Executive Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2020 or Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012 in the last 12 months? 
  5. If so, please outline the nature of the infringement of each incident and whether it led to of the following:  
  • Improvement Notice
  • Fee for Intervention
  • Prosecution

Response

  1. Yes
  2. Hot foam, burning lances, mechanical brushes and manual removal
  3. The Council is always endeavouring to reduce its glyphosate usage and will continue to explore opportunities in the future.
  4. No
  5. Not applicable