Cllr David MacDonald has posted on his facebook page -
Cllr David Macdonald - An Independent voice for people
30 July at 06:06 ·
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I will be setting out my plans for the end of this summer to persuade COSLA to raise this as an urgent matter concerning the environment, wildlife, including impact on bee population and also dangers to council staff forced to work with the chemical and also to public health and pet health.
As you know I have been trying for almost three years now to persuade our own council to consider alternatives to using Glyphosate and will continue to keep this urgent matter in the short grass.
Cllr David Macdonald - An Independent voice for people
At present the council are using this to kill grass along pathways as opposed to using conventional grass cutting techniques using edgers and strimmers.
Ideally, I would like the council to start to use battery pack operated power equipment to properly edge these pathways rather than spraying a chemical herbicide (Glyphosate /Gallup Hi Aktiv.)
On top of all concerns about it's use it also leaves an unsightly yellow border of dead grass on all areas it is sprayed.
I believe as a council ERC along with other councils still using it should not be using the cheapest, least safe and quickest option.
The council need to assist in promoting civic pride and responsible practice.
The practice of spraying this chemical everywhere in high season undermines the aesthetic appearance of our communites at best and at worst uses a chemical that has been banned by many jurisdictions and countries around the world due to emerging evidence that there are risks associated with it's use.