North East Lincolnshire Council is asking residents to nominate parts of their wards to take part in ‘green space trials’.
In 2024, a petition was brought to Full Council regarding the use of Glyphosate as a treatment for weed control. Following on from this, councillors agreed to look at the phasing out of the chemical and investigate possible alternatives.
Now, the Council is asking residents for spaces they think may be appropriate and benefit from the trial. This would include roads, streets and areas of open spaces where various options can be considered such as more suitable weed killers or completely stopping spraying weed killer altogether.
The various trials include a range of methods used by other councils around the country that have also explored stopping the use of Glyphosate.
Suggestions include using no weed control measures – which can be applied to open spaces, but not footpaths and highways – using a weedkiller with a lower percentage of Glyphosate or carrying out a programme of manual weeding.
During the trial, the areas will be monitored and the findings reported back to the Community Scrutiny panel for a recommendation to be given to cabinet.
If you believe there is an area in your ward that would benefit from the trial, please contact your ward councillor by Monday, 5 January. To find out who your ward councillor is, please visit Find Councillors by name and party | NELC
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