In 2019 almost 1000 people signed a Chorley Green Party petition to Chorley Council calling for them to stop spraying Glyphosates in public spaces.
In March 2020 Chorley Council introduced thermal weeding equipment and committed to reducing the amount of glyphosates used.
Chorley Green Party Coordinator Andy Hunter-Rossall has been checking in on progress against this commitment, and found that there is still a long way to go.
Andy reported this pavement for weeding and was shocked when he found it was sprayed with glyphosates
At a Chorley Council meeting in January, Andy challenged the Council on their use of the chemicals on residential roads, and asked what they were doing to go further than the 35% reduction managed so far.
Andy said, “Glyphosates are still being used across the borough by other bodies, including the County Council, housing associations and various other landowners and grounds maintenance contractors. Can the Council confirm that their commitment to reducing the use of glyphosates extends to promoting the use of alternatives with partners and contractors, and does the Council have any measure of the total quantities of the herbicide still being used in the borough.