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The petition calling for a ban on glyphosate weed killer on the Isle of Wight has reached almost 4,000 signatures. The councillor who started it is now calling for even more action
Glyphosate is used by highways PFI contractor, Island Roads, to manage weeds across the Island’s footways.
Use of the controversial weed killer was paused in 2020/2021, and manual labour used instead. Following a rise in the number of complaints about the rapid increase of weeds, Island Roads returned to using Glyphosate in 2022.
Some parts of Ventnor are exempt from the use of Glyphosate in order to protect colonies of Wall Lizards.
Below are articles relating to the use of Glyphosate on the Isle of Wight.