Petition to get Wandsworth council to ban roundup
Wandsworth council regularly sprays its parks and other green areas with Roundup (glyphsate). There's a petition here to get them to ban it, please sign.https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/call-on-wandsworth-borough-council-to-ban-roundup The World Health Organization stated in 2015 glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic to humans”. Exposure affects human reproduction and foetal development at far lower toxicities (0.3-0.06%) than thought and far lower than the 1-2% mix used in farming and weed control. This is acute for famers or council workers applying it, such as groundman or park services.There is mounting evidence of its impact on pollinators and insect life and the EU has banned some pesticides and herbicides as a result.In the UK already the herbicide has been banned in Aberdeen, Brighton, Bristol, Edinburgh, Frome, Glastonbury, Shaftsbury, Hammersmith & Fulham and being piloted in Croydon.
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