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To: Brighton and Hove City Council
STOP using pesticides in Brighton and Hove !
Brighton & Hove Council has the power to ban pesticides on all public land under its control. A number of councils around the UK are already proving that it can be done, including nearby Lewes, which has ended the use of pesticides in all of its public parks and green spaces.
In March 2016, Brighton & Hove Council unanimously adopted a Motion promising to phase out the use of glyphosate and seek non-chemical alternatives. Sadly, these promises have not been kept and for the last three years Brighton & Hove has continued to use pesticides. We want to see an imminent end to the use of Glyphosate as promised back in 2016.
In March 2016, Brighton & Hove Council unanimously adopted a Motion promising to phase out the use of glyphosate and seek non-chemical alternatives. Sadly, these promises have not been kept and for the last three years Brighton & Hove has continued to use pesticides. We want to see an imminent end to the use of Glyphosate as promised back in 2016.
Why is this important?
Many EU countries have banned it's use (recently France in Jan 2019 due to it's link with cancer) and yet we are still using it in Brighton and Hove. Yellow patches of dead grass have been appearing in our parks and playgrounds over the past few weeks and we the city's residents ask that for the sake of our children's health and for the health of the environment that you STOP the use of this poison NOW.
Other cities and towns have stopped ...it is time we did the same !
Other cities and towns have stopped ...it is time we did the same !
