EIR Request - Amenity Pesticide Use
Request 101002572222
1. Please provide the following information on amenity pesticide usage:
a. A list of the pesticides you use (brand name, and active ingredient), this should include insecticides, fungicides, molluscicides and herbicides.
b. The COSHH assessment form for each of the pesticides you use.
c. Where these chemicals are used, i.e parks, road verges, pavements, tree bases etc.
d. Annual quantities of each pesticide used over the past 5 years. Please include the total amount of each used both by the council internally and externally through contractors.
e. Please also confirm the concentrations of each pesticide used at application.
2. What strategies does the council have in place to reduce the use of these pesticides? Please provide detail on these efforts including dates and costings where possible.
3. How much has the council spent on purchasing and spraying amenity pesticides over the past 5 years? Please include staff costs of people employed to undertake this (either contractors or council staff), personal protective equipment, safety training, spray equipment, hazard signs, etc.
Response 08-09-2020
1. a.
| Chemical Name | Active Ingredient |
| Pan Paradise | Flazasulfuron 25% |
| Maintain | Trinexapac-Ethyl (120.9g/l) |
| Amenity Glyphosate 360 | Glyphosate; 41.5% |
| Garlon Ultra | Triclopyr Triethylamine Salt; Aminopyralid Triisopropanolamine Salt; Alkylphenol alkoxylate |
| NomixG | Isopropylamine salt N-(phosphonomethyl) Glycine equivalent to 120 g/l glyphosate) |
| Rosate360 TF | Isopropylamine salt of Glyphosate (30-60%) |
| Symbio Blue Water | Mixture containing 13 Bacillus Sp grown on wheat germ that is not genetically modified |
| Symbio Aqua Blue Dye | Triaryl Methane Dye Preparation |
| MMC-Pro 8.90% w/w (89 g/l) didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride | |
| Nomix Cleaner 100% blend of citrus oil, surfactants, sequestrants, perfume, preservatives and water. |
b. Please find the requested information attached here.
c. Hard landscape areas, pavements, fence lines, cemeteries, hogweed treatment, parks and gardens, around signs and obstacles
d. Annual quantities of each pesticide used over the past 5 years. Please include the total amount of each used both by the council internally and externally through contractors.
| Maintain Pan Paradise Amenity Glyphosate 360 Garlon Ultra NomixG/glymark Rosate360 TF Symbio Blue Water Symbio Aqua Blue Dye MMC-Pro Nomix cleaner |
20 x 5ltr tubs 126 x 150g tubs 24 x 5 litre bottles 26 x 1ltr bottles 725 x 5ltr containers 248 x 5ltr bottles 500 x 250g sachets 39 x 1ltr bottles 48 x 5ltr bottles 76 x 5ltr bottles |
100ltrs 18.9Kg 120ltrs 26ltrs 3625ltrs 1240ltrs 125kg 39ltrs 240ltrs 380ltrs |
e. Applied as per manufacturer guidelines/product labels
2. In accordance with section 10(4)(a) of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 please be advised that there os no written strategy or costs available
Wood chippings are reused from local tree surgeons and self-generated chips as a weed block mulch on shrub beds.
Some less well used paths in cemeteries have been grassed over to reduce use of weedkiller.
3.
Staffing £154,245.00
Product/chemical/sprayers cost - £97,272.99
Lance service costs & batteries £3,856.26
Training and test fees £1,584.00
Gloves
16-17 £89.79
17-18 £137.30
18-19 £94.10
19-20 £69.42
20-21 £155.89
Masks
16-17 £10.20
17-18 £44.40
18-19 £56.12
19-20 £54.90
20-21 £1293.80
Suits
16-17 £467.14
17-18 £394.25
18-19 £351.74
19-20 £305.86
20-21 £206.10