I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental Information Regulations about the use of NON-glyphosate weed control products and methods, their efficacy and viability for use in local authority settings.
The queries are as follows:
1. Do you or your contractors currently use any of the following NON-glyphosate-based weed control measures?
Manual Weeding
Mechanical weeding
Mulching
Cultural control
Vinegar/ acetic acid
Hot foam
Non-glyphosate chemical products (please name)
Pelargonic acid
Hot lances/ weed guns (using flame)
Weed barriers/ membranes
Hot water
Electricity
Steam
Letting weeds grow
Other (please name)
2. For the same list, please identify which, if any, products you or your contractors have considered or trialled, but REJECTED giving the reasons why in each case.
Manual Weeding
Mechanical weeding
Mulching
Cultural control
Vinegar/ acetic acid
Hot foam
Non-glyphosate chemical products (please name)
Pelargonic acid
Hot lances/ weed guns (using flame)
Weed barriers/ membranes
Hot water
Electricity
Steam
Letting weeds grow
Other (please name)
If so, please outline:
the nature of the infringement of each incident and whether it led to of the following:
Improvement Notice
Fee for Intervention
Prosecution
I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably as a data set in Excel and not as a PDF.
But if the information is not possible to put into a spreadsheet, please provide the information in its existing format, rather than rejecting this FOI request.