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GO PESTICIDE-FREE AND PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY’S HEALTH The village of Balerno has been made a trial pesticide-free area this year by Edinburgh City Council. There will be no application of chemicals for weed killing in the village, but safe manual methods are being used to remove weeds. The trial is the result of the work of the campaign group Pesticide Free Balerno, who hope to inspire other areas to become pesticide free. Here is their lockdown update. A lot has changed since February when Edinburgh’s Transport and Environment Committee agreed to suspend the use of glyphosate for weeding in Balerno. What remains the same is the need to prioritise and protect those with asthma, immune and other health vulnerabilities.
Contact Colin Spence 21 Broomhall Gardens, EH12 7QA T: 0131 334 8602 M: 07720 843446 E: csgardening92@yahoo.co.uk
Many chemical products sold for gardening can have harmful effects on ourselves, our pets, neighbours and those who walk by our homes. Commonly-used chemicals have been linked to cancer, neurotoxicity, reproductive disorders, liver and kidney damage. Out of the 30 commonly- used lawn pesticides, 11 are toxic to bees and 16 toxic to birds. Reactions can be diverse, immediate or delayed and are difficult to avoid as the poisons are invisible. Restricted breathing is not desirable at any time but is especially critical to avoid just now - we cannot gamble with the health of others around us and knowingly put additional pressure on those who need our support. By using manual weeding and safe alternatives there is no need to resort to harmful chemicals and any risk and potential harm to ourself and others is avoided. It has never been clearer the impact
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