Weed treatment back on track in 2024
Bury Council’s weed treatment programme is back on track following a problematic year during 2023 when overly wet and windy conditions caused weed growth to surge and delayed treatment.
Categories: weeds
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Summer washout delays treatment of weeds
Treatment of weeds is expected to get back on track in September following a washout summer which has delayed the usual control programme.
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Tackling weeds with hot water rather than chemicals
A new ’green’ way of killing weeds with hot water rather than glyphosate has been ordered by the council.
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Bury Council halts use of glyphosate herbicides
Bury Council has called an immediate halt to the use of glyphosate herbicides used in children’s play areas to control weeds.
