July 2024 Edinburgh residents  are commenting on the cities weeds. Some say the city is looking untidy / unkept / messy , some say big...

August 2024 Pesticide Free Balerno Team submitted an FOI to Edinburgh Council regarding the 2021 trial of Foamstream weedingtech safe...

August 2024 Did you know Copenhagen Denmark's capital , has been Pesticide Free since 2007! Often when Glyphosate discussions take place...

August 2024 Pesticides can cause harmful effects  on our health & the environment over an extended period usually following repeated...

August 2024 From this year 2024 Edinburgh Council will no longer be applying glyphosate around / in Edinburgh council schools and parks...

July 2024 So often when we talk or think about the unnecessary use of glyphosate for weed control in our communities we have concerns...

February 2024 This 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 day (04 February) take a little time to pause & contemplate the precious time lost to...

June 2023 Recent FOI reveals that over 100,000 trees in Edinburgh have been plotted and mapped to have weedkiller applied around their...

April 2023 An opportunity to highlight pesticide contamination of our waters & the urgent need for awareness & action ! There is no life...

June 2021 There are so many authentic environmental projects that have been rising up over the recent years Including Pesticide Free...

February 2023 Shouldn’t the question be WHICH Safe Alternative ? comparing one Safe Alternative to another Safe Alternative… Health &...

June 2022 Cost of Pesticide Free weed control is always something Councils use to ‘justify’ the continued use of Glyphosate for weed...

February 2023 Many councils this year 2023 will be making crucial immediate changes to meet their environmental / sustainable goals....

August 2022 When something like the safety of Glyphosate is questionable we should take the ᴘʀᴇᴄᴀᴜᴛɪᴏɴᴀʀʏ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇ . The Precautionary...

September 2022 Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring warns us of the damaging , irreversible effects that continued use of harmful chemicals can...

July 2022 At the beginning of Pesticide Free Balerno concerned residents were ‘reassured’ by council/councillors that Glyphosate was...

September 2022 Dog owner from Kent warns weed killer containing glyphosate used by councils is harmful to pets after applications were...

May 2022 With the choice for councils between using pesticides or safe alternatives on our streets and pavements for weed control we have...