Dear Juliet Ferguson

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004 – INFORMATION REQUEST - REF NO
- FOIS2268 (please quote in correspondence) 

I acknowledge your request for information under the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 dated 04/07/2022

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Dear Juliet Ferguson

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST - REF NO - FOIS2268

I refer to your request for information received on 4th July 2022
concerning - Use of pesticides by council.

I set out my response to your request below

Do you manage your open spaces yourself or are they are outsourced?
Answer - The parks are managed by The London Borough of Sutton but the
grounds maintenance is contracted out.

If they are outsourced, what is the name of the company/companies that
manage them?
Answer - Our Grounds maintenance contractor is Idverde Ltd.

What is your policy for weed control in the open spaces - parks, sports
fields, grass verges etc?
Answer - Policy P3 of the Sutton Council Parks and Open Spaces Strategy

"The Council will adopt an integrated weed management approach to weed
control and reduce dependence on chemicals by evaluating requirements at
each location, designing out weeds, and selecting alternative control
methods where appropriate."

Do you use herbicides containing glyphosate eg Roundup, Weedol etc
Answer - Yes
If yes, what do you use
Answer - See table below

Date Product Active Ingredient Quantity
Contains 105 g/l fluroxypyr
15/6/2018 2L Crossbar selective (acid equivalent) 285 g/l 2
2,4-D (acid equivalent) and
52.5 g/l dicamba.
Contains chelated iron
(4.9% Ferrous Sulphate
15/6/2018 5L Magnet Velocity 1.34% FeEDTA) leaf 4
penetrant system
micronutrients package.
15/6/2018 Chikara 150g Flazasulfuron 3
3/12/2018 RT lawn sand - 20 kg Ferrous sulphate  8
12/3/2019 10 ltr Maxi crop No 2 6% ferrous sulphate + 2% 3
nitrogen
2 ltr Greenor fine turf fluroxypyr 58 g/L,
12/3/2019 select clopyralid 57 g/L, MCPA 238 2
g/L
12/3/2019 5 ltr Roundup proactive Glyphosate 4
360
15/8/2019 20kg bags RT Lawn Sand Ferrous sulphate  14
16/10/2019 20kg bags RT Lawn Sand Ferrous sulphate  12
26/2/2020 Chikara 200gms Flazasulfuron 5
26/2/2020 Gallup Biograde Amenity Glyphosate 10
360 (5 ltr)
26/2/2020 RT Lawn Sand (20kg bag) Ferrous sulphate  12
54 % w/w bacillus
15/4/2020 500g Dipel DF Insecticide thuringiensis kurstaki 4
ABTS-351
13/8/2020 20kg bags RT Lawn Sand Ferrous sulphate  14
25/2/2021 RT Lawn Sand (20kg bag) Ferrous sulphate  5
25/2/2021 Gallup Biograde Amenity Glyphosate 5
360
25/2/2021 Chikara 200gms Flazasulfuron 5
8/7/2021 200g Pots Chikara Flazasulfuron 10
8/7/2021 5lt of Biograde Amenity Glyphosate 8
360
29/7/2021 20kg bags RT Lawn Sand Ferrous sulphate  14
2022 so far
Microflow CXS (L) 20 
Dedicate (L) 0.5
Glyphosate (L) 13.167
DIPel DF (KG) 0.7
Mascot Hi-Active 0.36
Chikara (KG) 0.11

What areas have been sprayed with herbicides containing glyphosate?
Answer - Some footpath areas, sports areas, and Invasive weeds such as
Japanese Knotweed.
What is your policy on the use of glyphosate?
Answer - See policy in answer above.
What precautions were taken ahead of its use?
Answer - The contractor follows the manufacturer's guidance with regard to
all herbicide use.
For the calendar years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, please can you
tell me:

The volume of these herbicides you have you used
Answer - Please see the table above.
The cost
Answer - as the chemical is purchased by the contractor the London Borough
of Sutton does not hold this information.

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Team London Borough of Sutton

Civic Offices

St. Nicholas Way, Sutton SM1 1EA

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Bill Wyatt

Technical Services Manager

Environment Housing and Neighbourhoods

London Borough of Sutton

Civic Offices

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Sutton

SM1 1EA

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