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Bank holiday bin collections

All bin collections following a bank holiday will take place one day late from 6 May to 11 May. See our Bank holiday bin collection page for further details.

Herbicides

Weeds growing in pavement

We are committed to gradually reducing glyphosate.

Some of the ways we are starting to do this are:

  • Using alternative methods of weed control, e.g. a weed ripper machine and 2 deep clean teams city wide
  • Reducing the amount of sprays to treat Japanese Knotweed from 2 sprays a year to 1
  • We have stopped spraying ‘drip lines’ (grass underneath trees)
  • We continue to trial alternatives and work with industry experts to reduce use wherever practicable

We have seen a consistent reduction in Glyphosate use over previous years.

When this content has been updated

Last updated 27 June 2022