00642 Verges Booklet - Devon County Council

Weed Control/Clearance
The policy to achieve the County Council’s objectives is given below:
(i) General
Physical and chemical
(herbicide) weed
control methods will
be used on highways
where they are
practical, cost effective
and environmentally
appropriate. Innovative
methods of weed
control will be tested
whenever possible to
determine their
suitability for highway use and with the aim of undertaking an
integrated weed treatment regime. Where possible weed treatment
work will be integrated into a co-ordinated programme with the City,
Borough or District Council’s highway sweeping, to remove living and
treated weeds from carriageways, cycleways and footways.
(ii) The Use of Herbicides
All herbicides shall be approved by the
Pesticide Safety Directorate or Health
and Safety Executive and used strictly
in accordance with the advice given by
the manufacturer and the Department
for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs,
and the requirements of the current
edition of The Control of Pesticides
Regulations. All herbicides will be
subjected to an additional approval
process within the Environment
Directorate before use.