00642 Verges Booklet - Devon County Council

Herbicides based on or containing any of the following will not be used
under any circumstances:
● 2.4.5T
● Aldrin
● substances from the triazine group
● or any other nationally banned substance
Current herbicide use is as follows:
(a) The total, non-residual herbicide glyphosate will be used to
control weeds on hard areas such as carriageways, cycleways,
footways, kerblines and filter drains.The herbicide will be applied
to the weed growth only.Application frequency will be once,
twice or three times per annum to effect a reasonable control.
At locations where the weeds are prevalent a total residual
herbicide containing glyphosate and sulfosulfuron will be used.
Under no circumstances will this herbicide be used near water
or where it might enter a water course.
(b) Total herbicides used as part of footway construction or highway
maintenance works shall be applied as a preventative measure:
• prior to application of thin surfacings, slurry seal, micro
asphalt or surface dressing glyphosate and sulfosulfron;
• as part of footway
construction or
reconstruction work
glyphosate and
sulfosulfrom where
weeds are present.
(c) The use of herbicides on
vegetated areas is limited
to the following:
• glyphosate around the
base of young trees
or saplings, and for
the control of