Pesticide Free Balerno

SPOTLIGHT ON Pesticide Free Balerno

Pesticide Free Balerno are a voluntary initiative based in the beautiful Balerno, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Pesticide Free Balerno raises awareness and makes positive change about the active chemical, Glyphosate, commonly used by most UK councils to treat weeds on the streets, pavements, green spaces and hard surfaces where we live, work, and play.

Pesticide Free Balerno encourages a precautionary approach and supports safe, environmentally friendly alternatives for weed management in the Balerno.

Balerno officially became Pesticide Free in 2020 for weed control after an agreement was reached between The City of Edinburgh Council and Pesticide Free Balerno.

Balerno’s weeds are now manually removed and controlled by Pesticide Free Balerno’s Volunteer Weeding Group instead.

Find out more about our activities at https://www.pesticidefreebalerno.com/