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Ban the sale and use of Glyphosate
Closed
771 signatures
What the petition asks
UK councils routinely spray verges & parks with Glyphosate. It is routinely sold in shops and used in gardens across the UK. The World Health Organisation says that Glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic" to humans.
Some studies have found that:
* Glyphosate has adverse effects on earthworms, beneficial insects and bees.
* Indirect impacts on birds/animals occur in wiping out weeds and wild flowers, destroying habitat and food availability.
*Glyphosate is water soluble leading to significant effects on species that underpin the entire aquatic food chain with amphibians being particularly vulnerable.
*It upsets the balance of microbial communities in soil impacting on soil fertility.
* Glyphosate has adverse effects on earthworms, beneficial insects and bees.
* Indirect impacts on birds/animals occur in wiping out weeds and wild flowers, destroying habitat and food availability.
*Glyphosate is water soluble leading to significant effects on species that underpin the entire aquatic food chain with amphibians being particularly vulnerable.
*It upsets the balance of microbial communities in soil impacting on soil fertility.
Timeline
| 16 Jul 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
771
Status
Closed
Opened
16 Jul 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.