Council spraying glyphosate-based weedkiller in Cambridge streets, 2019

by Stephen Hewitt | Published 14 August 2020 | Last updated 2 March 2021

metal pole about 3 feet long with green plastic handle held by man wearing boots, work trousers and fluorescent jacket. — 7 May 2019: A herbicide hand sprayer held by a Cambridge City Council worker using it in the streets of Cambridge

On 7 May 2019 two Cambridge City Council workers were spraying a herbicide onto Cambridge streets in the area between Hills Road and Trumpington Road.

One of them said that they were using a glyphosate-based herbicide, with name that sounded like “Highlight”.

External links

Guardian article: UK councils assess weedkiller use after US cancer court case Robert Booth, Guardian, 5 April 2019