10 Mar 2020
Welsh water ‘We are sending you this email as you or your organisation has previously expressed an interest in Welsh Water’s PestSmart project which encourages people to consider ‘smarter’ ways of weed, pests and disease control that do not impact of people, water or wildlife. In 2019 we ran a free and confidential pesticide disposal […]
15 Aug 2019
Judge calls for a ‘science based approach’ from Defra and highlights weakness of process (continue) PestSmart – Welsh Water Project to prevent pesticide pollution rolled out across Wales (continue) Farmers Weekly: The ban on metaldehyde slug pellets is being overturned after the High Court in London agreed with a challenge on the legality of the […]
20 Nov 2018
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has been awarded almost £1 million by Welsh Government’s Rural Development Programme to expand its successful PestSmart project which promotes the safe use, storage and disposal of pesticides. PestSmart is a Welsh Water initiative which encourages people to consider a ‘smarter’, more sustainable approach to weed, pest and disease control that […]
26 Apr 2017
Welsh Water launches free pesticide disposal scheme to protect drinking water quality New initiative to help farmers, growers and land managers dispose of pesticide and herbicides safely to safeguard drinking water quality Free and confidential disposal scheme in targeted rural areas across Wales Welsh Water has launched a new initiative to encourage farmers, growers and […]