But its slowness to degrade biologically means lawns sprayed with proprietary lawn sprays containing clopyralid months ago are still producing lawn clippings that are seriously contaminated. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The message to them is that by putting clopyralid-contaminated clippings into the green bin they are ruining the process for others and pushing the ultimate cost of compost higher than it needed to be. ❋ Unknown (2010)
And as the stockpile grows, the council's senior waste management officer Ruth Clarke and contractors Transpacific Industries are frowning at the reason for the growing mountain of compost - despite extensive awareness campaigns some residents are persisting in using a now-restricted weed spray on their lawns that contains the active ingredient clopyralid. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The greatest culprit has been weedkillers containing clopyralid, which tends to underline the notorious unreliability of home gardeners using chemicals. ❋ By ROSEMARIE SMITH (2010)
Depending on the clopyralid product, labels will include, "This substance is not to be used on turf" and "Treated vegetation shall not be disposed of at any green waste recycling centre." ❋ Unknown (2010)
"If clopyralid is used, please ensure the lawn clippings are not disposed of via the green waste system," Ms Clarke said. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Timaru branch manager for Transpacific Industries Ltd Peter Martin, said even though Erma withdrew clopyralid from the market, sprays containing the chemical could still be purchased in bulk. ❋ Unknown (2010)
However, some of the products had a propensity to move to water, including MCPA, clopyralid and aminopyralid. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The Christchurch City Council lent its weight to a long campaign to get clopyralid banned, precisely because of its persistence in the organic wastestream. ❋ By ROSEMARIE SMITH (2010)
MCPA, clopyralid, mecoprop and 2,4-D were all found at high levels in the summer when livestock farmers would have used them, he explained. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Where these, mayweed or cleavers need controlling, wait for warmer weather at the end of February / early March before applying Dow Shield (clopyralid) for thistles and mayweed or Galera (clopyralid + picloram) for mayweed and cleavers. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Galera [clopyralid + picloram] applications will be made to crops as soon as mild conditions allow and before flower buds visible above the crop, this may be a spray window of a few days in early crops! ❋ Unknown (2009)
Galera (clopyralid and picloram) to work well, but remember the cut off application point is flower buds visible. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Remember where further broad leaf weed control is required the cut off growth stage for Galera (clopyralid + picloram) / Shield (clopyralid) is flower buds visible above crops, check as forward crops may be past this now. ❋ Unknown (2009)
