Your submission to Call for information on use of glyphosate-containing substances
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Reference no: 3
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Which group do you belong to? Please select the category that most closely matches your role.
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Member of the public (for example domestic user / non-glyphosate user) Notes
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Do you use glyphosate? (mandatory question) Position
Yes Notes
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1.1B Which glyphosate products do you use? Please tell us the trade name(s) and, if possible, the approval number(s) (look for the code starting with HSR on the product label).
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Eden gardener weedkiller
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2.1B Do you ever repackage or store glyphosate products in other containers?
Position No Notes Never
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3.1B How do you apply glyphosate products when you are using them? (For example, hand-held sprayer, backpack sprayer). You may provide this information by filling out the "use table" in the supplementary information document (link above) or in the box below.
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Backpack sprayer
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3.2B Where do you use glyphosate products? (For example, garden, patio, vegetable patch, driveway, around shed etc.) You may provide this information in the "use table" in the supplementary information document (link above) or in the box below.
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Our driveway. To spot spray circles to plant trees.
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3.3B When and how often do you use glyphosate products? You may provide this information in the "use table" in the supplementary information document (link above) or in the box below.
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Maybe 4 times a year.
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3.4B What quantity of glyphosate product do you apply each time you use it? You may provide this information in the "use table" in the supplementary information document (link above) or in the box below.
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20ml per litre of water
GLY_CFY_0003/MOP001
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3.5B What plants or weeds do you use glyphosate products on? You may provide this information in the "use table" in supplementary information document (link above) or in the box below.
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Grasses, broadleaf driveway weeds.Thistles
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3.6B Do you have any other comments on how you use glyphosate products?
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I am very careful when i use them, I always avoid waterways and won't spray if it is windy.
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4.1B Do you read and follow the label instructions?
Position Yes - always Notes
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4.2B Do you use any of the following personal protective equipment (PPE) when using glyphosate products?
Position 1 Enclosed footwear Position 2 Gloves Notes
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4.3B Do you check the weather forecast before spraying glyphosate products to see if the conditions are favourable (that is, no wind or rain is expected)?
Position Yes - always Notes
Never spray when it is windy or wet.
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4.4B Do you apply glyphosate products only when the weather conditions are favourable?
Position Yes - always Notes
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4.5B Do you ever spray close to waterways, such as streams, lakes, rivers or ponds?
Position No - never Notes
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4.6B Where and how do you store your glyphosate products?
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In the garden shed
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4.7B How do you dispose of empty containers and unused glyphosate products?
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triple rinse onto the driveway then into the rubbish.
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4.8B Do you take any other precautions when handling glyphosate products? Please elaborate.
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I make sure it doesn't get on my skin and if it does I rinse off straight away.
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4.9B Do you believe these measures are adequate to keep people and the environment protected? Why or why not?
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Yes, I am very careful.
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5.1 What are the positive or negative effects of glyphosate products on the relationship of Māori and their culture and traditions with their ancestral lands, water, sites including kāinga and marae, wāhi tapu, valued flora and fauna, mahinga kai, rongoā, and other taonga?
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The overuse of Glyphosate by our local council is terrible. It is sprayed directly into roadside drains and for miles along the side of the roads. Killing everything it touches. It is literally a scorched earth policy, it is lazy and damages the land and water.
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5.2 What positive or negative impacts do glyphosate products have on the health, environmental, economic, social and cultural wellbeing of Māori?
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It damages the land and water which would have a negative emotional effect on Maori. And also everyone else who is saddened to see the death of nature.
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6.0 Do you have any studies or technical reports on the following:
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public health/occupational health data relating to glyphosate Notes
Only the stories in the media about health issues faced by some people who have used it long term. I also see the environmental impacts with my own eyes from overuse around the regions. I have some awful photo's of dead streams and drains.
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7.1B Why do you choose to use glyphosate products?
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It has it's place to clear areas of weeds, but only when used responsibly.
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7.2 Do you have information on any of the following:
Notes No
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8.1 On a scale of 1–5, how aware are you of the rules and controls associated with importing, manufacturing, selling and using products containing glyphosate?
Position 1 - not aware Notes
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8.2 Do you think the rules and controls are enough to manage the risks?
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No (please specify why not) Notes
It appears to be available to anyone who wats it with no restrictions or training at all.
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8.3 Do you have any concerns that the use of glyphosate products impacts people’s health?
Position Yes Notes
I am sure it does. It can't be good for people to be exposed over a long period of time and I think it will accumulate in the body.
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8.4 Do you have any concerns that the use of glyphosate products impacts the environment?
Supporting documents from your Submission
Eden_weedkiller_SDS.pdf Uploaded on 04/28/2021 at 12:30PM
IMG-8804.JPG Uploaded on 04/28/2021 at 12:30PM
Position Yes Notes
Huge concerns. it is sprayed directly into our waterways by lazy councils, contractors and landowners.
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8.5 Do you have any concerns that the use of glyphosate products have an impact on public spaces?
Position Yes Notes
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8.6 What positive or negative impacts do you think glyphosate products have on environmental, economic, social and cultural wellbeing?
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It is a scorched earth type of control. It is visually hideous and destroys ecosystems.
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8.7 Do you think glyphosate products should be available and easy to buy for everyone, or available to professional users only?
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I think that the "professional" users are doing the most damage. Ie our councils and contractors and large landowners. Home gardeners use minimal amounts and are generally pretty responsible.
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8.8 How do you think it would affect you or New Zealand if the use of glyphosate products was further restricted?
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I would manage. If restrictions were in place then maybe councils, contractors and farmers could still use it but with tighter controls about where and how much.
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8.9 Please provide any additional comments you have about glyphosate and its use in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Its use is out of control and is getting worse. Our roadsides and drains are dead for miles.
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I do not want to be contacted for customer surveys Notes
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