You can dispose of invasive non-native plant waste in a landfill site if you have an environmental permit that allows it.

get agreement from the Environment Agency to use herbicides in or near water.

get permission from Natural England if the area is protected, for example sites of special scientific interest.

carry out a Control of Substances Hazardous to Health ( COSHH) assessment.

hold a certificate of competence for herbicide use, or be supervised by a certificate holder.

Get certificates, assessments and permission to spray plants You’ll usually have to respray to completely kill larger patches and prevent any regrowth of invasive non-native plants. Spraying or injecting the stem with approved chemicals (called ‘herbicides’) is an effective treatment to stop invasive plants from spreading. Read guidance on how to stop Japanese knotweed from spreading. This will help to reduce soil erosion, provide competition and control them to prevent further invasion.

You must make sure that the way you treat and dispose of invasive non-native plant material does not endanger human health or the environment.Īfter treating invasive non-native species, you should re-establish native plant species.

cutting back plants to prevent the seeds dispersing.

pulling or digging out live, dead or dying plants.

You can treat and dispose of invasive non-native plants by: The most commonly found invasive non-native plants include:įind out how to identify other invasive plants. If you do not, you could be responsible for any damage they cause and may be prosecuted.Ĭheck what you must do if you find invasive non-native plant species of special concern on your land or property.

If you find invasive non-native plants on your land, you must stop them from spreading and causing a nuisance or damage to other land or property. This can include moving contaminated soil or plant cuttings. You must not plant in the wild, or cause to grow in the wild, invasive non-native plants.

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