| Phillips Academy Andover | Massachusetts | USA | 01810 | managed organically |
| Marblehead | Massachusetts | USA | 01945 | All public lands managed organically |
| Harvard University | Massachusetts | USA | 02138 | all organic – no chemicals |
| Newton | Massachusetts | USA | 02459 | Lands managed organically – model for other communities |
| Wellesley | Massachusetts | USA | 02482 | Parks managed organically |
| Hope Valley | Rhode Island | USA | 02832 | The soccer Association playing fields have been cared for organically since the early 1990s |
| Dover | New Hampshire | USA | 03820 | 2 pilot sites in progress for pesticide free |
| Scarborough | Maine | USA | 04074 | Bans Pesticides on Public Land |
| Granby | Connecticut | USA | 06035 | organic playing fields |
| Plainville | Connecticut | USA | 06062 | Restrics use on public lands and urges all citizens to use organic lawn care. |
| Brandford | Connecticut | USA | 06405 | Organic land management on all public lands |
| Cheshire | Connecticut | USA | 06410 | Pilot organic care of three athletic fields finished second season and is showing excellent results. |
| Town of Essex | Connecticut | USA | 06426 | has committed to organic land care for all municipal properties, including schools. |
| Greenwich | Connecticut | USA | 06830 | organic playing fields |
| Westchester County | New York | USA | 10514 | Pesticide free parks |
| Rockland | New York | USA | 10956 | prohibition on pesticide use on land under their control |
| New York State Parks and Recreation | New York | USA | 12207 | Measures to stop or minimize pesticide use on areas under their control |
| Village of New Paltz | New York | USA | 12561 | prohibition of pesticide use on all land controlled by the Village |
| Bastyr University | Washington | USA | 14500 | pesticide free |
| Greenbelt | Maryland | USA | 20770 | All public lands managed organically |
| Montgomery | Maryland | USA | 20878 | hospitals stop use of landscape pesticides including glyphosate |
| Takoma Park | Maryland | USA | 20912 | Safe Grow Act of 2013, restricts use of cosmetic lawn pesticides on private and public property. |
| Mankato | Minnesota | USA | 56001 | Study underway to switch to organic model for schools |
| Evanston | Illinois | USA | 60201 | launched pesticide free park program |
| Lawrence | Kansas | USA | 66044 | Pesticide Free Parks |
| Wichita | Kansas | USA | 67202 | pesticide free in all 10 of the cities 105 parks. |
| Boulder | Colorado | USA | 80302 | Banned glyphosate in 2011 |
| Durango | Colorado | USA | 81302 | Organically managed lands |
| Reno | Nevada | USA | 89503 | City begins a pesticide free pilot program April 2015 |
| Malibu | California | USA | 90265 | total pesticides and rodenticide ban |
| Thousand Oaks | California | USA | 91362 | bans use of glyphosate on city golf courses |
| Cardif by the Sea | California | USA | 92007 | piloting pesticide free parks – no more use of Glyphosate or Roundup 2016 |
| Quail Hill Master HOA: Irvine | California | USA | 92603 | of 1,700 homes voted to stop spraying pesticides in April 2015 |
| Irvine | California | USA | 92604 | switched to an organic policy model no pesticides, school distric ended use of glyphosate |
| Laguna Hills: Moulton Ranch 1 HOA | California | USA | 92653 | successful local campaign to get Laguna Hills, California to eliminate the use of Roundup. |
| Newport Mesa School District | California | USA | 92663 | pesticide ban |
| Talega Maintenance Corporation HOA: San Clemente | California | USA | 92673 | switched to an organic policy model 4,500 homes January 2016 |
| Mission Viejo | California | USA | 92691 | Del Cerro Elementary School does not spray glyphosate/Roundup or toxic pesticides |
| Mission Viejo | California | USA | 92691 | Neighborhood streets (not main streets) are not sprayed with glyphosate or other herbicides |
| Marin County | California | USA | 94901 | Municipal watershed, parks, road median, and several school districts are pesticide free. |
| Santa Barbara | California | USA | 93101 | Many parks are pesticide free. |
| Richmond | California | USA | 94801 | An ordinance is in place banning on all toxic pesticides, includes glyphosate. |
| Fairfax | California | USA | 94930 | pesticide free in 2004 |
| Arcata | California | USA | 95521 | parks have been pesticide free for years |
| Capistrano School District ( Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, San Clemente) | California | USA | need all zip codes | Stopped using glyphosate herbicides May 2016- uses Avenger organics or other methods |
| Burbank | California | USA | | Stopped using roundup in school district. |
| Encinitas | California | USA | 92024 | banned use of roundup in city parks: October 29, 2015: San Diego Union Tribune. |
| Portland | Oregon | USA | 97209 | Pesticide free park program began in 2004 and has been growing to more parks since. |
| Siletz Bay and Wecoma Park | Oregon | USA | 97367 | Pesticide free park |
| Eugene | Oregon | USA | 97401 | Pilot pesticide free program started for parks |
| Jasper Meadows Park | Oregon | USA | 97478 | Pesticide free parks |
| Brothers County | Oregon | USA | 97712 | banned use of pesticides on County property and introduced IPM plan |
| Vic Hill Memorial Park | Washington | USA | 98007 | Pesticide free park |
| Lynnwood | Washington | USA | 98036 | pesticide free |
| Seattle University | Washington | USA | 98105 | pesticide free |
| Seattle Park and Recreation Department | Washington | USA | 98109 | Designated Port of Seattle, 22 parks, 12 libraries, and 53 community gardens pesticide-free. |
| Bainbridge Island | Washington | USA | 98110 | pesticide free |
| Evergreen State College | Washington | USA | 98505 | pesticide free |
| State of NJ | New Jersey | USA | | Adopted policies promoting IPM and phasing out or reducing significantly pesticide use. |
| Marin County | California | USA | | |
| Tucson | Arizona | | | Created an organics-first policy for controlling weeds on city property. |
| Virginia | | | Charlottesville, Virginia – Restricts the use of glyphosate on any city-owned parks, schools, or buildings. Glyphosate can only be sprayed under limited circumstances. |
| Hawaii | | | In February of 2018, a series of bills moved ahead in the legislature that would regulate pesticides, including Roundup weed killer. |
| Texas | | | Austin, Texas – City Council voted to prohibit the spraying of glyphosate on city lands.
Denton, Texas – City Council voted to implement an integrated pest management program and restrict the use of glyphosate on city parks, fields and playgrounds. |
| Vermont | | | Multiple bills containing restrictions or bans on glyphosate have been introduced in the legislature.
Representative Mari Cordes introduced H. 301, which would ban the sale, use or application of the herbicide glyphosate.
Representative Annmarie Christensen introduced H. 328, an act relating to the use of glyphosate herbicide. |
| Iowa | | | Dubuque, Iowa – City instituted a ban on glyphosate use in public parks.
Story County, Iowa – Eliminated the use of chemical pesticides in six of its mowed turf areas. |
| Ohio | | | Cuyahoga County, Ohio – Local ordinance prohibits the use of pesticides on county-owned land, and established the adoption of an Integrated Pest Management program for county-owned properties.
South Euclid, Ohio – Passed ordinance prohibiting toxic pesticides on public grounds in favor of alternative, organic pest control methods unless permitted by an Environmental Review Board. |
| Florida | | | The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ceased using aquatic herbicides, glyphosate chief among them, anywhere in state waters, while the agency gathers public input. |
| New Mexico | | | Bernalillo County, New Mexico – The County Commission voted to ban the use of Roundup on county properties by 2020.
Las Cruces, New Mexico – The Las Cruces City Council voted to ban Roundup and its principal ingredient, glyphosate, for pest control on city property. The ban is scheduled to take effect once the city’s glyphosate supply is exhausted.
Taos County, New Mexico – Taos County Commissioners are considering the possibility of banning all pesticides, including glyphosate. |
| | Canada | | Eight out of the 10 provinces in Canada have some form of restriction on the use of non-essential cosmetic pesticides, including glyphosate. Vancouver has banned public and private use of glyphosate, aside from the treatment of invasive weeds. In June of 2019, New Brunswick officials announced that the province would reduce glyphosate spraying in certain areas with the promise that more regulation will follow. |
| | Brighton | BN1 1EE | first Pesticide Free Zone launched in Brighton’s Brighthelm Centre |
| | Bristol | BS1 6FS | Glyphosate free trial going ahead in Ashley District |
| | Glastonbury | BA6 | Council votes to stop the use of glyphosate |
| | Erewash | DE72 | Council has stopped using glyphosate weed killers |
| | Aberdeen | AB24 | using hot water to reduce pesticide use |
| | Edinburgh | EH1 3TE | stopping the use of glyphosate following public concerns about carcinogenic nature of glyphosate |
| | France | 75008 | 400+ pesticide-free towns, 400+ with restrictions, and country-wide ban by 2020. France has banned the use of pesticides by the state, local authorities and public bodies for the maintenance of public spaces, forests and roadsides. The sale of pesticides to amateur gardeners will also be banned from January 2019. French authorities banned the sale, distribution and use of Roundup 360 in early 2019. In May of 2019, French Agriculture Minister Didier Guillaume announced that France would eliminate the use of glyphosate by 2021 with limited exceptions. Some 20 mayors throughout the country have banned glyphosate in their municipalities. |
| | Netherlands | 12010 | Has banned non-commercial use of glyphosate and other herbicies on hard surfaces since November 2015. |
| | Belgium | 1000 | Many Belgium cities pesticide-free by 2017. Spraying of synthetics pesticide not allowing in public. Region of Wallonia has banned use of glyphosate for all non-professionals. Agriculture Minister wants a national ban on use of glyphosate for all non-professionals. Banned the individual use of glyphosate. In 2017, Belgium voted against relicensing glyphosate in the EU. The country was also one of six EU member states to sign a letter to the EU Commission calling for “an exit plan for glyphosate…” The city of Brussels banned the use of glyphosate within its territory as part of its “zero pesticides” policy. |
| | Denmark | 1550 | The Danish Working Environment Authority declared glyphosate to be carcinogenic and has recommended a change to less toxic chemicals. Aalborg, one of the largest cities in Denmark, issued private-use glyphosate ban in September of 2017. In July of 2018, the Danish government implemented new rules banning the use of glyphosate on all post-emergent crops to avoid residues on foods. |
| | Colombia | 111971 | In 2015, Colombia outlawed the use of glyphosate to destroy illegal plantations of coca, the raw ingredient for cocaine, out of concern that glyphosate causes cancer. In March of 2019, President Ivan Duque asked for the judicial ban on aerial glyphosate spraying to be lifted. However, in July of 2019, the court maintained the judicial ban on glyphosate, ruling that the government has to prove that glyphosate is not harmful to human health and the environment in order for the ban to be lifted. |
| | Brazil | 13010-111 | In August of 2018, a federal judge in Brasilia ruled that new products containing glyphosate could not be registered in the country. Existing regulations concerning glyphosate were also suspended, pending a reevaluation of toxicological data by Anvisa, the country’s health agency.
In September of 2018, a Brazilian court overturned the federal judge’s ruling. September marks Brazil’s first month of soybean planting. The country is the largest exporter of soybeans in the world, and as such, has become heavily reliant on agrochemicals. Anvisa issued a statement following the court’s decision to overturn the ruling, saying it will take necessary legal and technical steps in response. Further, Brazil’s Solicitor General’s office has said it is preparing an appeal to the court decision with support from the Agriculture Ministry. Brazil’s health agency concluded a re-evaluation of glyphosate in February of 2019. Based on the agency’s findings, a blanket ban of glyphosate in Brazil is unlikely. |
| | Argentina | 1609 | 30 000 Argentinian health experts have called for a total ban in the use of glyphosate there. |
| | El Salvador | 1101 | In 2013, the country adapted a law banning glyphosate over links to deadly kidney disease. However, by 2016, the legislation appeared to stall. |
| | Sri Lanka | 11 | Sri Lanka was the first country to issue a nationwide ban on glyphosate. However, in 2018, the government decided to lift the ban due to crop losses and overgrowing weeds. |
| | Bermuda | HM 07 | Outlawed private and commercial sale of all glyphosate-based herbicides. In 2017, the government relaxed its ban on glyphosate, allowing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to import restricted concentrations of glyphosate for managing roadside weed overgrowth. |
| | Bhutan | 11001 | agriculture completely organic, banning the sales of pesticides and herbicides |
| | Australia | | Numerous municipalities and school districts throughout the country are currently testing alternative herbicides in an effort to curtail or eliminate glyphosate use. Many use steam technology for weed control on streets and in other public areas. |
| | Austria | | In June of 2019, Austria announced that it planned to ban glyphosate within the year. Leader of the Social Democrats, Pamela Rendi-Wagner, said she is “pleased” that her party’s long-standing effort to ban glyphosate in Austria would “finally pay off” now that her party’s motion had a majority in the Austrian parliament. The measure to ban glyphosate passed in July of 2019. The Austria glyphosate ban will take effect on January 1, 2020. |
| | Bahrain | | According to Oman’s Ministry of Agriculture, Bahrain and five other countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have banned glyphosate. |
| | Czech Republic | | Agriculture Minister Miroslav Toman said the country will limit glyphosate use starting in 2019. Specifically, the Czech Republic will ban glyphosate as a weedkiller and drying agent. |
| | Greece | | Greece was one of nine EU countries to vote against relicensing glyphosate in November of 2017. The country was also one of six EU member states to sign a 2018 letter to the European Commission calling for “an exit plan for glyphosate…” According to Greek Minister of Agricultural Development Evangelos Apostolou, “[i]t is our duty to push in the direction of risk management, in the interests of consumers, producers and the environment.” In March of 2018, the Greek government approved a five-year license for Monsanto’s Roundup against the wishes of Greek environmentalists. |
| | India | | In October of 2018, the government of Punjab banned the sale of glyphosate in the state. “All pesticide manufacturers, marketers and dealers in the State shall not sell glyphosate formulations-concentrations with immediate effect. The licensing authorities have been asked to take necessary steps for removal of entries for glyphosate from the licenses issued by them,” said State Agriculture Secretary K.S. Pannu. In February of 2019, the Indian state of Kerala issued a ban on the sale, distribution and use of glyphosate. |
| | Kuwait | | According to Oman’s Ministry of Agriculture, Kuwait and five other countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) issued glyphosate bans. |
| | Luxembourg | | One of Luxembourg’s largest supermarket chains removed glyphosate from its shelves following the release of the IARC glyphosate report. Luxembourg was one of nine EU countries to vote against relicensing glyphosate in November of 2017, and in early 2018, the country signed a letter to the EU Commission calling for “an exit plan for glyphosate…“ |
| | Malawi | | In April 2019, Malawi’s Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development told the country’s National newspaper that import licenses for glyphosate-based herbicides like Monsanto’s Roundup would be suspended immediately. |
| | Malta | | In July of 2019, Malta banned the use of glyphosate in public spaces. The spraying of glyphosate will not be allowed on roadsides or near schools, among other places. |
| | New Zealand | | The cities of Auckland and Christchurch passed resolutions to reduce the usage of chemicals for weed and pest control in public places. The Physicians and Scientists for Global Responsibility, a New Zealand charitable trust, called for a glyphosate ban in 2015. |
| | Oman | | Eng Saleh al Abri, director general of agricultural development in Oman’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MoAF), told a reporter that glyphosate “hasn’t been available in Oman since 2016.” Eng Abri added, “This active ingredient has been banned throughout the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) since last year.” In addition to Oman, the GCC includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). |
| | Portugal | | Prohibits the use of glyphosate in all public spaces. The president of the Portuguese Medical Association has also called for a worldwide ban of glyphosate. |
| | Qatar | | According to Oman’s Ministry of Agriculture, Qatar and five other countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have banned glyphosate. |
| | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | | Acting on advice from their Pesticides Board, the Caribbean country placed an immediate suspension on the import of glyphosate-based herbicides. |
| | Saudi Arabia | | Issued a glyphosate ban along with five other countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). |
| | Scotland | | Aberdeen cut back its use of herbicides and Edinburgh’s City Council voted to phase out glyphosate. In November of 2017, five of Scotland’s six EU parliamentarians voted in favor of a motion that would phase out glyphosate by 2022. |
| | Slovenia | | Slovenia was one of six EU member states to sign a 2018 letter to the European Commission citing “concerns” about the risks associated with glyphosate. The letter called upon the Commission to introduce “an exit plan for glyphosate…” |
| | Spain | | According to Kistiñe Garcia of the Spanish NGO, Ecologistas en Acción, Barcelona, Madrid, Zaragoza and the region of Extremuda have decided to ban glyphosate. The regions of La Rioja (major Spanish wine region) and Aragon have also approved motions against endocrine-disrupting chemicals, which includes glyphosate. |
| | Sweden | | Raised concerns about glyphosate safety and has pushed against relicensing the herbicide in the EU. In 2017, the Swedish Chemicals Agency (SCA) announced it was planning to tighten rules on private use of plant protection products. Under the plan, private users would only be allowed to use products containing “low-risk substances.” According to the SCA, glyphosate is an example of an active substance not expected to be included among low-risk substances, meaning in due time, private consumers may not be permitted to use herbicides containing glyphosate. |
| | Thailand | | In August 2019, Deputy Agriculture Minister Mananya Thaiseth ceased licensing extensions for three hazardous farm chemicals, including glyphosate. According to Thaiseth, glyphosate will be banned by the end of 2019. |
| | UAE | | Issued a glyphosate ban along with five other countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council. |
| | United Kingdom | | Following the landmark $289 million Monsanto Roundup verdict on Aug. 10, 2018, Homebase, one of the UK’s largest DIY retailers, announced that it would review the sale of Roundup and Ranger Pro. However, according to the Sun, Homebase and other major retailers still stock the weed killers for sale. |
| | Vietnam | | Following the jury verdict in Hardeman v. Monsanto Co., Vietnam announced that it would ban glyphosate imports. According to Hoang Trung, Director of the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, “the removal of this substance from the list of pesticides allowed to be used in Vietnam will be done in the near future.” |
