Ask UK supermarkets to take pesticide products off their shelves

Join us in calling on supermarkets to protect wildlife by ending the sale of harmful pesticide products in their gardening range.

Thanks to pressure from people like you, Waitrose and the Co-op have already taken these poisons off their shelves. While some of the UK’s other major supermarkets have removed a number of particularly toxic products from their range, they continue to sell environmentally-damaging gardening pesticides. But these supermarkets are teetering on the edge of making this a relic of the past. That’s why an email from you now could make all the difference.

Take our quick online action below. A personalised message is likely to have more impact so do feel free to edit the text to explain why this issue is so important to you. You can choose to email all UK supermarkets or just the ones you shop at regularly.

Aldi – Giles Hurley, UK Chief Executive

Asda - Kris Comerford, Chief Commercial Officer

Lidl – Ryan McDonnell, Managing Director

Morrisons - Rami Baitiéh, CEO

Sainsbury's - Simon Roberts, CEO

Tesco - Matthew Barnes, CEO

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I am writing as one of your longstanding customers to urge you to stop selling synthetic pesticide products in your gardening range.
The UK’s 22 million gardens have the potential to provide an incredible refuge for wildlife in one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. However, the unnecessary use of garden chemicals is contaminating our water and soil and threatening the health of insects, birds and other animals including pets.
The Co-op and Waitrose have already ended their sale of harmful weedkillers and insecticides and increased their ranges of non-chemical alternatives, and I am asking you to follow suit. UK supermarkets are so influential that your decision not only has the potential to influence customers to stop using garden pesticides but it could also inspire other businesses to follow your lead.
This is not a radical request! In 2023, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) committed to only sell “pesticide free plant protection products as part of our ongoing approach to garden as sustainably as possible”. Meanwhile, French amateur gardeners haven’t been able to use pesticides since 2019.
I’d be hugely grateful if you could respond to this message to let me know whether you plan to stop selling pesticide products and if so by which date.
Please note that this email is about the sale of gardening pesticide products and not about pesticides used by farmers and growers in your supply chains.

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