Seaweed washed up over Lochgilphead front green during Storm Diana could be cleared after council off cials concluded an invasive weed present among the trash was no threat.
Fragments of Japanese knotweed were tangled among the marine debris washed up by high tides on Wednesday November 28 and there were fears it would need to be disposed of carefully, given the invasive nature of this scheduled weed species.
An Argyll and Bute Council spokesperson said initially: ‘We are taking advice on whether or not the Japanese knotweed requires any special disposal. Once that is clear, and as soon as we have staff available, all the debris will be disposed of appropriately.’ By Tuesday December 4 a council spokesperson con- firmed that ‘the advice was the Japanese knotweed has been given the all-clear and poses no environmental threat’.