Abstract—Instead of littering or burying as conventional
methods of disposal, empty pesticide packaging has been sold to
reuse and recycling business. On the view point of environmental and
public health, this is the way to accidentally disperse harmfulness of
pesticide into non-target areas. Higher risk of pesticide exposure to
people, animal and environment could be coincident due to possible
releasing of pesticide residue in such packaging waste. The study
was aimed to analyze pesticide distributed from pesticide packaging
waste chain in Thailand in order to determine an exposure risk to
environmental and human health. Current practices and routs of
pesticide packaging waste from farmer’s field to disposal were
studied. Pesticide residue in empty pesticide container and soil and
water samples from glass bottle washing plants were analyzed. High
concentration and highly toxic pesticides detected in samples
indicated careless behavior of pesticide users or operators which may
lead to higher risk of harmful pesticide exposure to living organisms
and the environment. In consideration of forthcoming adverse effect
that could emerge, educating people, including all stakeholders in
waste chain, on health and environmentally safe practice should be
seriously taken into account by concerning authorities.