It is important to establish safe methods for dealing with
waste pesticide containers. Waste pesticide bottles and
boxes littered in crop fields or canals will cause
pollution. This is extremely dangerous to human beings,
to animals and to the environment. Moreover, broken
bottles might injure farmers while they are working in
the field.
Waste agrochemical containers must be disposed of
properly. Don’t reuse them for any purpose, and
particularly not for household use. Many farm workers
have been poisoned by using the waste bottles for
household or other purposes. Waste containers may still
contain small amounts of poison, that could even kill
people or animals.
Empty containers must be disposed of safely in the
designated area. It is dangerous to collect and sell
agrochemical bottles. The buyers may mix pesticide
bottles with other bottles. It is particularly dangerous if
the labels of these bottles are removed. Instead of going
back to the pesticide factories, the collected bottles
might even be reused in a beverage factory