You are here:
GUIDES TO POLLUTION PREVENTION: NON-AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDE USERS
Citation:
GUIDES TO POLLUTION PREVENTION: NON-AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDE USERS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/625/R-93/009.
Description:
This guide provides an overview of non-agricultural pesticide se and presents options for minimizing waste through source-reduction and recycling. onagricultural pesticide users are defined as lawn garden; forestry, tree and shrub; sanitary; structural; nursery; and greenhouse pest control services. aste generated by this group is a result of pesticide storage, distribution, and mixing equipment cleaning, and pesticide application. he major waste streams are used protective clothing, empty pesticide containers, rinsate from cleaning containers and equipment, surplus inventory and pesticide dust and water droplets from unnecessary application to non-targeted areas and over-application to targeted areas. ptions for waste reduction include the use of integrated pest management; biological controls; recycling of rinsates, the use of more efficient application equipment; as well as other options.