surplus pesticide or landfills nor through Polluting water etc. herbicide. burning. Offer any must be avoided. spare goods to your neighbour. Use a licensed company which deals with disposing pesticide waste. You can return unopened pesticide containers. Pesticides and Herbicide containers You can avoid re-using herbicides containers must be clean (having by making a hole in been washed 3 times) them. They are a risk and then dried before to people, livestock and being disposed of. On no the environment. account should they be re-used. Packing material - You can contact the No legal reason except paper, cardboard, etc. local authority and/or preventing waste waste disposal spreading all over the companies in order to farm; look untidy. recycle. You can take them to a landfill site. Lubricants – Most companies selling Soil and river oil, fuel, oil filter, oil containers, fuels will take them; contamination etc. solvent, cleaning liquid also waste disposal Dangerous for children and glycol. Engine oil, contractors. if left around the farm. transmission fluid, It is advisable to keep hydraulic fluid, power water and contaminants steering fluid. from this waste. You could use old oil on iron work to prevent rust. Tyres and batteries Contact the local Acid from the batteries authority or a waste poisonous to people and disposal company; you animals; tyres could be
surplus pesticide or herbicide. landfills nor through burning. Offer any spare goods to your neighbour. Use a licensed company which deals with disposing pesticide waste. You can return unopened pesticide containers. Polluting water etc. must be avoided. Pesticides and herbicides containers Herbicide containers must be clean (having been washed 3 times) and then dried before being disposed of. On no account should they be re-used. You can avoid re-using by making a hole in them. They are a risk to people, livestock and the environment. Packing material - paper, cardboard, etc. You can contact the local authority and/or waste disposal companies in order to recycle. You can take them to a landfill site. No legal reason except preventing waste spreading all over the farm; look untidy. Lubricants – oil, fuel, oil filter, oil containers, solvent, cleaning liquid and glycol. Engine oil, transmission fluid, hydraulic fluid, power steering fluid. Most companies selling fuels will take them; also waste disposal contractors. It is advisable to keep water and contaminants from this waste. You could use old oil on iron work to prevent rust. Soil and river contamination etc. Dangerous for children if left around the farm. Tyres and batteries Contact the local authority or a waste disposal company; you Acid from the batteries poisonous to people and animals; tyres could be
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