At 03:13 AM 7/2/96 +0000, John Alexander wrote:
>Greetings all,
>
>On the apistan package, it says to dispose of properly.  What is
>the proper way to dispose of the used strips?  I would rather not
>just dump them in the garbage.
>
>John Alexander
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In the US, you can legally throw the used strips in the trash if you are a
hobby beekeeper. (If you are commercial, you may have to determine if the
volume generated in a month requires a different disposal method).   If you
want to make certain that as much of the pesticide is out of the strip as
possible before it is sent to a landfill, you could hang it in the open sun
for a week or more.
There would probably be next to nothing left in the strip after that.
 
In some communities, local industries or state/city agencies hold one or two
chemical pickup/recycling days a year for homeowners to safely dispose of
household chemicals, paints and oils.
 
Doug
 
 
Doug Russell
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