Farm safe, waste smart: Agrecovery’s chemical collection in action standard
If you have unwanted or expired chemicals sitting in your farm shed, now is the time to register them with Agrecovery – ahead of a Canterbury-wide collection in November. This year, we’ve received some funding from Environment Canterbury for a chemical waste collection programme, which means disposal of many chemicals will be free or subsidised. Depending on volume or chemical type, there may still be a cost associated. Our collection programme offers farmers a solution for disposing of hazardous chemical waste safely to avoid harm to humans, animals and our environment. Environment Canterbury senior science advisor Jack Grinsted said he understood many farms still had chemicals sitting in their back shed that had been left there for years, often by ...
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