Gazette APVMA 1, 6 January 2004 page 27

NOTICE

Disposal Statement for Recyclable Containers

The APVMA currently requires container disposal instructions on the labels of most products. Some of the current statements do not allow for the collection of the container for recycling or reuse.

The following statements have been developed to recognise the existence of container managements programs (such as drumMUSTER ).

Under a revised version of permit number 6868, applicants may supply a registered chemical product that has a label that includes either of the following disposal instructions (to replace existing statements on the labels that do not provide appropriate container disposal instructions).

For products that are used undiluted or are not applied via a spray tank:

This container can be recycled if it is clean, dry, free of visible residues and has the drumMUSTER logo visible. Triple or pressure rinse container for disposal. Dispose of rinsate or any undiluted chemical according to State legislative requirements. Wash outside of the container and the cap. Store cleaned container in a sheltered place with cap removed. It will then be acceptable for recycling at any drumMUSTER collection or similar container management program site. The cap should not be replaced but may be taken separately.

OR

For products that are applied via a spray tank:

This container can be recycled if it is clean, dry, free of visible residues and has the drumMUSTER logo visible. Triple or pressure rinse container for disposal. Dispose of rinsate by adding it to the spray tank. Do not dispose of undiluted chemical on site. Wash outside of the container and the cap. Store cleaned container in a sheltered place with cap removed. It will then be acceptable for recycling at any drumMUSTER collection or similar container management program site. The cap should not be replaced but may be taken separately.

It is not a requirement that labels for containers that may be recycled are changed to include the above wording. Any alternative wording will need to be the subject of an application.

For further information please contact:

Agricultural chemical products:
David Hutchison
Phone: 02 6271 6384
Fax: 02 6272 3218

Veterinary Chemical products:
Thea Reiman
Phone: 02 6272 3744
Fax: 02 6272 5249