No more waste pesticide bottles in the fields

Nowadays, it is difficult to see abandoned pesticide bottles and packaging bags in the fields of Shaoxing
.
The latest information from the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment shows that through the whole chain supervision and recycling and disposal mode of pesticide waste packaging materials, from 2016 to 2020, the city will collect and dispose of more than 2,400 tons of pesticide waste packaging materials
.
Farmers exchange money for the land to become refreshing.
“I just took the pesticide bottles and pesticide packaging bags to the collection point a few days ago, and they sold a total of more than 20 yuan
.
” On March 7, Master Yin, a farmer in Changle Town, Shengzhou City, said that a pesticide bottle It can sell for 0.
2-1 yuan, and a pesticide packaging bag can sell for 0.
1-0.
2 yuan.
“In the past, when everyone used pesticides, the bottles (bags) containing the pesticides were usually thrown away in the field.
After (implemented) centralized recycling, they were littered.
The situation has been significantly reduced, and the fields have become refreshed
.
" The end of each year is the "peak season" for the recycling of waste pesticide packaging
.
“All the recovered wastes are transported to the collection and storage warehouse of the collection company, and the amount of
removal is about 140 big bags each time .
” Mr.
Qiu, the person in charge of a pesticide waste packaging recycling point in Gaobu Street, Yuecheng District, told reporters that according to the policy, generally 140 Bags of recyclables can receive a subsidy of about 1,700 yuan
.
"Big growers come to sell it once, and they can usually get more than 1,000 yuan.
If you can collect it, you can exchange money.
It must be happy
.
" He said
.
“Pesticide packages are mostly plastic or glass products, which are not easily degraded.
The pesticide residues in the packages will cause secondary pollution to soil and water
.
” Fang Linmiao, director of the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, said that as early as 2015, Shaoxing City The recycling and disposal of waste pesticide packaging materials has been carried out.
However, until the launch of the “Waste-Free City” pilot project in 2019, the existing problems are still prominent.
“The main problems are scattered distribution, low farmers’ awareness of recycling, difficulty in transportation, and few storage sites.
Insufficient disposal capacity, etc.

” In response, in June 2019, the Municipal Agriculture and Rural Bureau and the Municipal Non-Waste Office issued the “Implementation Opinions on Further Promoting the Recycling and Centralized Disposal of Waste Pesticide Packaging” to improve the recycling and disposal system and compact operators.
Put forward higher requirements in terms of main responsibility and improving the level of storage and transportation management
.
“In 2016, the disposal resources of waste pesticide packaging in Shaoxing were still relatively tight, with only 2 disposal companies; the number increased to 4 in 2020, and the disposal capacity has increased by about doubled
.
” A person from the Municipal No Waste Office said
.
Data show that in 2020, the city will recycle about 449 tons of waste packaging materials (including historical stock) of various pesticides, an increase of 34.
6% year-on-year; disposal of waste packaging materials of various types of pesticides is about 487 tons (including historical stock), an increase of 62.
3% year-on-year
.
Set up 623 recycling points to collect more than 2,400 tons in 5 years.
From a certain perspective, the recycling of waste pesticide packaging is somewhat similar to the recycling of renewable resources
.
"To increase everyone's enthusiasm and participation, we must rationally arrange recycling points
.
" Qian Jin, the inspector of ecological environment protection from the Municipal Ecological Environment Bureau, told reporters that at present, Shaoxing City has cultivated 6 pesticide waste packaging collection companies, with a total of 623 deployments.
Recycling points have been covered by the entire city.
“The collection company will regularly arrange special vehicles to the recycling points to transport the recycled pesticide waste packaging to the warehouse, and ensure that it is rain-proof, leak-proof, "Prevent remnants and spills'
.
" At the same time, improve the storage and storage capacity of waste pesticide packaging
.
The most iconic thing is the construction of 6 standardized collection and storage transit warehouses in accordance with hazardous waste collection and storage standards
.
For example, the Shangyu District Pesticide Waste Packaging Storage Warehouse with an investment of 450,000 yuan has a maximum storage capacity of 30 tons and an annual turnover of 210 tons.
“Pesticide waste packaging (including bags, bottles, barrels, etc.
) at 126 recycling points in the entire district ) Were transported to this storage warehouse for compression and packaging, and then handed over to the relevant disposal company for harmless disposal
.
” said the person in charge of the Shangyu District Ecological Environment Branch
.
"Recycling and disposing of waste pesticide packaging is an important task in the treatment of agricultural non-point source pollution, and it is also in line with the actual needs of our city's creation of a
" waste-free city ".
" said Zhao Hong, director of Shengzhou Agricultural Technology Extension Center
.
According to statistics from the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, from 2016 to 2020, about 2,484 tons of waste pesticide packaging materials were recycled and 2,409 tons were disposed of in the city.
“Especially last year, the situation that cannot be completely disposed due to the concentration of disposal until the end of the year has been basically eliminated.
Greatly reduced environmental pressure
.
" (Shaoxing Evening News reporter Chen Yibing) [Source: Shaoxing Civilization Net]