Unwanted pesticides should be declared as hazardous waste. Containers should be triple rinsed before disposal. The rinse should be added back to the prepared formulation. Never burn a pesticide container. Large containers should be crushed.
Personal cleanliness is the first step in the prevention of pesticide poisoning.
Pesticide handlers should wear clean clothes each day. An extra change of clothes should be available at the work site so the worker can change immediately if necessary. All pesticide contaminated clothing should be cleaned separately from other clothing with a very strong detergent and liquid chlorine bleach before reuse. Clothing that has been badly contaminated with a highly toxic pesticide should be disposed of as hazardous waste. Workers should be provided with facilities to wash thoroughly after exposure to pesticides.