Containers
27. (1) When a plastic, glass or metal container that has been used to hold a Schedule 1, 2, 3, 5 or 6 pesticide becomes empty, the person responsible for the pesticide shall ensure that the container is promptly triple-rinsed or jet-rinsed using clean water, if appropriate, or another solvent that is appropriate. O. Reg. 405/98, s. 19. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if, (a) the container is returned to the vendor for refilling, if the container is clearly marked to indicate that it can be refilled with the same pesticide and, before being returned, the container is stored in the manner that would be required if it were full; (b) the container’s label indicates that the container should not be rinsed; (c) the container was used to hold a Schedule 3 or 6 pesticide and has a label marked “domestic”; (d) the container is an aerosol can; (e) the container does not have an opening that can be readily opened and is large enough to permit subsection (1) to be complied with; or (f) the Director consents in writing. O. Reg. 405/98, s. 19. (3) The person responsible shall ensure that a container that has been rinsed under subsection (1), (a) is taken for recycling to a pesticide container depot within the meaning of Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 made under the Environmental Protection Act; (b) is disposed of in accordance with Part V of the Environmental Protection Act and Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 made under that Act; or (c) is recycled or disposed of in another manner approved by the Director as affording a satisfactory level of protection for human health and the environment. O. Reg. 405/98, s. 19. (4) The person responsible shall ensure that a container that is exempt from subsection (1) under clause (2) (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f), (a) is disposed of in accordance with Part V of the Environmental Protection Act and Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 made under that Act; or (b) is recycled or disposed of in another manner approved by the Director as affording a satisfactory level of protection for human health and the environment. O. Reg. 405/98, s. 19. (5) The person responsible shall ensure that any water or other solvent used for rinsing under subsection (1) is disposed of in accordance with Part V of the Environmental Protection Act and Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 made under that Act, unless it is emptied into the spray tank and used in the extermination. O. Reg. 405/98, s. 19. (6) For the purpose of subsection (1), a container shall be deemed to be empty if it contains less than 2.5 centimetres of material at the bottom of the container. O. Reg. 405/98, s. 19. (7) When a paper or cardboard container that has been used to hold a Schedule 1, 2, 3, 5 or 6 pesticide becomes empty, the person responsible for the pesticide shall ensure that, (a) the container is disposed of by burning, subject to any applicable municipal by-law, in a manner that keeps persons and animals out of any resulting smoke and that directs any resulting smoke away from buildings, roads and outdoor areas frequented by the public; (b) the container is disposed of in accordance with Part V of the Environmental Protection Act and Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 made under that Act; or (c) the container is recycled or disposed of in another manner approved by the Director as affording a satisfactory level of protection for human health and the environment. O. Reg. 405/98, s. 19.