How can Obsolete Pesticides be destroyed? E-mail
They are hazardous chemical wastes and if not properly disposed of may form a huge source of pollution and contamination. Currently, the most advanced destruction option is high temperature incineration. Other non-incineration technologies include plasma arc, Gas-Phase Chemical Reduction, Bse Catalyzed Decomposition, and others. However these are not large scale operational plants for these. The Africa Stockpiles Programme has conducted a Disposal Technology Options study which reviews these technologies and can be accessed from www.africastockpiles.net
 
How did Obsolete Pesticides get to be such a big problem in developing countries? E-mail

Obsolete pesticides have accumulated as a result of various factors including inappropriate procurement, untimely and uncoordinated distribution, inadequate storage and stock management, product bans and donations in excess of actual requirements. Often these now unusable and degraded pesticides were originally donated or purchased for emergency use against plagues of locusts, grasshoppers, armyworms, birds, and disease vectors such as mosquitoes, but were never used
 
What are obsolete pesticides? E-mail
Obsolete pesticides are stocked pesticides that can no longer be used for their intended purpose or for any other intention and therefore require disposal.