Pesticides are a "sharp weapon" for preventing and controlling crop diseases and insect pests, but the large amount of garbage they produce will bring great hidden dangers to the rural environment. Therefore, the packaging bags of pesticide products should be recycled by qualified third-party companies.
On May 18, a farmer was given an administrative penalty of 200 yuan for discarding and burning pesticide packaging bags at will. It is reported that this is also the first fine issued by Wuxi City since the implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution.
On April 10, when the Binhu District Agricultural Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Brigade conducted an on-site inspection of the planting base of a farmer in the area, it found some incompletely burned iron barrels in the iron barrels on the base and on the land around the iron barrels. Pesticide bags.
The law enforcement officers quickly inspected the scene, conducted on-site inquiries to the farmer, and applied for investigation, and ordered the farmer to immediately stop the unauthorized burning of agricultural input packaging waste, and promptly recycle the packaging waste of agricultural input products such as pesticides and fertilizers. and agricultural film, and hand over the waste of pesticide packaging to specialized institutions or organizations for harmless treatment. The farmer was given an administrative penalty of a corresponding fine according to law.