This environmental guidance is for businesses that are involved in controlling pests. Pests include rodents, wasps, bees, fleas, moles, rabbits and birds.
Find out how to:
- dispose of animal carcasses from traps
- use pesticides and fumigants safely
- avoid causing pollution from spills of pesticides, poisons or baits.
Environmental impacts of pest control businesses
Pest control businesses can have a number of impacts on the environment, for example:
- air emissions from vehicles and fumigation
- land contamination accidental spills of pesticides
- waste disposal of used traps, packaging from pesticide containers and rat or mouse poisons
- water discharges from washing vehicles and accidental releases of pesticides.
How can NetRegs help you?
Our guidance could help you to:
- avoid prosecution and receive fewer visits from environmental regulators
- increase efficiency and productivity
- reduce your operating costs
- be more likely to obtain business from government bodies and large businesses that require their business partners to manage their environmental impacts effectively
- improve your reputation amongst staff, customers and the public
- increase the chance of securing funding to expand your business by demonstrating that your environmental impacts are well managed.
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