The following definitions will be in effect throughout 2 NCAC 9L .0600:
- (1) "Container" means any package, can, bottle, bag, barrel, drum, tank, or other containing device (excluding spray applicator tanks) used to enclose a pesticide or pesticide‑related wastes.
- (2) "Excess pesticides" means all pesticides which cannot be legally sold or which are to be discarded.
- (3) "Pesticide‑related wastes" means all pesticide‑containing wastes or by‑products which are produced in the manufacturing or processing of a pesticide and which are to be discarded, but which, pursuant to acceptable pesticide manufacturing or processing operations, are not ordinarily a part of or contained within an industrial waste stream discharged into a sewer or the waters of the state.
- (4) "Safe disposal" means discarding pesticides or containers in a permanent manner so as to comply with these procedures and so as to avoid unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143‑441;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. December 1, 1989;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. November 22, 2018.