Pesticide packaginig and its impact on preserving the environment

Abstract

Packaging as an indispensable part of most industrial products, and it occupies a very important place both in economic and ecological terms. Achieving high yield of crops today can not be imagined without the use of mineral fertilizers and pesticides for the control of diseases, pests and weeds. As a consequence of production and use of various chemicals in agriculture pesticide-contaminated packaging remains. The aim of the paper is to contribute to the understanding of the problem of packaging waste management from applied chemical substances in agriculture, as an important component of the total amount of waste in Serbia and other countries. Collection and destruction of empty packaging is done in such a way that it does not have an adverse effect on human health, beneficial organisms and the environment.

Ambalaža kao neizostavni deo većine industrijskih proizvoda, zauzima veoma značajno mesto, kako u ekonomskom, tako i u ekološkom pogledu. Postizanje visokih prinosa danas se ne može zamisliti bez upotrebe mineralnih đubriva i pesticida za suzbijanje bolesti, štetočina i korova. Proizvodnjom i primenom raznih hemijskih supstanci u poljoprivredi ostaje pesticidno onečišćena ambalaža. Cilj rada je doprinos upoznavanju problematike upravljanja ambalažnim otpadom od primenjenih hemijskih supstanci u poljoprivredi, kao bitnom komponentom ukupne količine otpada u Srbiji i u drugim zemljama. Prikupljanje i uništavanje prazne ambalaže vrši se tako da ne deluje štetno na zdravlje ljudi, korisne organizme i životnu sredinu.