Table 3.

Farmers’ practices on storage and disposal of pesticides (n = 250).

Question	Variable	n a	%
Where do you store pesticides?
	Open shed just for pesticides	86	34
	Refrigerator, with other items	20	8
	In the open field	76	30
	Locked chemical store	148	59
	Living area	50	20
	Animal house	38	15
What do you do with the unused leftover (mixed, diluted) pesticides?
	Dispose in the field	87	35
	Mix only needed pesticides	45	18
	Apply on other crops	205	82
	Dispose in sewer	10	4
	Hazardous waste collection sites	57	23
What do you do with old pesticides stocks?
	Return to retailer	12	5
	Hazardous waste collection sites	40	16
	Dispose in the field	68	27
	Buy only amount needed	155	62
	Dispose in sewer	7	3
What do you do with empty pesticide containers?
	Discard on-farm	67	27
	Place in trash or dumpster	125	50
	Incinerate on-farm	108	43
	Hazardous waste collection sites	98	39
	Bury on-farm	63	25
	Reuse for other purposes	15	6

^a Multiple responses allowed.