| Product |
Hazardous Property |
Safe and Proper Disposal |
Less Toxic Alternative |
| Ant Killer |
Irritant
Toxic |
Use all product or contact
your municipality for disposal options |
Keep food areas clean and
apply red chili powder or cream of tartar across path or point of origin.
Apply borax to anthill opening. |
| Chemical Fertilizers |
Toxic |
Use all product or give
to someone else. |
Compost, aged livestock
manure, bone meal, blood meal, fish fertilizer, liquid seaweed. |
| Flea and Tick Collar, Shampoo,
Spray or Powder |
Irritant
Toxic |
Follow label directions
or give to someone to use. |
Give pet 5 ml brewer's yeast
per kg of pet's weight, daily (in their food) during flea season or use
ratio of 5ml vinegar to 1 litre for their drinking water (per 20 kg pet
weight). Frequently vacuum area. |
| Insect Repellant |
Irritant |
Use all product, give to
someone to use or contact your municipality for disposal options |
Citronella oil or burn citronella
candles. |
| Moth Balls |
Irritant
Toxic |
Use all product, give to
someone to use, or contact your municipality for disposal options. |
Cedar chips or store in
airtight containers lined with newspaper, dried lavender or mint. |
| No-Pest Strip |
Toxic |
Follow label directions |
Burn citronella candles
or coat a strip of paper lightly with honey and hang. |
| Pesticides and Herbicides |
Irritant
Toxic |
Use all products following
label directions. Never flush these products down drain. Store in a safe
place and contact your municipality for disposal options. |
Contact horticulturalist
for recommended plant varieties. Maintain good soil fertility. Keep garden
clean and weed free. Consult library or garden centres for less toxic alternatives. |
| Rat and Mouse Poison |
Toxic |
Use all product or contact
your municipality for disposal options. |
Remove all sources of food,
plug opening where rodents enter or use humane live traps. |
| House plant and household
insecticides |
Irritant
Toxic |
Use all product, give to
someone to use, or contact your municipality for disposal options. |
Spray leaves with soapy
water (mix 30ml dishwashing liquid with 500 ml water), use insecticidal
soap, e.g., Safer's or use pyrethrin powder. |
