Brazil allocates 23.143 tons of empty pesticide packaging from January to June 2016

From January to June 2016, the Campo Limpo System removed 23.143 tons of empty pesticide packaging from Brazilian fields. The quantity is 6,3% lower when compared to the same period of the previous year, following events that impact Brazilian agriculture.

As has been reported, several factors justify this difference. Among them, we highlight climate change (excessive rain in the southern region and drought in the central-west region and Matopiba), the expansion of planting of the Intacta soybean variety, which reduces the application of product, and the increase in smuggling of pesticides, the latter being a point of attention for the authorities.

Currently, the Campo Limpo System is at its maturity and the expectation is to maintain the total quantity of material destined for the country. When considering all these elements, the forecast for disposal of empty packaging for 2016 is 44,5 thousand tons.

“The engagement of the links in the chain (farmers, manufacturers and distribution channels, with support from public authorities) continues to be essential to maintain Brazil as a global reference in the destination of material”, highlights João Cesar M. Rando, CEO of inpEV (National Institute for Empty Packaging Processing).