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The impact of by-laws and public education programs on reducing the cosmetic non-essential, residential use of pesticides

30 Nov 2006

The contents, views and editorial quality of this report are the responsibility of the authors; the funders and Project Steering Committee members accept no responsibility for them or any consequences arising from the reader’s use of them. [...] The cost to implement a by-law appears to be in the order of $0.50-$1.00 per person per year, while the cost to implement an outreach component alone appears to be in the order of $0.13 to $0.24 per person per year. [...] The effectiveness of each approach was evaluated, where information was available, based on: the proportion and number of citizens reached, the proportion and amount of residential pesticides reduced, and the proportion and amount of low-impact alternatives to pesticides that were used instead. [...] In the early 90’s the city and the county began collaborating on programs to change a number of yard and garden practices by residents, including a reduction in pesticide use. [...] In addition, the province provides for a series of permits and certificates of competency that ensure that the sellers and users of restricted pesticides have the proper training and other qualifications, and that enable tracking of pesticide sales.
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100
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Canada

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