Disposal of Bayer?

cmcoker · Mar 12, 2018

I don't know about the toxicity of Beta cyfluthrin, but Imidacloprid is the same ingredient used in Advantage topical flea treatment for dogs and cats.

I wouldn't worry about it with my pets after the yard is dry.

BigJohnny · Mar 13, 2018

BoomCorals said:
The only thing it will harm in your tank is inverts. As for humans, it’s not toxic at all to skin etc. The MSD considers ingestion to be “moderately toxic” but no long term harm.

Not entirely true unfortunately, could kill fish. Yes trace amounts more likely to kill inverts but I've seen threads where it has seemed to happen.

It actually says highly toxic to aquatic inverts and fish on the msds.

As far as toxicity to humans, that's crazy. I thought it was way more toxic to us. Having said that, I doubt that someone wouldn't have some problems by chugging large amounts of bayer haha. It does say long term exposure can cause thyroid/liver problems etc. I certainly wouldn't drink it lol.

CPL376 · Mar 13, 2018

Don't know where you're at. But here in my home town we have a household hazardous waste place that we can drop off such stuff. They recycle what they can and safely dispose of what they can't. The best part is it's free

PedroYoung · Mar 13, 2018

CPL376 said:
Don't know where you're at. But here in my home town we have a household hazardous waste place that we can drop off such stuff. They recycle what they can and safely dispose of what they can't. The best part is it's free

Ha, in Alabama it's "throw it in the river" mentality. Hard enough to get regular recycling.

jda · Mar 13, 2018

Pour it around your foundation and keep the bugs out and grass down. This is what it was made for.

BigJohnny · Mar 13, 2018

jda said:
Pour it around your foundation and keep the bugs out and grass down. This is what it was made for.

This is actually what the manufacturer recommends, disposing of any extra product by using it the way it was intended to be used.

Daltrey · Mar 13, 2018

Where I live you can call waste management to come pick it up. I would personally just use it in my yard.

ihavecrabs · Mar 14, 2018

To make it inert you are supposed to sit it in the sun in a glass or plastic container for 24 hours. Then it is safe to dump.

If you let it seep into the ground, the half life is increased significantly and you'll likely find traces of it in your well. Not good [emoji4].

I'll see if I can find the original article on it.