5.3 Government and industry should cooperate in further reducing risks by:
- 5.3.1 promoting the use of proper and affordable personal protective equipment (5);
- 5.3.2 making provisions for safe storage of pesticides at both warehouse and farm level (26, 27);
- 5.3.3 establishing services to collect and safely dispose of used containers and small quantities of left-over pesticides (28);
- 5.3.4 protecting biodiversity and minimizing adverse effects of pesticides on the environment (water, soil and air) and on non-target organisms.