As far as I'm concerned, a lot of eco-sins are committed in the name of keeping lawns green and 'healthy.' Suburban lawn farming accounts for tons of dirty lawnmower emissions, unnecessary water usage, and of course pouring chemical fertilizers and pesticides into the local watershed -- you never know what's really in all that stuff. Just today, the EPA ordered Scotts Miracle-Gro and Scotts Lawn Care to stop selling certain brands of its pesticides because they hadn't bothered to have them properly registered with the EPA.The untested pesticides are labeled with the invalid EPA registration #'s 62355-4 or 538-304. If you own any of the pesticides, the EPA says to keep them in a cool dry place, don't flush them into the water supply, and don't throw them into the landfill -- just sit tight until they figure out if the products are harmful. Here's a list of the items being recalled:
- Garden Weed Preventer + Plant Food
- Miracle Gro Shake 'n' Feed All Purpose Plant Food Plus Weed Preventer
- Scotts Lawn Service Fertilizer with .28% Halts
- Scotts Lawn Service Fertilizer 0-0-7 Plus .28% Halts Pro
- Scotts Lawn Service Fertilizer 14-2-5 Plus .28% Halts Pro
- Scotts Lawn Service Fertilizer 22-0-8 Plus .28% Halts Pro
I have to assume the stuff isn't too terrible, since Scotts lawn care products are usually not designed to decimate the natural world -- but you never know. Companies that sell household pesticides haven't traditionally been all that active in the eco-yard movement. Why did Scotts forget that they have to register their pesticides, it's not like they're new to the pesticides business?
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