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All 1080 pesticide products are classified as restricted pesticides because of the risks they pose to the environment, wildlife and domestic animals. To minimise these risks, you must use 1080 products according to the directions in one or more of the relevant pesticide control orders. You must also be trained in the use of 1080 and pindone before using these pesticides.

Learn how to identify if a pesticide has been used incorrectly and report it to the EPA.

The inappropriate disposal of pesticide rinsate and empty containers can harm people and the environment. This page will help you use the triple rinsing process to reduce harm from pesticide residues and provide ways of recycling as well as disposing of your containers.

Understand how pesticides work, the risks associated with the different types of pesticides, and how the law sets out what you can do.

Pests can affect schools and childcare facilities just like other types of premises. The NSW Pesticides Act and Regulation provide controls on pesticide use that are directly relevant to managing rodents, insects and other pests in and near schools and childcare centres.

If you use pesticides on a farm, in a market garden or for production horticulture, you must undertake special training, use and dispose of all pesticides safely, and keep proper records. The guidance on this page will help you use pesticides without harming the environment or human health.

Antifouling paints are registered pesticides. This fact sheet provides information on complying with the requirements of the Pesticides Act 1999 and Pesticides Regulation 2017 when using antifouling paints in NSW.

There are ways to use pesticides alongside other measures to improve safety and efficacy. Integrated pest management (IPM) is an environmentally sensitive way of managing pests. Learn about IPM, and read some case studies with examples of how it can be used.

These case studies show how integrated pest management has been used to control pests and weeds in NSW.

Learn about the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), the Australian Government regulator of agricultural and veterinary chemical products. You may need approval from the APVMA to possess, prepare, or use a pesticide.