[MAIPC] Fwd: Poison ivy management

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Any thoughts for Mr. Bealer?


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> From: Dennis Bealer <dwbealer at yahoo.com>
> Date: September 3, 2013, 3:35:10 PM EDT
> To: "info at maipc.org" <info at maipc.org>
> Subject: Poison ivy management
> Reply-To: Dennis Bealer <dwbealer at yahoo.com>
> 
> After 2 hours of web research, it seems that the best way to dispose of poison ivy is to place it in plastic garbage bags and send to a landfill.  Articles discourage burning or composting. 
>  
> (1)
> If we uproot the plants and discard on the surface to dry out, would we endanger other workers who might contact the dead plants in subsequent weeks on the jobsite (since some web articles state that urushiol persists even in dead plants)?
>  
> (2)
> If we uproot the plants and discard on the surface, do you suspect that the discarded plants would re-root, especially considering the approaching autumn leaf fall?
>  
> (3)
> Do you agree the best disposal is plastic bags in the landfill?
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