An Abbotsford business has been given a $8,900 penalty for using laundry detergent to remove roof moss from a large townhouse complex in April 2021.
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy took hold of the matter and issued a notice of penalty last November. It was originally $10,000 but reduced due to mitigation attempts by the contracted business, according to ministry documents. The ruling notes that there are registered commercial-class pesticides on the market in Canada. Tide detergent is not one of them, due to the risk to human health or the environment.
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