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Locations, Dates Set for Unused Pesticide Collections
North Dakota Ag Connection - 05/25/2017

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says farmers, ranchers, pesticide dealers and applicators, government agencies and homeowners should bring any unusable pesticides to any of the 12 Project Safe Send collections in July and August.

"Over the past 25 years, thousands of people have brought 4.3 million pounds of these chemicals to Project Safe Send," Goehring said. "It is a safe, simple and non-regulatory program that helps people safely and legally get rid of unusable pesticides at no charge."

The program accepts old, unusable or banned pesticides, including herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides and fungicides. The collected pesticides are shipped out of state for incineration. Project Safe Send is funded through product registration fees paid by pesticide manufacturers.

"Check your storage areas for any unusable pesticides and safely set them aside for Project Safe Send," Goehring said. "If the containers are deteriorating or leaking, pack them in larger containers with absorbent materials. Free heavy-duty plastic bags are available from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture if needed."

People with more than 1,000 pounds of pesticides should pre-register one week prior to delivery. No other pre-registration is required. A maximum of 20,000 pounds of pesticides per participant will be accepted. Pesticide rinse water and empty containers are no longer accepted.

To pre-register, obtain plastic bags or for more information, contact Jeremiah Lien at the North Dakota Department of Agriculture at 701-425-3016 or jjlien@nd.gov.

The collections will run from 8 a.m. to noon local time at the North Dakota Department of Transportation facilities in the following cities:

- July 12, Ashley, 520 Seventh St. SW

- July 13, Bismarck, 218 S. Airport Rd.

- July 14, Hettinger, 121 First St. N.

- July 17, Dickinson, 1700 Third Ave. W. Ste 101

- July 18, Tioga, 425 Second St. SE

- July 19, Minot, 1305 Highway 2 Bypass E

- July 20, Harvey, 501 Jackson Ave.

- July 25, Wyndmere, 7775 Highway 18

- July 26, Valley City, 1524 Eighth Ave. SW

- Aug. 1, Devils Lake, 1905 Schwan Ave. NW

- Aug. 2, Langdon, 10424 Highway 5

- Aug. 3, Larimore, 1524 Towner Ave.


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