Household Hazardous Materials and Pesticide Collection to be Held in York County
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner
Media Contact: Eva Moore, 803-734-2196, emoore@scda.sc.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 11, 2020
Household Hazardous Materials and Pesticide Collection to be Held in York County
YORK, SC — The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) and York County will hold a household hazardous materials and pesticide collection on Saturday, March 7, 2020, from 8 a.m. to noon at the York County Public Works facility, 220 Public Works Road (off Highway 5) near the Moss Justice Center in York.
Collection of unwanted and unused pesticides is open to residents and farmers of any South Carolina county, while the household materials collection is open only to residents of York County. SCDA will be on site to monitor pesticide collection and disposal and will have final authority on acceptance of products.
Additional details include:
- Quantities will be limited to 2,500 pounds of solid and 300 gallons of liquid at no charge.
- Acceptable products include herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, fungicides and similar products used in agriculture production or around the home.
- Prohibited items include empty pesticide containers, rinsate, infectious, biological or radioactive materials, explosives, and major appliances.
- A hazardous material company will be on site to properly dispose of the materials collected.
- Materials should be transported to the collection event in sturdy boxes with newspaper stuffed between the containers to prevent spills.
- Leave items in the original containers.
- Workers will be on hand to unload vehicles, and citizens will be asked to stay in the car.
- Collection events may be cancelled due to inclement weather and will be posted on SCDA’s website (agriculture.sc.gov). Possible makeup dates will be announced at a later date.
The Household Hazardous Materials Collection Event is funded in a partnership between SCDA and York County Government.
For additional information, or to sign up to receive notice of future pesticide collection events, contact SCDA’s John Stokes at 803-737-9696 or jstokes@scda.sc.gov.
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