Rescheduled Waste Pesticide Disposal Collection Dates & Locations
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner
Media Contact: Clint Leach; jcleach@scda.sc.gov; 803-734-2210
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 20, 2017
Rescheduled Waste Pesticide Disposal Collection Dates & Locations
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) has rescheduled two Waste Pesticide collection dates. The original events were cancelled due to the threat of Hurricane Irma.
The pesticide and chemical program is open to all private, commercial and non-commercial pesticide applicators in the state, as well as homeowners. SCDA staff will be on site to monitor pesticide collection and disposal, and will have final authority on acceptance of products.
- Chemical and pesticide quantities accepted will be limited to 2500 pounds of solid and 300 gallons of liquid at no char
- Pesticide products accepted include herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, fungicides and similar products used in agricultural production or around the hom
- Rinsate will not be acce
- Fertilizer will not be accepted unless it is combined or co-packed with a pesticide such as weed and feed.
- No compressed gas cylinders (metal cylinder with a valve) or empty pesticide containers will be collec
- Collection events may be cancelled due to inclement weather and will be posted on SCDA’s website. Possible makeup dates will be announced at a later date.
Rescheduled Collection Dates and Locations:
October 26, 2017
Mixon Seed Company
1438 Joe S. Jeffords Highway | Orangeburg, SC 29115
9 am – 3 pm
October 27, 2017
Green Acres Turf Farm
14058 Savannah Highway | Furman, SC 29921
9 am – 3 pm
For more information, contact SCDA’s John Stokes at 803-737-9696 or jstokes@scda.sc.gov or Ken Webb with ECOFLO, Inc., the company handling the disposal, at 336-617-2733 or kwebb@ecoflo.com.
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Rescheduled Waste Pesticide Disposal Collection Dates & Locations Press Release