Waste Pesticide Disposal Collection Dates & Locations Set
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner
Media Contact: Stephanie Sox, 803-734-1767, ssox@scda.sc.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 8, 2016
Waste Pesticide Disposal Collection Dates & Locations Set
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Waste Pesticide Disposal Program dates and locations are set for February 2016. The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) is offering several opportunities to safely dispose of outdated, unusable or unwanted pesticides.
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 and300 gallons of liquid at no charge.
- Pesticide products accepted include herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, fungicides and similar products used in agricultural production or around the home.
- Rinsate will not be accepted.
- 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 collected.
Collection Dates and Locations:
February 10, 2016 – Orangeburg County
Mixon Seed Co., Inc
1438 Joe S Jeffords Hwy
Orangeburg, SC 29115
9:00 am – 3: 00 pm
February 11, 2016 – Dillon County
Southern States Cooperative
1340 Harllees Bridge Road
Little Rock, SC 29567
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Additional collection locations and dates for 2016 will follow. For more information contact SCDA’s John Stokes at 803-737-9696 or jstokes@scdca.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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2016 Waste Pesticide Recovery Collection Dates and Locations Press Release