Waste Pesticide Disposal collection dates & locations set

February 8, 2016

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 The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) is offering several opportunities to safely dispose of outdated, unusable or unwanted pesticides.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 and 300 gallons of liquid at nocharge.
  • Pesticide products accepted include herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, fungicides and similar products used inagricultural 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 [email protected] or Ken Webb with ECOFLO, Inc., the company handling the disposal, at 336-617-2733 or [email protected].