Department of Natural Resources to host pesticide collection event Saturday in Shelbina
SHELBINA, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will offer a free waste pesticide collection event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 5, at MFA Agri Services, 215 W. Maple. The collection is open to Missouri farmers and households.
Accepted (limited to 8,000 pounds total weight per farm or household):
- Herbicides
- Insecticides
- Fungicides
- Rodenticides
- De-wormers
- Fly tags
- Fertilizers containing pesticide
Not Accepted:
Pesticide rinsate: For rinsate management information, visit mo.gov/document-search/pesticide-rinsate-management-pub2870/pub2870.
- Paint, explosives
- Fire extinguishers
- Yard waste
- Electronics
- Trash
- Pesticides from businesses, pesticide-production facilities, pesticide distributors, pesticide retailers or similar entities
Registration is recommended but not required. Register for one of the collection events at pesticidecollectionregistration@dnr.mo.gov. More information about the Missouri Pesticide Collection Program is available online at dnr.mo.gov/waste-recycling/what-were-doing/events-collections-trainings/missouri-pesticide-collection-program.
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