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Dispose of unused pesticides free

Project Safe Send will happen in North Dakota in July and South Dakota in July, August and September.

May 23, 2016

6 Min Read

North Dakota
Pesticide collection will ocur at North Dakota Department of Transportation facilities on the following dates

July 13 – Lidgerwood, at 25 4th Ave. SE

July 14 – Medina, at 3682 55th Ave. SE

July 15 – Beulah, at 205 Hwy. 49 S.

July 18 – Dickinson, at 1700 3rd Ave. W. Ste. 101

July 19 – Williston, at 605 Dakota Parkway W.

July 20  – Stanley, at 8250 62nd St. NW

July 21 – Fessenden, at 1570 43rd Ave. E.

July 26 – Devils Lake, at 1905 Schwan Ave. NW

July 27 – Cavalier, at 9398 138th Ave. NE

July 28 – Grand Forks, at 1951 N. Washington

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A maximum of 3,000 pounds of pesticides per participant will be accepted. Pesticide rinse water and empty containers will no longer be accepted.

No pre-registration is required, but check the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s website https://www.nd.gov/ndda/program/project-safe-send prior to bringing pesticides to a collection site to ensure their site remains operational. Sites will only be operational until funding is depleted.

“Over the past 24 years, thousands of people have brought more than four million pounds of these chemicals to Project Safe Send,” says Doug Goehring, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner. “It is a safe, simple and non-regulatory program that helps people safely and legally get rid of unusable pesticides at no charge.”

The program accepts old, unusable or banned pesticides, including herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides and fungicides. The collected pesticides are shipped out of state for incineration. Project Safe Send is funded through product registration fees paid by pesticide manufacturers.

“Check your storage areas for any unusable pesticides and safely set them aside for Project Safe Send,” Goehring advises. “If the containers are deteriorating or leaking, pack them in larger containers with absorbent materials. Free heavy-duty plastic bags are available from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture if needed.”

To obtain plastic bags or for more information, contact Jeremiah Lien at the North Dakota Department of Agriculture at (800) 242-7535 or [email protected].

Source: ND Department of Agriculture

South Dakota Project Safe Send collection locations, times, sites and dates are:
 

 Miller

9:00 to 2:00

Nelson’s Seed Service

July 11

Watertown

8:00 to 1:00

Codington Co Weed & Pest Shop

July 12

Clark

9:00 to 12:00

Clark County Farmers Fert. Plant

July 13

Redfield

1:00 to 4:00

Spink Co Fairgrounds

July 13

Huron

8:00 to 12:00

SD Wheat Growers

July 14

Herreid

9:00 to 12:00

North Central Farmers Elevator

July 18

Selby

1:30 to  4:00

Walworth Co Highway Dept

July 18

Bison

10:00 to 12:00

Perkins Co Fairgrounds

July 19

Lemmon

1:30 to 3:30

Southwest Grain

July 19

McLaughlin

9:00 to 12:00

SD Wheat Growers

July 20

Timberlake

1:30 to 4:00

Airport

July 20

Aberdeen

9:00 to 2:00

Winfield Warehouse

July 25

Sisseton

8:00 to 12:00

Border States Coop

July 26

Rosholt

9:00 to 11:00

Farmers Elevator

July 27

Brookings

8:00 to 1:00

Brookings Regional Landfill

July 28

Wessington Springs

9:00 to 12:00

Wheat Growers

Aug  1

Mitchell

8:00 to 12:00

Davison Co Extension

Aug  2

Salem

9:00 to 12:00

Lacey’s

Aug  3

Pierre

9:00 to 2:00

SDDA Bait station

Aug  4

Chamberlain

9:00 to 1:00

SD Wheat Growers

Aug 8

Tyndall

9:00 to 12:00

Bon Homme Co Highway Dept

Aug 9

Menno

1:00 to 4:00

Mettler’s

Aug 9

Wagner

9:00 to 12:00

Country Pride Coop Fertilizer Plant

Aug 10

Platte

1:30 to 4:00

Turnis Farm Service

Aug 10

Kimball

8:00 to 12:00

SD Wheat Growers

Aug 11

Lake Preston

9:00 to 12:00

Lake Preston Soil Service

Aug 15

Howard

1:30 to 4:00

Cenex Agronomy Center

Aug 15

Madison

8:00 to 12:00

Helena Chemical Company

Aug 16

Flandreau

1:30 to 4:00

Rivers Edge Coop

Aug 16

Renner

9:00 to 1:00

Renner Fire Hall

Aug 17

Philip

8:00 to 11:30

Midwest Coop/Cenex

Aug 22

Murdo

1:30 to 3:30

Dakota Mill & Grain

Aug 22

Winner

9:00 to 2:00

Tripp Co. Recycling Center

Aug 23

Martin

10:00 to 2:00

Bennett Co. Fairgrounds

Sept  6

Belle Fourche

9:00 to 12:00

Finkbeiner Feed

Sept  7

Rapid City

8:00 to  11:00

Central States Fairgrounds

Sept  8

Wall

12:30 to 3:00

Dakota Mill & Grain

Sept  8 

 

Source: SD Department of Agriculture

 

  

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