Have old or unwanted pesticides in need of disposal?

please contact the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA)

by Sept. 15 and submit a proposed or revised disposal inventory.

WSDA’s Waste Pesticide Identification and Disposal Program collects

and properly disposes of unusable agricultural and commercial grade

pesticides from residents, farmers, small businesses, and public

agencies free of charge. We hold collection events at locations across

Washington State where customers can take their unwanted pesticides

for proper disposal.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, WSDA’s Waste Pesticide Identification

and Disposal Program postponed spring and summer collection events

until later this year and into 2021. This may consist of standard

pesticide collection events, direct collection from the customer’s

site, or a blend of these methods depending on the county’s COVID-19

recovery phase and current state and local operating restrictions.

The program only collects unusable/unwanted agricultural and

commercial grade pesticides.

Approved items are: herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, other related chemicals that kill, mitigate, or repel a pest.

WSDA cannot accept materials such as fertilizers, micronutrients,

motor oil, and Household Hazardous Wastes (HHW).

To participate, follow these steps:

1. Download and complete the customer inventory form

(https://cms.agr.wa.gov/WSDAKentico/Documents/PM/Pesticide%20Technical%20Services%20and%20Education/CustomerInventoryForm_615-4252_fillable.docx)

. Use the instructions

(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cms.agr.wa.gov/WSDAKentico/Imported/InventoryForm_Instructions.pdf?*inventoryform_instructions.pdf__;Lw!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!__RgcQWaj1zNeOUvT2-NheqZ8XM39BK3BGZZYetgVo2JsxDg3kGQr5aLyw48GeGEwcl-$)

document as a guide. For more information, visit our Waste Pesticide

Program webpage

(https://agr.wa.gov/services/education-and-training/tsep/waste-pesticide-program)

.

2. Once completed, submit the form in one of these three convenient ways:

a. Email it to Wastepesticide@agr.wa.gov

b. Fax it to (360) 902-2093

c. Or mail it to the address on the form.

3. A confirmation of receipt will be sent to you. Program staff will

contact you and give you further instructions and information about

collection activities as they are planned.

We can provide onsite assistance at no charge to safely inventory and

package your unwanted pesticides, especially containers in poor

condition (cracked, corroded, or leaking). Onsite assistance is

available only if you do not feel safe or are unable to handle the

pesticides, have pesticide containers larger than 5-gallons with

unknown ingredients, or more than ten containers of any size with

unknown contents.

We encourage you to contact the program when you have a disposal need.

Do not wait for WSDA to announce a collection event! If you have

questions, contact WSDA by telephone at (360) 902-2056 or via email at

WastePesticide@agr.wa.gov (mailto:Wastepesticide@agr.wa.gov) . Please

leave a voice message if we are unable to answer your phone call. If

assistance is needed in Spanish language, call (509) 961-4605.

In addition, Agri-Plas, Inc. operates an industry-sponsored container

recycling program. To recycle empty plastic pesticide containers, call

(503) 390-2381, send an email to recycle@agriplasinc.com

(mailto:recycle@agriplasinc.com) , or visit their website Agri-Plas

Inc (http://agriplasinc.com/) . for more information.