BOISE, Idaho — Agricultural producers, dealers, professional applicators and homeowners who are storing unusable pesticides will have a safe, legal and free opportunity to dispose of them this fall when the Idaho State Department of Agriculture conducts its unusable pesticide collections.
Pesticides include herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides or anything with a “cide” at the end of the word. Chemicals should be brought to the closest collection site between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the date and at the locations listed below.
No fertilizer, micronutrients, paint, solvents or motor oil will be accepted.
Collections will be held at the following locations:
TWIN FALLS Sept. 28 Twin Falls Canal Company
357 6th Ave. West, Twin Falls, ID
GOODING Sept. 29 Gooding Airport
1945 Airport Rd., Gooding, ID
NAMPA Sept. 30 Pickles Butte Landfill
15500 Missouri Ave, Nampa, ID
“Since 1993, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture has safely collected and disposed of over 1.86 million pounds of unusable pesticides,” said Victor Mason II, manager of the departments pesticide disposal program. “Pesticides become unusable for many reasons, including loss of potency, exposure to temperature extremes, cancellation or suspension by state or federal authorities, or growers’ decisions to change their cropping rotations or practices.”
Questions about these collections or other collection dates can be answered by calling a local ISDA field office, or by calling the Boise office at (208) 332-8628.