Author: Gregory Comer
Planning Unit: Ohio County CES
Major Program: Chemical Management
Plan of Work: Crops & Livestock Management & Marketing; Horticulture & Forestry Production, Economics & Marketing
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
Kentucky farmers purchase hundreds of containers containing pesticides each year. The proper rinsing and disposal of the pesticide containers is critical to:
The “Rinse & Return” Pesticide Container Recycling Program is a voluntary program sponsored by the Ky Department of Agriculture and Agri-Business Association of Kentucky, in cooperation with the University of Ky/Cooperative Extension Service, the local Farm Bureau groups and local Conservation Districts.
In 2023, Ohio County 35 pesticide users and a local farm supply, recycled over 1600 five gallon or smaller containers. The container had been properly triple rinsed and return on the recycling dates.
Even though larger row crop producers are using large bulk container for most of their pesticides there is still a growing number smaller container which must be recycled each year, to prevent them from entering the landfill or disposed of improperly.
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