Pesticide Collection Event Taking Place in Our Area

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will provide six free pesticide collection events in 2020:

• June 13 – Northeast Missouri Fairgrounds, 2700 E. Illinois St., Kirksville
• Aug. 1 – MFA Agri Services, 226 N. Walker St., Montgomery City
• Aug. 29 – University of Missouri - Hundley-Whaley Research Center, 1109 S. Birch St., Albany
• Sept. 19 – Heritage Tractor, 3285 N. US Hwy. 63, West Plains
• Oct. 10 – Farmers Elevator and Supply Co., 511 S. Center St., Clinton
• Oct. 24 – Greenway Equipment, 20919 State Hwy. 114, Dexter

The collections are open to all Missouri farmers and households.

Accepted:

• Unwanted pesticides
• Rodenticides
• Dewormers
• Fly tags
• Fertilizers containing pesticide
• Insecticides
• Fungicides
• Herbicides

Not accepted:

• Paint
• Explosives
• Fire extinguishers
• Yard waste
• Electronics
• Trash
• Pesticides from businesses, pesticide production facilities, pesticide distributors, pesticide retailers

More information about the Missouri Pesticide Collection Program is available online at dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/pesticide.