Farmers once again have the opportunity to recycle their empty commercial pesticide and fertilizer containers, and to keep them out of landfills.
“CleanFARMS partners with ag-retailers and municipalities to collect empty commercial pesticide and fertilizer containers from farmers across the country,” says Shane Hedderson, operations manager. “Since the program began in 1989, more than 100 million empty containers have been collected.”
Farmers drop off their clean empty containers at the nearest collection site at no charge. The containers are then recycled into valuable materials that can be used back on the farm, such as farm drainage tile. The program operates each growing season.
“Containers 23 litres and smaller are collected through this program,” says Hedderson. “Larger containers, known as drums, totes or shuttles, should be returned to the local ag-retailer or point of sale for proper recycling or disposal. Containers used for home and garden care with the word 'Domestic' on their label should be disposed of through an appropriate municipal program.”
Source : Agriculture and Forestry