ND Collects Record Amount Of Old Pesticides

North Dakota officials say farmers, ranchers, homeowners and others turned in a record amount of old, unusable and banned pesticides last month in a state collection program.

 

 

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota officials say farmers, ranchers, homeowners and others turned in a record amount of old, unusable and banned pesticides last month in a state collection program.

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says more than 145 tons of pesticides were collected in Project Safe Send.

He says that far exceeds the 108 tons collected two years ago.

Goehring says most of the pesticides collected in the effort are agricultural and home products that no longer are registered for use in North Dakota, are damaged or are no longer needed by their owners.

The collections were conducted in July in 12 communities across North Dakota.

Fees paid by pesticide manufacturers to register their products in North Dakota are used to pay for the collection effort.

(KFGO file photo)

 

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