Unused Pesticides
Collections scheduled for southwest and north Idaho are safe, legal and free
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 May when the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) conducts its annual spring unusable pesticide collections. The collections will be in Nampa, Weiser, Lewiston and Coeur d'Alene.
Participation is free for the first 1,000 pounds of unusable pesticides per participant. Pesticides include – herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides or anything with a "cide" at the end and should be brought to the closest collection site between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on the date and location listed below. (Sorry no fertilizer, micronutrients, paint, solvents, or motor oil can be accepted)
NAMPA May 11, 2015 Pickles Butte Landfill, 15500 Missouri Ave. Nampa, ID
WEISER May 12, 2015 ITD Maintenance Yard, 550 Indian Head Rd. Weiser, ID
LEWISTON May 13, 2015 Nez Perce County Fairgrounds, 1229 Burrell Ave, Lewiston, ID
COEUR D'ALENE May 14, 2015 Coeur d'Alene Transfer Facility, 3650 Ramsey Rd, Coeur d'Alene, ID
ISDA asks that participants please register the total number of pounds of pesticides that they are disposing by calling their local ISDA field office, or by calling the Boise office.
Boise ISDA office - Victor Mason II at (208) 332-8628, Luis Urias (208) 332-8663), Daniel Sandoval (208) 332-8603, Brandon Smith (208) 332-8665 or Laura Morris at (208) 332-8605
Hayden ISDA office - Chuck Hawley at (208) 762-9586 or Tim Stein at (208) 762-9598
Lewiston ISDA office - Harley Stallcop at (208) 743-0415
"In 2014 The Idaho State Department of Agriculture was able to safely collect and dispose of just under 168,000 pounds of unusable pesticide, and since the program started in 1993, we have safely disposed of over 1.7 million pounds of these unusable pesticides. 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." said Victor Mason II, Manager of ISDA's Pesticide Disposal Program.
