Mississippi area farmers with waste agricultural pesticides and waste tires are invited to take part in a waste pesticide disposal event to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 29 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of the former Fred’s building located at 1098 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Marks.
The one-time event offers farmers a no-cost, environmentally safe way to dispose of leftover pesticide products through a licensed contractor, according to Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Extension will have a qualified contractor on site accepting agricultural waste products at this event, and waste tires from the farm will also be accepted. Farmers and landowners may drop off up to 10 automobile/light truck sized tires and up to two tractor-sized tires for recycling between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at the Quitman County Road Department located nearby at 100 Airport Road in Marks.
To take part, farmers should bring their agricultural waste pesticides to the collection site. No drop-offs before or after the designated times are allowed and doing so could constitute illegal dumping.
There is no charge to Mississippi farmers and private landowners, but participants are responsible for safely transporting waste pesticides and tires to the collection sites. Waste pesticides include leftover, canceled, or otherwise unusable products such as insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and plant growth regulators. No rinsates or pesticides in bulk containers (cages) will be accepted.
A licensed hazardous waste contractor will be on hand at the collection site and will collect, analyze and dispose of or recycle the products out of state according to environmental laws and regulations.
This program is coordinated by the Mississippi State University Extension Service with funds made available through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce. For more information, please contact the Quitman County Extension Service office at 662-326-8939.
