Free Pesticide Disposal Schedule
Monday September 9, 2019The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced today the fall schedule for free pesticide disposals across the state. Agricultural producers, dealers, professional applicators and homeowners will have a safe, legal and free opportunity to dispose of unusable pesticides through these scheduled events.
Pesticides include herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides or other products with a “cide” in the name. Unusable pesticides should be taken to a collection site between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the dates and at the locations listed below. No fertilizer, micronutrients, paint, solvents, or motor oil can be accepted at the collections.
Collections will be held at several locations:
| IDAHO FALLS | September 10, 2019 | Bonneville County Transfer Station
2455 Hemmert Ave., Idaho Falls |
| BLACKFOOT | September 11, 2019 | Eastern Idaho State Fairgrounds
97 Park St. Blackfoot |
| AMERICAN FALLS | September 12, 2019 | Power County Transfer Station
2950 Landfill Rd, American Falls |
| BURLEY | September 24, 2019 | BLM - Burley Field Office
3630 Overland Rd, Burley |
| TWIN FALLS | September 25, 2019 | Twin Falls Canal Company
357 6th Ave. West, Twin Falls |
| NAMPA | September 26, 2019 | Pickles Butte Landfill
15500 Missouri Ave, Nampa |
All collections run from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on scheduled days.
“Since 1993, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture has safely collected and disposed of over 2.3 million pounds of 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, Agricultural Resources Division Administrator.
ISDA asks that participants register the total number of pounds of pesticides requested for disposal by calling a local ISDA field office or the Boise office at (208) 332-8605.
For more information about the collections, please visit the ISDA website — https://agri.idaho.gov/main/56-2/pesticides/pesticide-disposal/.