ISDA announces free pesticidedisposal schedule
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced the fall schedule for free pesticide disposals across the state on Monday.
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.
ISDA asks you 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.
