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Use Integrated Pest Management When Possible to Keep Pests Out MISSOURI PESTICIDE COLLECTION PROGRAM A free program for farmers and households Identify the problem Take time to read the label Violation of Federal Laws if label is not followed Purchase only amount needed to complete the job Leftover pesticide can be given away to someone who can use it, if not restricted use and still usable Attract beneficial animals Seal cracks in buildings Apply mulch to keep weeds out Pesticide Use Contact the Pesticide Collection Program for more information. Address: 1730 E Elm Street Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: 573-751-0616 Email: [email protected] Website: dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/pesticide.htm PUB2603 01/2016
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Page 1: MISSOURI PESTICIDE COLLECTION Contact the Pesticide ......Safe Handling of Pesticide The Missouri Department of Natural Resources offers an opportunity for safe, free disposal of unwanted

Use Integrated Pest Management When

Possible to Keep Pests Out

MISSOURI PESTICIDE

COLLECTION PROGRAM

A free program for farmers and households

• Identifytheproblem

• Taketimetoreadthelabel

• ViolationofFederalLawsiflabelisnotfollowed

• Purchaseonlyamountneededtocompletethejob

• Leftoverpesticidecanbegivenawaytosomeonewhocanuseit,ifnotrestricteduseandstillusable

• Attractbeneficialanimals

• Sealcracksinbuildings

• Applymulchtokeepweedsout

Pesticide Use

Contact the Pesticide Collection Program for more information.

Address: 1730EElmStreet

JeffersonCity,MO65102

Phone: 573-751-0616

Email: [email protected]

Website: dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/pesticide.htm

PUB2603 01/2016

Page 2: MISSOURI PESTICIDE COLLECTION Contact the Pesticide ......Safe Handling of Pesticide The Missouri Department of Natural Resources offers an opportunity for safe, free disposal of unwanted

Safe Handling of Pesticide

TheMissouriDepartmentofNaturalResourcesoffersanopportunityforsafe,freedisposalofunwantedorunusablepesticidesforMissourifarmersandhouseholds.Theprogramconducted26eventsfrom2012to2015,collectingapproximately193,700poundsofunwantedorunusablepesticide.

What is a pesticide?Pesticidesinclude,butarenotlimitedto,herbicides,insecticides,rodenticidesandfungicides.

What if the label is missing?Writedownwhatpesticideyoubelieveisinthecontainerandtheprogramwilllikelyacceptit,dependingonbasicon-sitetestresults.

Will the program accept paint or any waste other than pesticide?No,theprogramislimitedtopesticides.

Will the program accept empty pesticide containers?Itdepends,call573-751-0616toverifybeforebringingtocollection.

Is business waste accepted?No.

Is there a schedule available?Call573-751-0616orvisit:dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/pesticide.htm

• Leavepesticideinoriginalcontainerandmakesurecontainerissecurelyclosed

• Ifcontainerisleaking,over-packitinalargercontainerwithmaterialsuchaskittylitter

• Handlecontainerswithpesticideresistantgloves

• Avoidtransportingpesticideinanair-tightvehicle

• Securecontainerduringtransport

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