The Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Department of
Agriculture, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality organize
regional collections of unwanted or unused (waste) pesticides
throughout the state as part of the Agricultural Waste Pesticide
Collection Program.
About the Collections
The free collections, conducted rain or shine,
give agricultural producers who use pesticides in Texas an
opportunity to dispose of unwanted products that may pose a hazard
to them, their families, and their surrounding farming and ranching
communities. The program is strictly voluntary and no one is
required to participate. All this is done at no expense to
them.
The participants do not have to identify themselves. However,
there is a short survey in which the participants are asked
questions similar to the ones listed below.
- What county are you from?
- How long has your waste been stored?
- How did you hear about today's event?
- What type of material are you bring in today?
The reason for asking the participant the fourth
question–regarding the type of material brought in–is
to determine how to properly handle it.
What waste pesticides are collected?
These items are accepted at the collection
events.
- rinsed,
empty pesticide containers
- insecticides
- fungicides
- rodenticides
- nematicides
- bactericides
- growth regulators
- harvest aid chemicals
- pesticides used on livestock
- other miscellaneous pesticides
- all formulations of herbicides, excluding those containing
2,4,5-T-Silvex
- unknown substances (please label the container "unknown")
- used motor oil and oil filters
- lead-acid batteries
What is not collected?
These items are not accepted at the collection
events.
- waste from chemical distributors or chemical dealers
- waste from franchise pesticide applicators certified by the
Texas Structural Pest Control Board
- waste pesticides from chemical manufacturers
- waste from commerical generators
- explosive materials
- pesticides (herbicides) containing 2,4,5-T or 2,4,5,TP
(Silvex)
- unrinsed or improperly rinsed empty pesticide containers
- fertilizers or nutrient materials that are neither hazardous
nor contain pesticide admixtures
- products containing pentachlorophenol
- compressed-gas cylinders
- out-of-state waste
Get More Information
For more information about the Agricultural Waste Pesticide
Collection program, please call 512-239-3100 or send an e-mail
(recycle@tceq.state.tx.us).
