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Project Safe Send chemical collections begin this week

The North Dakota Agriculture Division this week is starting its annual Enterprise Protected Sfinish chemical assortments.

The free program accepts previous, unusable or banned pesticides, collectively with herbicides, pesticides, rodenticides and fungicides. The chemical comkilos are shipped out of state for incineration. This method is open to farmers, ranchers, pesticide sellers and applicators, authorities businesses and househpreviousers. It is funded by way of product registration costs paid by pesticide producers.

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“Over the previous 29 yrs, hundreds Of people have launched Greater than 5.5 million kilos of chemical comkilos to Enterprise Protected Sfinish,” Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said. “It is A safe, straightforward and nonregulatory program that helps people safely and legally Get rid of unusable pesticides at no cost.”

This yr’s assortments start Wednesday in Langdon and finish July 28 in Wyndmere. In between there Shall be assortments in Devils Lake, Larimore, Bismarck, Dickinson, Hettinger, Ashley, Harvey, Minot, Tioga and Valley Metropolis. The Bismarck assortment is July 13 at 218 S. Airport Road. The Dickinson assortment is July 14 at 1700 Third Ave. W. Suite 101. All assortments run from 8 a.m. to noon local time.

Individuals with Greater than 1,000 kilos of pesticides ought to preregister. A most of 5,000 kilos of pesticides per participant Shall be accepted. Pesticide rinse water and empty containers are Not accepted. 

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