Farmers, ranchers, pesticide dealers and applicators, government agencies and homeowners with unusable pesticides can bring them to any of the Project Safe Send Sites scheduled for July 2012. Dates and locations will be announced in the spring of 2012.

Project Safe Send is a safe, simple and non-regulatory program that helps people safely and legally get rid of unusable pesticides free of charge. Over the past 20 years, thousands of people have brought more than 2 million pounds of these chemicals to Project Safe Send.

The program accepts old, unusable or banned pesticides, including herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides and fungicides. For a list of accepted items, click on "Accepted Pesticides" in the left column. The collected pesticides are shipped out of state for incineration. Project Safe Send is funded through product registration fees paid by pesticide manufacturers.

People are urged to check their storage areas for any unusable pesticides and safely set them aside for Project Safe Send. If the containers are deteriorating or leaking, pack them in larger containers with absorbent materials. Free heavy-duty plastic bags are available from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture.

For more information on transporting your pesticides safely please view the additional information below.

People with more than 1,000 pounds of pesticides should pre-register. No other pre-registration is required. A maximum of 20,000 pounds of pesticides per participant will be accepted. Pesticide rinse water also will be accepted. The first 100 pounds of rinse water will be taken free of charge; a fee of $1 will be applied for each additional pound.

To pre-register, obtain plastic bags or for more information, contact:

Jessica Johnson
Enviromental Scientist
ND Department of Agriculture
600 E Boulevard Ave. Dept. 602
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone:701-328-2980 or (800) 242-7535
Email: jnjohnson@nd.gov.