The Illinois Department of Agriculture or IDOA is encouraging farmers and agrichemical facilities to take part in a free agrichemical container recycling program. The program will begin in the middle of July and run through August, while sites will collect containers that are recycled to make shipping pallets.
Jerry Costello, IDOA director says that the progrma offers farmers and agrichemical facilities a way to dispose of empty pesticide comtainers and demonstrate environmental stewardship. Participants are asked to rinse containers and remove all caps, valves, metal, labels, booklets, and foil seals. They are also asked to cut off the bottom and top of plastic drums and the cut the side of the drum from top to bottom. Mini-Bulk and Intermediate Bulk containers can be recycled via the IDOA’s container recycling program.
For more information on mini-bulk and intermediate bulk, contact G. Phillips and Sons, LLC, at 678-232-6047. In Effingham and Christian Counties, contact Andy Meinhart at 342-3123 at Effingham Equity. In Fayette County, contact Randy Goodman at 618-283-1263 through Nutrien Ag Sol, and in Macoupin County, contact Brian McKinney at 217-627-2151 through M & M Service Co.
To obtain a free brochure on the program contact the IDOA at 1-800-641-3934.
