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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced the dates and locations for the 2017 Project Safe Send collections in July and August.

According to the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, the collection dates allow farmers, ranchers, pesticide dealers and applicators, government agencies and homeowners to dispose of any unusable pesticides.

“Over the past 25 years, thousands of people have brought 4.3 million pounds of these chemicals to Project Safe Send,” Goehring said. “It is a safe, simple and non-regulatory program that helps people safely and legally get rid of unusable pesticides at no charge.”

The program accepts old, unusable or banned pesticides including herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides and fungicides. These chemicals are then shipped out of state for incineration.

“Check your storage areas for any unusable pesticides and safely set them aside for Project Safe Send,” Goehring said. “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 if needed.”

People with more than 1,000 pounds of pesticides should pre-register one week prior to delivery. No other pre-registration is required. A maximum of 20,000 pounds of pesticides per participant will be accepted. Pesticide rinse water and empty containers are no longer accepted.

Collections will run from 8 AM to Noon local time in the following cities:

July 12             Ashley                         520 Seventh St. SW               

July 13             Bismarck                     218 S. Airport Rd                 

July 14             Hettinger                     121 First St. N.

July 17             Dickinson                    1700 Third Ave. W. Ste 101

July 18             Tioga                           425 Second St. SE

July 19             Minot                          1305 Highway 2 Bypass E.

July 20             Harvey                        501 Jackson Ave.

July 25             Wyndmere                  7775 Highway 18

July 26             Valley City                  1524 Eighth Ave. SW

Aug. 1             Devils Lake                 1905 Schwan Ave. NW

Aug. 2             Langdon                      10424 Highway 5

Aug. 3             Larimore                      1524 Towner Ave.

For more information, call 701-328-2233.