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P.E.I. farmers turn in obsolete pesticides

February 17, 2012  By Press release


February
17, 2012, Etobicoke, Ont – Prince Edward Island farmers lined up to return
their unwanted or obsolete pesticides last year, turning in more than 27,000
kilograms of product.

February
17, 2012, Etobicoke, Ont – Prince Edward Island farmers lined up to return
their unwanted or obsolete pesticides last year, turning in more than 27,000
kilograms of product.

The
program was operated by CleanFARMS, a national industry-led agricultural waste
management organization. CleanFARMS partnered with three agri-retailers – PEI
Agromart, Cavendish Agri Services and McCain Produce – who collected the
obsolete pesticides at their locations. The collection took place over a
two-week period in November.

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Since
1998, Prince Edward Island farmers have returned more than 69,000 kilograms of
obsolete pesticides. After collection, the pesticides are taken to a licensed
waste management facility where they are safely disposed of.

“The
program offered by CleanFARMS provides an environmentally sustainable way for
PEI farmers to dispose of unused or out of date pesticides. PEI farmers
value the service and have used it to dispose of thousands of kilograms
of pesticides. This is an excellent tool that provides us with a practical
way to manage pesticides on farm,” says John Jamieson, executive director of
the PEI Federation of Agriculture.

The
obsolete pesticide collection program generally comes to the province every
three years or so. Farmers should safely store their unwanted pesticides until
they can properly dispose of them through the obsolete pesticide collection
program.

For
more information, visit www.cleanfarms.ca.

 

 


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