Who: Farmers, Homeowners, & Small Businesses needing to dispose of pesticides (no dealers, large businesses, or retailers)
What: Free Pesticide Disposal Collection Day
When: Tuesday, December 2 at 10 am - 2 pm
Where: Mountain Research Station, 265 Test Farm Road, Waynesville, NC 28786 (Farm across from Haywood County Extension Office)
Questions: Contact the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Haywood County Center at 828-456-3575.
What Items Will Be Taken:- Only Accepting Pesticides at this Event. We will take any pesticides (insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, etc.) that are in original containers and clearly labeled.
- No ‘Unknowns’ Will Be Accepted: We will do all we can to ID the material.
- Do Not Mix or Co-mingle Materials: Do NOT pile materials together! Potentially hazardous compatibility issues could cause loads to be rejected and an additional cost to be incurred – keep solids, liquids, and fertilizers separated.
- Quantities larger than 5 gallons (for any one product) must be labeled and encouraged to pre-register. Please call the Haywood County Extension Office. Any one product between 30-55 gallons will need approval prior to disposal event.
- Liquids in Bulk Containers: We cannot accept liquids in bulk containers (drums, totes, tanks, greater than 55 galloons) at this event. Please contact us to discuss potential other arrangements.
- No Pressurized Pesticide Cylinders: We do not accept pressurized cylinders thru the Pesticide Disposal but we may be able to assist in other ways. Contact us to discuss options. Pesticide aerosols are fine.
- Pesticides from outside the County: YES, pesticides can be brought to the Collection Day from ANY North Carolina county.
- No Household Hazardous Waste. No Paints, Oil, Gas, Etc.
Contact the Haywood County Center at 828-456-3575.
Please read our handout on the safe handling and transportation of pesticides.
There will also disposal events on November 5 in Jackson County and on November 6 in Henderson County. If you need to dispose of pesticides prior and need another date, please check out the Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program’s event calendar.
This event is sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services and N.C. Cooperative Extension.
