DNR to host free pesticide pickup in Mount Vernon Sept. 7

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, AUG. 23, 2024 – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will offer a free waste pesticide collection event Sept. 7 at the Southwest Research, Extension and Education Center, located at 14548 State Road H in Mount Vernon. The event will be open from 8 a.m. to noon and is available to all Missouri farms and households.

Accepted (Limited to 8,000 lbs. total weight per farm or household):

• Herbicides.
• Insecticides.
• Fungicides.
• Rodenticides.
• De-wormers.
• Fly tags.
• Fertilizers containing pesticide.

Not accepted:

• Pesticide rinsate: For rinsate management information, visit
  dnr.mo.gov/document-search/pesticide-rinsate-management-pub2870/pub2870.
• Paint, explosives.
• Fire extinguishers.
• Yard waste.
• Electronics.
• Trash.
• Pesticides from businesses, pesticide-production facilities, pesticide distributors, pesticide retailers or similar entities.

Other 2024 events:

• Oct. 5 – 901 S. Main St. in Carrollton.

Register for one of the collection events at pesticidecollectionregistration@dnr.mo.gov. More information about the Missouri Pesticide Collection Program is available online at dnr.mo.gov/waste-recycling/what-were-doing/events-collections-trainings/missouri-pesticide-collection-program.