DNR To Host Free Pesticide Collection Event At Versailles

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will host a free pesticide collection event from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at the MoDOT Maintenance Facility, 1031 Jefferson Street in Versailles.

The event is open to all Missouri farmers and households. It will be the last of six pesticide collection events scheduled across the state this year. To help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, all participants are asked to stay in their vehicle while waste is being offloaded.

Accepted:

Pesticides
Herbicides
Insecticides
Fungicides
Rodenticides
Dewormers
Fly tags
Fertilizers containing pesticide

Not accepted:

Paint
Explosives
Fire extinguishers
Yard waste
Electronics
Trash
Pesticides from businesses, pesticide production facilities, pesticide distributors or pesticide retailers

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.