Calling all farmers & homeowners needing to dispose of pesticide (no dealers, businesses, or retailers)! The Buncombe County Landfill has cancelled all TV Waste/Hazardous pickup days traditionally used to drop off pesticide containers at the landfill for the remainder of the year. In response, please see details of how you can dispose of your unwanted pesticide containers at the single day pickup event designed to help you as you clean up from recent flood events.
What: Free Pesticide Disposal Collection Day
When: Thursday, October 24, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Where: Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center, 74 Research Drive (lower entrance near greenhouses and other buildings), Mills River, NC 28759
What Items Will Be Taken:
- Only Accepting Pesticides at this Event
- 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.
- No Storm Debris: Our Contractor CANNOT accept pesticide-contaminated storm debris. Contact your local Solid Waste Department.
- Liquids in Bulk Containers: We cannot accept liquids in bulk containers (drums, totes, tanks) 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.
Questions? Please contact one of the following offices/individuals:
Luke Owen, Buncombe County Extension Pesticide Coordinator – 828-255-5522
Tom Hoyt, Research Station Superintendent, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station – 828-684-3562
Derrick Bell, PDAP Manager, NCDA&CS – Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program (PDAP) – 919-280-1061
If you experienced damage to your pesticide storage area, please read these factsheets for proper clean up and disposal.
Pesticide Disposal Safety after Flooding
NCDA&CS Pesticide Disposal and Clean Up After the Storm
Pesticide Storage Concerns During a Flood- NC State Pesticide Safety Program
Handling and Cleaning Up Damaged Pesticide Containers at Home- NC State Extension
Controlling Damage in Pesticide Storage Facilities on the Farm- NC State Extension
This article is posted in support of and cooperation with the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Buncombe County Center.
https://buncombe.ces.ncsu.edu/2024/10/pesticide-disposal-day-for-wnc-october-24th/
This article was written by:
Luke Owen, Extension Agent, Agriculture – Commercial Horticulture N.C. Cooperative Extension, Buncombe County Center, with contributions from
Rachel Douglas, Extension Agent, Agriculture – Commercial & Consumer Horticulture N.C. Cooperative Extension, Haywood County Center