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Clean Sweep Programs - US Environmental Protection Agency

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Summary of Kentucky Waste Pesticide Disposal ProgramKentucky conducted an Amnesty Day program in 1991 and then launched its continuous pesticidecollection effort in the late fall of 1995. Kentucky has a toll-free number which farmers call to arrange forpick-up by one of the State’s four field regional coordinators. After overpacking, weighing and recordingcertain pesticides of interest (mainly persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic pesticides), the coordinatorstransport them to one of the State’s two main storage facilities, where they are subsequently picked up by ahazardous waste contractor on a biennial basis (May and November). The program is funded by pesticideregistration fees which provide $200,000 per year for pesticide disposal, pesticide container collection, andrecycling programs.Since passage of the Universal Waste Rule in 1996, Kentucky ceased keeping a detailed inventoryof the amounts of specific pesticides collected. The pesticide product names, site location, number ofoverpacks and size of overpacks are still maintained for general record keeping. However, in 1999,Kentucky received funds from EPA’s Office of Pesticide <strong>Programs</strong> to do additional record keeping to trackquantities of certain pesticides.Since 1991 the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with some agricultural groups, has run apesticide container “Rinse and Return” program to collect, chip, and recycle empty plastic pesticidecontainers (mostly 1- and 2.5-gallon containers). Most counties (110 out of 120) participate. In 2000,Kentucky expanded its “Rinse and Return” to include containers larger than 5-gallons. Specifically, thisincludes 15-, 30-, and 55-gallon drums and 110- and 220-gallon mini-bulk containers. It is expected thatthe larger containers will increase the intake of plastic to over 100,000 pounds per year.YearKentucky Table 1 - Quantity of Pesticides CollectedQuantity of Pesticides(pounds)Number ofParticipantsAverage Quantity of Pesticides perParticipant (pounds/participant)1991* 50,600 90 5621995 8,700 30** 2901996 52,500 76** 6911997 43,800 84 5211998 37,460 177 2121999 50,836 202 2522000 34,471 158 218TOTAL 278,367 817 341* 1991 was an Amnesty Day program coordinated by the Division of Conservation, Natural ResourcesCabinet as a multi-agency effort** Estimates based upon months of pick upInformation on program cost is not available.

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