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Clean Sweep Programs - US Environmental Protection Agency

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Summary of North Dakota Waste Pesticide Disposal ProgramPrior to 1992, the North Dakota Department of Health collected 42,000 pounds of pesticides. In1992, the Department of Agriculture was authorized to establish a pesticide disposal and empty containerrecycling program. The waste disposal program evolved into the current and continuous North DakotaProject Safe Send collection and disposal program. Through the middle of 2000, more than one millionpounds of unwanted pesticides have been collected and disposed. Project Safe Send is administeredthrough the North Dakota Department of Agriculture with an advisory board that includes the Farm Bureau,Farmers Union, State University Extension Service, State Department of Health and others.Project Safe Send is open to all North Dakota residents, however it is targeted to farmers,ranchers, pesticide dealers and applicators. The program is free to participants, and is funded by the statewith product registration fees paid by pesticide manufacturers. Initially, pre-registration was a requirementof Safe Send, but in 1997 the Department of Agriculture made it optional and at the same time increased thenumber of waste collection sites. Project Safe Send participation increased after these changes wereimplemented.Project Safe Send requires participants to bring unwanted pesticides to a local collection site duringthe hours of operation. The program is supported by contractors who are selected through a competitiveprocess. Contractors unload wastes, collect paperwork, pack and label the waste, and transport it toincinerators outside the state of North Dakota. Also, the contractor prepares the shipping manifests andbills of lading which essentially transfers liability when the contractor accepts the waste and signs themanifest as the generator.YearNorth Dakota Table 1 - Quantity of Pesticides CollectedQuantity ofPesticides (pounds)Number ofParticipantsAverage Quantity of Pesticides perParticipant (pounds/participant)1980 6,300 no data NA1984 11,500 no data NA1988 10,460 no data NA1989 13,740 no data NA1992 80,910 396 2041993 0 0 NA1994 131,838 608 2171995 48,222 145 3331996 94,389 341 2771997 174,275 484 3601998 131,709 367 3591999 158,938 321 4952000 166,949 332 503TOTAL 1,029,230 More than 2,994 330 (since 1992)Information on program cost is not available.NA = not applicable

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