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Clean Sweep Programs - US Environmental Protection Agency

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Summary of Utah Waste Pesticide Disposal ProgramThe Utah Department of Agriculture has conducted annual pesticide collection programs since1993. Preregistration is a requirement of the program. The Department of Agriculture and Food periodicallysurveys the agricultural community to monitor the amount of pesticides that needs to be collected.Participants transport the pesticides, in containers provided by the Department of Agriculture and Food, toa central site in the participant’s region. Participants are protected from risk or penalty. Participation in theprogram is free, and the Department does not keep any record of the participant upon completion of thecollection event. A contractor is responsible for collecting the pesticides at the central point and transportingthem to a disposal site. The Utah collection and disposal program will continue annually using the sameformat.YearQuantity ofPesticides(pounds)Utah Table 1 - Quantity of Pesticides CollectedNumber ofParticipantsAverage Quantity ofPesticides per Participant(pounds/participant)ProgramCostAverage Cost(per pound)1993 11,453 21 545 $51,539 $4.501994 17,487 27 648 $78,692 $4.501995 14,095 45 313 $49,333 $3.501996 13,334 27 494 $46,669 $3.501997 18,903 25 756 $47,258 $2.501998 26,244 29 905 $44,090 $1.681999 17,145 31 552 $36,832 $2.152000 26,600 46 578 $40,474 $1.52TOTAL 145,261 251 579 $394,887 $2.72

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