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Clean Sweep Programs - US Environmental Protection Agency

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ALABAMA AT A GLANCESince 1994 Alabama has conducted four clean sweep collections with theDepartment of Agriculture and Industries as the lead agency. The State ofAlabama, EPA, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and private sources have fundedthese efforts. The state has collected nearly 190,000 pounds of pesticides.Collection HistoryProducts collected:Pesticides and household wasteYear of first collection: 1994Program Status:Intermittent, activeQuantity Collected (lbs.)80,00070,00060,00050,00040,00030,00020,00010,0000Quantity of Pesticides CollectedYear71,15455,24650,344Pre 1989 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 200012,649Amount collectedto date:189, 393 lbs.Program FundingSource:State funds, EPA grants, and grants from theTennessee Valley Authority and privatecompaniesParticipant fee collected: NoCost information: Ranges from $1.28 per pound in 1999 to $2.40per pound in 1995Collection LogisticsMethod of collection: Single day eventsDisposal method:Incineration and landfillExchange program:No1995 Universal Waste rule: Adopted, authorized in 1998Pre-registration:RequiredSpecific pesticides reported: NoEligible participants: Farmers and the publicContainer CollectionExisting program:YesContact InformationTony CoferDepartment of Agriculture & Industries Tel: (334) 240-7237Ground Water Section Pesticide Mgmt Fax: (334) 240-7168P.O. Box 3336groundwater@agi.state.al.usMontgomery, AL 36109-0336Website: http://www.agi.state.al.us (Department of Agriculture and Industries,not specific to <strong>Clean</strong> <strong>Sweep</strong>s)

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