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Clean Sweep Programs - US Environmental Protection Agency

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ARKANSAS AT A GLANCEThe Arkansas State Plant Board conducted a pilot collection in 2000, the first inthe state since 1992, and collected over 30,000 pounds of agricultural pesticides.Legislation passed in 2001authorized the state to fund the program with pesticideregistration fees starting in 2002.Collection HistoryProducts collected:PesticidesYear of first collection: 1992Program Status:Intermittent, activeQuantity Collected (lbs.)35,00030,00025,00020,00015,00010,0005,0000Quantity of Pesticides Collected30,6895,000Pre 1989 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000YearAmount collectedto date:35,689 lbs.Source: Unknown for 1992; state funds for 2000Program Funding Participant fee collected: NoCost information:$1.98 to $2.62 per poundCollection LogisticsMethod of collection: Single day events and on-site pick upDisposal method:Incineration and landfillExchange program: No1995 Universal Waste rule: Adopted, not yet authorizedPre-registration: Required in 2000; information not available for 1992Specific pesticides reported: NoEligible participants: FarmersContainer CollectionExisting program:YesMike Thompson Tel: (501) 225-1598State Plant Board Fax: (501) 225-3590Contact Information P.O. Box 1069No. 1 Natural Resource DriveLittle Rock, AR 72203Tom Ezell Tel: (501) 682-0876Department of <strong>Environmental</strong> Quality Fax: (501) 682-05658001 National Drive ezell@adeq.state.ar.usLittle Rock, AR 72219-8913http://www.plantboard.org/pesticides_about.html (State Plant Board, not specific to <strong>Clean</strong><strong>Sweep</strong>s)

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