DNR to host free pesticide pickup in Mount Vernon Sept. 7

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will offer a free waste pesticide collection event Sept. 7 at the Southwest Research, Extension and Education Center, located at 14548 State Road H in Mount Vernon. The event will be open from 8 a.m. to noon and is available to all Missouri farms and households.

Accepted (Limited to 8,000 lbs. total weight per farm or household):

Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, de-wormers, fly tags, fertilizers containing pesticide.

Not accepted:

Pesticide rinsate: For rinsate management information, visit dnr.mo.gov/document-search/pesticide-rinsate-management-pub2870/pub2870.

Paint, explosives, fire extinguishers, yard waste, electronics, trash, pesticides from businesses, pesticide-production facilities, pesticide distributors, pesticide retailers or similar entities.

Other 2024 events:

Oct. 5 – 901 S. Main St. in Carrollton.

Register for one of the collection events at pesticidecollectionregistration@dnr.mo.gov. More information about the Missouri Pesticide Collection Program is available online at dnr.mo.gov/waste-recycling/what-were-doing/events-collections-trainings/missouri-pesticide-collection-program.