Mississippi area farmers with waste agricultural pesticides are invited to take part in two waste pesticide disposal events.

The first will be held on Tuesday, November 29 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of the former Fred’s building located at 1098 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Marks.

A contractor will be on site accepting agricultural waste products at this event, and waste tires from the farm will also be accepted. Farmers and landowners may drop off up to 10 automobile/light truck sized tires and up to 2 tractor-sized tires for recycling between 7:30 am and 2:30 pm at the Quitman County Road Department located nearby at 100 Airport Road in Marks.

The second event will be held on Thursday, December 8 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of the former Delta Elastics factory. The address of the old factory is 236 Maple Street in Rolling Fork, but you should enter the parking lot and drop-off point from Hwy 61. A contractor will be on site accepting agricultural waste products at this event.

These events offer farmers a no-cost, environmentally safe way to dispose of leftover pesticide products through a licensed contractor.

There is no charge to Mississippi farmers and private landowners, but participants are responsible for safely transporting waste pesticides and tires to the collection sites. Waste pesticides include leftover, cancelled, or otherwise unusable products such as insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and plant growth regulators. No rinsates or pesticides in bulk containers (cages) will be accepted.

A licensed hazardous waste contractor will be on hand at the collection site and will collect, analyze, and dispose of or recycle the products out of state according to environmental laws and regulations.

This program is coordinated by the Mississippi State University Extension Service with funds made available through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

For more information, contact either the Quitman County Extension Service office at 662-326-8939 or the Sharkey County Extension Service office at 662-873-6138.