Clean Sweep program to visit Bartholomew County

The 2022 Clean Sweep Pesticide Disposal Program sponsored by the Office of the Indiana State Chemist (OISC) offers statewide pesticide collection sites in Wabash, Bartholomew, Daviess, Randolph, Porter and Hendricks counties in August.

This is a great way for farmers, public and private schools, ag dealers, nurseries, golf courses, cities, towns, municipalities, county units of government and others to dispose of suspended, canceled, banned, unusable, opened, unopened or just unwanted pesticides (weed killers, insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, miticides, etc.) for free.

Up to 250 pounds per participant is allowed.

To get started, visit the Office of the Indiana State Chemist (OISC) website to download the participant form at oisc.purdue.edu or contact Nathan Davis at [email protected] to have a participant form emailed.

Complete and submit the participant form by mail, e-mail, or fax by Friday. Then bring your labeled, leak free and safe to transport containers to the collection site. Do not mix materials. In case of an emergency, you should bring with you a list of products you are carrying and a contact phone number.

The drop off time is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at:

—Aug. 16: Ceres Solutions, Wabash

—Aug. 17: Bartholomew County Solid Waste District, Columbus

—Aug. 18: Daviess County Highway Department, Montgomery

—Aug. 23: Davis Purdue Ag Center, Farmland

—Aug. 24: Co-Alliance, Valparaiso

—Aug. 25: Hendricks County Fairgrounds, Danville