WI: PESTICIDE CLEAN SWEEP EVENTS ANNOUNCED
News Date September 15, 2009
Homeowners, farmers, rural property owners, and businesses in 43 counties, two cities and five tribal nations will have access to disposal services for hundreds of chemicals this fall. Wisconsin Clean Sweep is open to urban homeowners and renters, farmers and rural residents as a way to dispose of unwanted chemicals, pesticides or hazardous waste.
collection participants bring lead paint, solvents, pipeline cleaners from dairy farms, old pesticides that are no longer on the market like DDT and newer products like Round-up. Businesses will also find better access to lower cost disposal services through Wisconsin Clean Sweep. Since the Clean Sweep program began in 1990 with the focus on collecting agricultural chemicals, the program has expanded to include household hazardous waste as well. The program has collected more than five million pounds of unwanted chemicals, pesticides and hazardous waste.
For information on Wisconsin Clean Sweep, contact Roger Springman, 608-224-4545 or by e-mail roger.springman@datcp.state.wi.us. (Contact: Jane H. Larson, (608) 224-5005 or by email Jane.Larson@Wisconsin.gov. )