ETOBICOKE, Ontario, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Starting next week, Nova Scotian farmers can safely dispose of unwanted agricultural pesticides and old, obsolete livestock and equine medications through a Cleanfarms program.
Cleanfarms is operating 11 collection events at local ag retailer locations throughout the province for a two-week period, starting on Monday, October 28 and ending on Friday, November 8.
“Every time we’re here, farmers participate in this program because having safe, reliable ways to manage these materials is important to them. Collection events offer an opportunity for farmers to dispose of the materials that may have built up on their farms over the past few years at no charge.” says Cleanfarms’ Executive Director Barry Friesen. “It’s beneficial to our team as well, because these events allow us to connect with farmers in different regions each year and learn more about their circumstances, all while providing a service that’s valuable for them and their community as a whole.”
The crop protection industry, in partnership with the Canadian Animal Health Institute (CAHI), covers the full cost of operating the program and disposing of the materials safely.
Since the program began, more than 4.53 million kg of unwanted pesticides and 74,500 kg of obsolete farm animal (cattle, horses, goats, poultry) health medications have been collected across Canada.
This year’s Nova Scotia collection events run from 9am - 4pm in:
- Amherst – Amherst Co-op Country Store – 17 Lawrence St., B4H 3G4
- Antigonish – Antigonish Farm & Garden Co-op – 91 Saint Andrews St., B2G 2G9
- Coldbrook – Scotian Gold Co-op Ltd. – 7027 Hwy. 1, B4R 1C5
- Collingwood – Bragg Lumber Company Ltd. – 97 Bragg Rd., B0M 1E0
- Halifax – Halifax Seed Company – 5860 Kane St., B3K 5L8
- Kentville – Cavendish Agri Services – 1205 Hwy. 359, B4N 3W4
- Milford Station – Corridor Co-op Country Store – 2289 Hwy. 2, B0N 1Y0
- Sydney – United Farmers Co-op – 502 Keltic Dr., B1P 6H3
- Truro – Truro Agromart Ltd. – 547 Onslow Rd., B6L 5L3
- Truro – Cavendish Agri Services – 38 Wade Rd., B2N 6S9
- Wilmont – Cavendish Agri Services – 14062 Hwy. 1, B0S 1P0
More details can be found on Cleanfarms.ca under “what to recycle & where”.
Materials accepted in the Cleanfarms program include:
- Unwanted (or “obsolete”) agricultural pesticides including seed treatment (identified with a Pest Control Product number on the label; including used miticide strips).
- Commercial pesticides for golf courses and industrial and commercial pest control products (identified with a Pest Control Product number on the label).
- Livestock/equine medications that are used on-farm in the rearing of livestock, poultry or horses in an agricultural context (identified with a DIN number, serial number, notification number or Pest Control Product number on the label).
The program does NOT accept:
- Treated seed/seed that is treated
- Fertilizer, diluted solution, large quantities of unopened product
- Full and unopened jugs of adjuvant or surfactant
- Needles or sharps, medicated feed, aerosol containers, premises disinfectants and sanitizers, veterinary clinic waste and medications, ear tags, and aerosols
- Domestic pesticides, fertilizers and animal health products
- Any other household hazardous waste
Cleanfarms rotates the program to regions across Canada every three years. Collection events will return to Nova Scotia in 2027.
About Cleanfarms
Cleanfarms is an agricultural industry stewardship organization that contributes to a healthier environment and a sustainable future by recovering and recycling agricultural and related industry plastics, packaging and products. It is funded by its members in the crop protection, seed, fertilizer, animal health medication, peat moss, animal bedding, feed, ag plastics, and maple tubing industries. It has staff located in Lethbridge, Alberta; Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; Minnedosa, Manitoba; Etobicoke, Ontario; and St-Bruno, Quebec.
cleanfarms.ca/materials/unwanted-pesticides-animal-meds/
Contact:
Margot Beverley, Director, Communications
beverleym@cleanfarms.ca | 647-557-1801
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