JEFFERSON CITY, MO, May 4, 2026 – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will offer four free waste pesticide collections across the state in 2026. The collection events will operate from 8 a.m. to noon at each location and are open to Missouri farmers 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 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.
2026 pesticide collection event schedule:
• May 23
Montgomery City
MFA Agri Services, 226 N Walker St
• August 29
Albany
Hundley-Whaley Research Center, 1109 S Birch St
• October 3
Houston
MFA Agri Services, 110 MO-17
• November 7
Clinton
Farmers Elevator Fertilizer Plant, 1405 NE 52 Highway
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 or call the department’s Waste Management Program at 573-526-3910.