Release Date
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, AUG. 23, 2024 – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will offer a free waste pesticide collection event Sept. 7 at the Southwest Research, Extension and Education Center, located at 14548 State Road H in Mount Vernon. The event will be open from 8 a.m. to noon and is available to all Missouri farms 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
dnr.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.
Other 2024 events:
- Oct. 5 – 901 S. Main St. in Carrollton.
Register for one of the collection events at pesticidecollectionregistration@dnr.mo.gov. 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.