Pesticide Recycling Collection

Last Pesticide Container Recycling for 2018 opportunity at…
Helena Chemical
440 North Main Street
Woodstown, New Jersey 08098
Friday, October 12 – NJ Department of Agriculture Staffed
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

DO NOT DROP OFF CONTAINERS UNLESS IT IS DURING THE SCHEDULED COLLECTION

Plastic Pesticide Container Processing Steps and Size Limits:

1. ALL pesticide containers must be either triple rinsed or pressure rinsed and drained and;
2. ALL pesticide containers must be free of residue (other than stains);
3. The booklet must be removed (you do not have to remove the paper labels glued to the container or the plastic sleeves);
4. Foil seal must be removed;
5. Only non-refillable pesticide containers will be accepted – you should drill a ¼-inch hole in the container or with a utility knife make a slit in the of the container so the container will not hold liquids;
6. Only pesticide containers embossed with HDPE or the recycling #2 will be accepted;
7. Pesticide containers up to 55-gallons in capacity will be accepted. 5-gallon pales must be cut in half; 30-gallon containers into at least 4 pieces; and 55-gallon containers into at least 6 pieces. This can be accomplished using a Sawzall, chainsaw, circular saw, or reciprocating saw. It is not necessary to cut up containers less than 5-gallons; and
8. Pesticide containers must have originally held an EPA registered pesticide.

Items That Will Not Be Accepted and Will be Returned to the Recipient:

1. Pesticide containers with dried formulation on the container, pour spout or the spout threads;
2. Pesticide containers with liquid residue;
3. Pesticide containers where the insides are caked with dried residue;
4. Mini-bulk, saddle tanks and nurse tanks, which can be made of fiberglass;
5. Pesticide containers with lids; or
6. Containers that held any type of petroleum oil product or antifreeze.

Non-Waxy Cardboard Collection

Helena Chemical Woodstown will also be accepting, at no charge, non-waxy cardboard since their products are sold to the end users in cardboard boxes. Every Friday during the months of April through October 2017 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and during the scheduled pesticide container collection times, cardboard will be accepted. Clean non-waxy cardboard must be broken down and flatten.

Other Rigid Plastic Recycling

If you generate other clean non-petroleum containing plastic (crates, buckets, pales, nursery pots, etc.), the Cumberland County collection site ONLY may accept the material during the scheduled Cumberland collection dates. Cumberland will also accept pales and 55-gallon drums not cut up.

For questions contact Roberta Lang, Agriculture Resource Specialist I, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources,
P.O. Box 330, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0330, Phone: 609.292.2242, Fax: 609.633.7229

Salem County Improvement Authority

Providing safe, environmentally compliant, and affordable solid waste management, recycling assistance, and education for the Salem County community.

The landfill is an important public asset and public service operated by the Salem County Improvement Authority utilizing best management practices and sound business judgment.

Items Accepted:
All clothing, shoes, sneakers, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, pillowcases, drapes, and stuffed toys. (Your donation will not be cut up or shredded)

Please… no rags, fabric scraps, non-stuffed toys or household goods – these items are a hardship and expense to dispose of.

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Let us know if you would like a visit from Fiona!

This is Fiona and she is an eight-year-old Sulcata Tortoise. Fiona was invited to teach the children attending the Coombs Barnyard Farm Camp about recycling and how to compost. Fiona helped the campers ages 5 to 12 understand just how long it takes for our discarded items to degrade and why it’s so important to recycle all we can and to compost our food waste. Fiona is going to live to be 150 years old and, sadly, the fishing line left on the beach will be around far longer – 600 years! The disposable diaper will outlast Fiona, too. It will be around for 550 years. The plastic milk container will be around for 50 to 80 years, and the steel can for 50 years. It’s a good thing they can be recycled!