CLEAN SWEEP COLLECTIONS SCHEDULED IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TO DISPOSE OF UNWANTED AGRICHEMICALS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 17, 2003

CLEAN SWEEP COLLECTIONS SCHEDULED IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TO DISPOSE OF UNWANTED AGRICHEMICALS

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Agriculture will hold two Clean Sweep collections in June, enabling residents of eight counties to dispose of unwanted agrichemicals for free. “Clean Sweep provides an excellent opportunity to go through barns and storage sheds and dispose of unneeded pesticides that could pose a safety hazard,” Scott Frank, IDOA bureau chief of environmental programs, said. “The program is free, and the state of Illinois will assume liability for the proper disposal of all agrichemicals collected.”

Clean Sweep is responsible for safely disposing of more than 300,000 pounds of unwanted agrichemicals since its inception in 1990. The program is funded through a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Participants must register the products they want to get rid of by May 9. Registration is necessary to give the waste disposal contractor ample time to prepare for the different kinds of materials that will need to be handled. Forms are available by calling the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Hotline at 1-800-641-3934 or visiting one of the program sponsors. They should be returned before the deadline to the participant’s local county extension unit.

After returning these forms, participants will be mailed a reservation card indicating the date, time and location of the collection.

Following are the names and addresses of the program sponsors where registration forms can be obtained:Clean Sweep Sponsors

(McLean, DeWitt, Piatt, Macon and Moultrie counties)

McLean County Farm Bureau
2301 W. Market St.
Bloomington, IL 61704-5147

McLean County Soil and Water Conservation District
402 N. Kays Dr.
Normal, IL 61761

McLean County Extension Unit
402 N. Hershey Rd.
Bloomington, IL 61704

DeWitt County Farm Bureau
Highway 54, West
Clinton, IL 61727-0517

DeWitt County Soil and Water Conservation District
P.O. Box 617
Clinton, IL 61727

DeWitt County Extension Unit
P.O. Box 347
Clinton, IL 61727

Piatt County Farm Bureau
427 W. Marion, P.O. Box 223
Monticello, IL 61856-0223

Piatt County Soil and Water Conservation District
4005 Bear Lane
Monticello, IL 61856

Piatt County Extension Unit
210 S. Market St.
Monticello, IL 61856

Macon County Farm Bureau
1150 W. Pershing Rd.
Decatur, IL 62526-6205

Macon County Soil and Water Conservation District
4004 College Park Rd.
Decatur, IL 62521

Macon County Extension Unit
2535 Millikin Parkway
Decatur, IL 62526

Moultrie County Farm Bureau
1102 W. Jackson St.
Sullivan, IL 61951-1030

Moultrie County Soil and Water Conservation District
1412 S. Hamilton
Sullivan, IL 61951

Moultrie/Douglas Extension Unit
122 S. Walnut St.
Arthur, IL 61951

Heartland of Illinois Resource Conservation and Development
4004 College Park Rd.
Decatur, IL 62521

/Clean Sweep Sponsors
(Franklin, Williamson and Johnson counties)

Franklin County Farm Bureau
Rt. 3, P.O.Box 457
Benton, IL 62812-0457

Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District
711 N. DuQuoin St.
Benton, IL 62812

Franklin County Extension Unit
1212 Rt. 14 West
Benton, IL 62812

Williamson County Farm Bureau
1517 E. DeYoung
Marion, IL 62959-5013

Williamson County Soil and Water Conservation District
712 N. Carbon St.
Marion, IL 62959

Williamson County Extension Unit
1306 N. Atchison Ave., Suite A
Marion, IL 62959

Johnson County Farm Bureau
809 N. First, P.O. Box 335
Vienna, IL 62995-0335

Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation District
807 N. First St.
Vienna, IL 62995

Johnson County Extension Unit
208 E. Main, P.O. Box 158
Vienna, IL 62995

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