Coordinator's Comments

Thanks also to those of you who helped with the publicizing of the special flood-damaged pesticide collections in the Red River Valley. A total of 90,713 pounds of waste or flood damaged pesticides was collected.

There were 142 individuals who brought 19,402 pounds of waste pesticides to the eight western North Dakota collection sites in June. The total amount of waste pesticides collected and disposed of since 1992 is over 230 tons.

A Central North Dakota Collection Program is scheduled for July 21-25

See following information for details.

RECYCLE YOUR Containers

Someone you know did not receive this issue of the North Dakota Pesticide Quarterly because their certification card expired on April 1, 1997. If that was one of your employees, then any application of restricted use pesticides by them is in violation of the law. Some people did not complete the requirements for recertification and have dropped out of the system. Please make sure that your employees are properly certified.

Now that you are more than half way through the 1997 season it is time to quickly review your operation. Are you achieving the results you're looking for? Are profits up and costs down?

Is your professionalism showing? Do you have what it takes to succeed in this business?

Its easy to spot a successful operation. Service is the first priority. Much attention is paid to details. Equipment is maintained. Safety is important. The operation is organized and clean.

How does your operation rate? What do your customers and neighbors see when they look at your operation? Do they see a business that places a high priority on safety and protecting the environment? Do they see a good neighbor? One who cares?

If you or your business are trustworthy, there will be fewer complaints and better public relations.

Best wishes for the 1997 Season.
Greg Dahl

Recycle Plastic Containers

How do you plan to dispose of your empty pesticide containers? If you are using returnable containers I applaud you. That is a great way to minimize the pesticide container disposal problem. If you're not please consider recycling. IT IS ILLEGAL FOR COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS TO BURN EMPTY PESTICIDE CONTAINERS. Leaving the containers for your customers to dispose of is certainly not customer friendly and just passes the problem along. Taking properly rinsed containers to an approved landfill is a legal solution, but recycling makes more sense. Ostlund Chemical Company, West Chem Agricultural Chemicals, Inc., and Cenex/Land O' Lakes are collecting and recycling properly rinsed plastic pesticide containers.

Plastic containers should be triple rinsed, pressure rinsed, and inspected to be free from visible pesticide residues. The labels and caps need to be removed.

The schedule of dates, times, and locations for the Ostlund and West Chem collections is:

1997 Ostlund Chemical Co. Container Collection Schedule
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August 4   8:00-11:00	Ypsilanti Elevator, Ypsilanti 
August 4   1:00-4:00	Enderlin Farmers Elev., Enderlin 
August 5   8:00-11:00	Larson Grain, Lamoure 	
August 5   1:00-4:00	Gwinner Elevator, Gwinner 	
August 6   8:00-11:00	Harvest States Coop, Mooreton 
August 7   8:00-11:00	Clifford Farmers Elevator, Clifford
August 7   1:00-4:00	Arthur Elevator, Arthur 
August 8   8:00-11:00	Ostlund Chemical Co., Drayton
August 8   1:00-4:00	Ostlund Chemical Co., Grand Forks 
August 11  8:00-11:00	Wimbledon Grain, Wimbledon 
August 12  8:00-11:00	Reimers Seed, Carrington 
August 12  1:00-4:00	Helm Flying, Harvey
August 13  8:00-11:00	Ostlund Chemical Co., Rugby 
August 13  1:00-4:00	Rolla Flying Service, Rolla
August 15  8:00-11:00	Farmers Shipping & Supply, Edmore 
August 15  1:00-4:00	Lakota Ag, Lakota 

August 11 through August 15 there will be a continous collection 
at Ostlund Chemical Co. Mapleton. Hours will be 8 to 5.
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WestChem Agricultural Chemicals Inc. Container Collection Schedule
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July 29	    8:00-10:00	    Taylor Ag, Watford City 
July 29	   11:00-1:00	    Dakota Quality Grain, Parshall
July 29	    2:00-4:00	    Poynter's Ag Supply, Sawyer
July 30	    8:00-10:00	    Souris River Grain, Kramer 
July 30	   11:00-1:00	    Curt Undlin Co., Lansford
July 30	    2:00-4:00	    Berthold Farmers Elevator, Berthold 
July 31	    8:00-10:00	    Farmers Union Oil, Crosby 	
July 31	   11:00-1:00	    Harvest States Coop, Bowbells 
July 31	    2:00-4:00	    Dakota Quality Grain, Ross 
August 1    8:00-5:00	    WestChem Warehouse, Williston
August 18   8:00-11:00 MST  Halliday Farmers Elev., Halliday
August 18  12:00-3:00 MST   Dodge Farmers Elevator, Dodge
August 18   4:00-7:00 MST   Stone Mill, Richardton 
August 19   8:00-1100 MST   Circle K Feeds, Glen Ullin
August 19  12:00-3:00 MST   Bentley Equity Elevator, Bentley
August 19   4:00-7:00 MST   Air Dakota Flite, Hettinger
August 20   7:00-10:00 MST  Scranton Equity Elevator, Scranton
August 20  11:00-2:00 MST   Bowman Grain, Bowman
August 20   3:00-6:00 MST   Farmers Union Equity Elev.,Rhame
August 21   7:00-11:00 MST  Fitterer Oil Co., New England
August 21   1:00-5:00 MST   Golva Coop. Elevator, Golva
August 22   8:00-5:00 MST   WestChem, Dickinson 
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Applicators may bring properly rinsed and clean containers to the collection locations at the times listed. They will be accepting 1, 2.5, 30, and 110 gallon plastic containers. For more information contact Ostlund Chemical Co. or WestChem Agricultural Chemicals, Inc.

Cenex/Land O' Lakes Collections

Applicators may bring properly rinsed and clean containers to the closest Cenex/Land O' Lakes cooperative before the last week of August. Containers will be consolidated and ground and recycled in September. They will be accepting 1, 2.5, and 30 gallon plastic containers. The 30 gallon plastic containers should be cut in half.

Cenex/Land O' Lakes will also accept intact, properly rinsed metal 30 and 55 gallon containers. They should be properly rinsed and clean, dent free, and the bungs should be intact. If you have any questions contact a Cenex/Land O' Lakes sales specialist.

Central North Dakota Waste Pesticide Collections July 21- 25

Please help promote these collection locations to your customers.

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture will be conducting special Project Safe Send collections at eight locations in central North Dakota. Participants WILL NOT need to preregister for the collections. The collection sites will be open at the dates, times, and locations listed. The collection dates, times, and locations are:

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Date	 Time		Location
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July 21	 8 am-2 pm CDT	Jamestown Department of Transportation 
July 21	 8 am-2 pm CDT	Edgeley Department of Transportation DOT 
			   pit (2 mi. north of Edgeley)
July 22  8 am-2 pm CDT 	Valley City Department of Transportation
July 22  8 am-2 pm CDT 	Cooperstown Department of Transportation
July 24	 8 am-2 pm CDT 	Cando Department of Transportation
July 24	 8 am-2 pm CDT 	Maddock Department of Transportation
July 25	 8 am-2 pm CDT 	Velva Department of Transportation
July 25	 8 am-2 pm CDT	Bismarck Department of Transportation
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Anyone who has pesticides that should be disposed of but cannot bring the waste pesticides to the collections or anyone who has questions about the program should contact the North Dakota Department of Agriculture at 800-242-7535.