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Pesticide Container Recycling
The chemical crop protection industry has been a leader in reducing the need for plastic containers by developing lower-dosage products, bulk products and refillable containers. As part of responsible stewardship, the industry has established and supported collection and recycling programs for pesticide containers. |
Background
CropLife America encourages its member companies to participate in the Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC) and its program for collecting and recycling specific containers. Only clean, empty containers are accepted by non-hazardous waste landfills or container collection centers. Proper rinsing of empty pesticide containers is a requirement of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA,) and properly rinsed pesticide containers are considered non-hazardous solid waste by the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
CropLife America's Position
- CLA strongly believes that recycling of high density polyethylene (HDPE) containers should remain voluntary for growers and agricultural retailers and that triple-rinsed containers remain non-hazardous waste.
- CLA recommends that pesticide registrants be required by EPA to recycle pesticide containers through organizations such as ACRC and that trade associations align themselves to emphasize recycling.
- CLA strongly supports EPA's efforts to develop a proposed recycling rule to be published in 2007. EPA stated in the preamble of its 2006 Container-Containment rule that is also committed to this goal.
- Only clean, empty containers should be accepted by non-hazardous waste landfills or container collection centers.
