The Georgia Clean Day pesticide collection event through the GA Department of Agriculture is scheduled for August 16, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Tri-County Gin in Coffee County. This program gives everyone an opportunity to discard old or cancelled pesticides to a hazardous waste contractor for disposal. The Georgia Department of Agriculture we will be requiring pre-registration for the event. For more information about the event please contact your local extension agent, visit our website: https://agr.georgia.gov/georgia-clean-day or contact Rick Hayes coordinator for the event at ricky.hayes@agr.georgia.gov (Office: 404-656-4958) (Cell: 404-535-1614) or Ashley Smith, Coffee County CEA at (912)850-4059.
Acceptable materials include: Insecticides, Growth Regulators, Fungicides, Harvest Aid Chemicals, Nematicides, Bactericides, Herbicides, and Miscellaneous pesticides. All cancelled, suspended, unusable and unlabeled materials classified as pesticides may be turned in for collection.
Excluded materials are: Compressed Gases, Solvents, Paints, Antifreeze, Motor Oil, Explosive Materials, or Fertilizers or Nutrients that are neither hazardous or do not contain pesticide.
Pre-registration is mandatory for program participation and needs to be returned to Rick Hayes, Clean Day Waste Disposal Coordinator by August 10.
Please scroll down to see all of the information: the flyer, event information form, pre-registration form, and event location map.