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This October, the Maine Board of Pesticides Control (BPC) will team up with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to dispose of banned pesticides or pesticides that have become caked, frozen, or otherwise rendered unusable.<\/p>\n<p>This free disposal program is open to homeowners, family-owned farms and greenhouses. All people need to do is register by September 27, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not unusual for homes and farms to have unintentional hazardous waste\u2014old or unusable pesticides sitting around in basements, garages, or barns. Old chemicals like DDT, lead arsenate, 2,4,5-T, and chlordane, can be difficult and expensive to dispose of properly.<\/p>\n<p>While removal of these pesticides can seem daunting, it\u2019s important for the protection of public, wildlife, and environmental health that they are dealt with properly and not thrown in the trash or down the drain, where they can contaminate land and water resources, including drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge people holding these chemicals to contact us immediately to register,\u201d said BPC Director, Henry Jennings. \u201cThere will be four sites throughout the state where participants will be able to bring their obsolete pesticides and dispose of them conveniently and at no cost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The collected chemicals go to out-of-state disposal facilities licensed by the federal Environmental Protection Agency where they are incinerated or reprocessed.<\/p>\n<p>Registration by September 27, 2013, is mandatory\u2014drop-ins are not permitted. To register, get details, and learn important information about the temporary storage and transportation of obsolete pesticides, go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/thinkfirstspraylast.org\">BPC website<\/a> or call 207-287-2731.<\/p>\n<p>The Maine Obsolete Pesticides Collection Program, jointly sponsored by the BPC and DEP, and paid for entirely through pesticide product registration fees, has kept more than 90 tons of pesticides out of the waste stream since its start in 1982.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 For more information on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/agriculture\/pesticides\/\">Maine Board of Pesticides Control<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 For more information on the <a href=\"http:\/\/maine.gov\/dep\"> Maine Department of Environmental Protection<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUGUSTA\u2014Mainers are urged to take advantage of a free opportunity to dispose of banned or unusable pesticides that they may have in their homes or elsewhere on their properties. 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