Monthly archive for August 2015

In 2007, TPSA submitted a five-year strategy to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a condition of TPSA’s membership in the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP). TPSA’s overarching five-year goal is to foster and facilitate communication among pesticide stakeholders regarding stewardship issues as they arise. The specific

St. Louis, MO— The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) recently presented four stewardship awards at the 9th Annual Stewardship Conference held February 24 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The “Leadership in Product Stewardship – Private” was presented to Martin Fitzpatrick of BASF and the Chair of CropLife America Stewardship

St. Louis, MO ? The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) recently elected officers for 2009. The group also filled four board of director positions. New officers include President Kevin Neal, Office of Indiana State Chemist; Vice President Eric Laut, Veolia Environmental Services; Secretary, Jennifer McLaughlin, Clean Harbors Environmental

Agri-Plas ships first batches of crude oil to refinery BROOKS, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In the latest showing of Oregon’s entrepreneurial and environmenta l prowess, Agri-Plas, an Oregon-based plastics recycler, is the first company in the nation to convert unwanted and typically unrecyclable agricultural plastics into crude oil and ship

St. Louis, MO – “Environmental Stewardship” is a popular phrase used by the media these days, and for three days in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it was the “talk of the town.” The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA), held its 9th Annual Conference at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old

St. Louis, MO – In her introductory statement as Plenary Speaker of The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) Conference in Albuquerque, NM, Gretta Goldenman, Director of Milieu Ltd.  Brussels, Belgium, recalled her last visit to this city 25 years ago. It was then that she experienced her first

ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN— The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has initiated projects to revise the currently published standard ANSI/ASAE S315.3, Twine for Automatic Balers, and to develop a new standard for round -baler net wrap. The revision to ANSI/ASAE S315.3 will reflect the current

EPA is moving forward to propose regulations that once finalized, would require registrants of agricultural and professional specialty pesticides to recycle plastic pesticide containers. After careful deliberation and consideration of all possible options, the Agency is moving forward expeditiously with a proposed pesticide container recycling rule. Given

The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) is pleased to announce that Washington State has appropriated $130,000 interim funding to accommodate existing recycling services and facilitate continued growth for pesticide container recycling in the state. The funding was made possible through the efforts of TPSA Member Far West Agribusiness

Background EPA’s Final Rule with requirements for pesticide container design, residue removal and containment for large tanks has been reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget. The road is now clear for processing and signature by the EPA Administrator this summer. Requirements on the