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NPSA has recently entered into a partnership agreement with the North American Hazardous Materials Management Association (NAHMMA). NAHMMA is professional membership-based organization of individuals, businesses, government officials and non-profit organizations dedicated to pollution prevention and reducing the hazardous constituents entering municipal waste streams from households, small businesses
Read more →In September 2004, state, federal and local officials collected the millionth pound of potentially dangerous, outdated pesticides from Michigan for safe disposal through the Clean Sweep program during National Pollution Prevention Week. Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) Director Dan Wyant was on hand with other state, local
Read more →The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and the Virginia Pesticide Control Board (VPCB) announced today that they have surpassed the one-million pound mark in collecting and disposing of the Commonwealth’s unwanted pesticides. The 2004 disposal project isn’t over yet, with seven localities in central
Read more →On July 19, 2004, the Working Committee for Water Quality and Pesticide Disposal (WQ&PD) of the State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) submitted a report on pesticide disposal label language to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The report, entitled EPA Label Review Manual Revision:
Read more →Even though fewer dollars were available for unwanted pesticide collections in North Dakota this year, large amounts of chemicals still showed up at collection sites. Through July 2003, collections were held at nine sites and over 155,000 pounds of unwanted and unusable pesticides were brought in for
Read more →After 13 years of operation, the Wisconsin Agricultural Clean Sweep Program will cross a significant milestone this spring when it collects its two millionth pound. Only two other states have attained this mark: Texas and Minnesota. This event will be marked with a party and celebration in
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