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IDOA SCHEDULES CLEAN SWEEP COLLECTION IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

Press Release - Thursday, April 18, 2024

SPRINGFIELD, IL. - Residents of 11 Illinois counties can dispose of unwanted agrichemicals for free this year through the Illinois Department of Agriculture's (IDOA) agricultural pesticide "Clean Sweep" program.

A "Clean Sweep" collection has been scheduled in late summer for Bureau, Carroll, Henry, JoDaviess, Lasalle, Lee, Ogle, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago Counties, IDOA announced today. The collection, which rotates among Illinois counties, is open to farmers, retired farmers, nursery owners, private pesticide applicators, structural pest control applicators and landowners who inherited unwanted agricultural pesticides with their property.

"There are two main reasons to take advantage of this program," said Brad Beaver, Bureau Chief of Environmental Programs. "The Department is able to provide the service free of charge thanks to a grant obtained from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If individuals were to properly dispose of agrichemicals on their own, it could be expensive. Secondly, the state of Illinois, not the program participant, will assume liability for the proper disposal of all materials collected."

Participants must register the products they plan to dispose of by July 26. Registration is required to give the waste disposal contractor time to prepare for the different kinds of materials being collected. Forms can be obtained either by calling the IDOA Pesticide Hotline at 1-800-641-3934, online at agr.illinois.gov/pesticides/pesticide-clean-sweep-program.html or by visiting one of the program sponsors listed below.

Completed forms should be mailed or faxed to the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The mailing address is: Clean Sweep Program, Illinois Department of Agriculture, State Fairgrounds, P.O. Box 19281, Springfield, IL, 62794-9281. The fax number is (217) 524-4882. Participants then will be sent a reservation card indicating the date, time and location of their collection.

The "Clean Sweep" program began in 1990 in Illinois. Since its inception, the Department has held 54 collection events through the state and collected 662,517 pounds of material from 2,301 participants.


 

Clean Sweep Sponsors

 

Bureau - Co. SWCD

312 E. Backbone Rd.

Princeton, Il 61356

Bureau - Univ. Of IL Ext.

850 Thompson St,

Becker Professional Suite

Princeton, Il 61356

 

Bureau Farm Bureau

1407 N Main St

   Princeton, Il 61356

Carroll Farm Bureau

811 South Clay Street

   Mount Carroll, Il 61053

Carroll - Univ. Of IL Ext.

642 S East Street

Mt. Carroll, Il 61053

 

Carroll - Co. SWCD

807c S. Clay St.

My. Carroll, Il 61053

Henry Farm Bureau

128 N Prospect St

   Cambridge, Il 61238

Henry - Co. SWCD

301 East North St-P O Box 162

Cambridge, Il 61238

 

Henry - Univ. Of IL Ext.

358 Front Street

Galva, Il 61434

Jodaviess Farm Bureau

212 N Main St Po Box 501

Elizabeth, Il 61028

Jodaviess - Co. SWCD

227 N Main St. - Po Box 502

Elizabeth, Il 61028

 

Jodaviess - Univ. Of IL Ext.

204 Vine, Po Box 600

Elizabeth, Il 61028

Lasalle - Univ. Of IL Ext.

815 North Orlando Smith R Rm C223

Oglesby, Il 61348

 

Lasalle - Univ. Of IL Ext.

1689 North 31st Road, Suite 2

Oglesby, Il 61348

 

Lasalle Farm Bureau

4201 Columbus St

Ottawa, Il 61350

Lasalle - Co. SWCD

1691 N. 31st Rd.

Ottawa, Il 61350

 

Lee Farm Bureau

37 S East Ave Po Box 198

Amboy, Il 61310

 

Lee - Co. SWCD

319 S. Mason Ave.

Amboy, Il 61310

Lee - Univ. Of IL Ext.

280 W Wasson Rd

Amboy, Il 61310

 

Ogle - Univ. Of IL Ext.

421 W Pines Rd. Suite 10

Oregon, Il 61061

 

Ogle - Co. SWCD

213 W. Pines Rd.

Oregon, Il 61061

Ogle Farm Bureau

421 W Pines Rd Ste 8 Po Box 195

Oregon, Il 61061

 

Rock Island - Univ. Of IL Ext.

321 W 2nd Avenue

   Milan, Il 61264

Rock Island Farm Bureau

1601 52nd Ave Ste 3

Moline, Il 61265

 

Rock Island Farm Bureau

1601 52nd Ave Ste 3

   Moline, Il 61265

Rock Island - Co. SWCD

3020 1st Ave. E.

Milan, Il 61264

 

Stephenson - Univ. Of IL Ext. 2998 W Pearl City Rd

   Freeport, Il 61032

Stephenson - Co. SWCD

1620 S. Galena Ave.

   Freeport, Il 61032

Stephenson Farm Bureau

210 W. Spring St.

Freeport, Il 61032

 

Whiteside - Univ. Of IL Ext.

12923 Lawrence Road

   Sterling, Il 61081

Whiteside Farm Bureau

100 E Knox St

Morrison, Il 61270

Whiteside - Co. SWCD

400 Wilkens Drive

Morrison, Il 61270

 

Winnebageo - Co. SWCD

4833 Owen Center Rd.

Rockford, Il 61101

Winnebageo Farm Bureau

1925 S Meridian Rd

Rockford, Il 61102

Winnebageo - Univ. Of IL Ext.

1040 North Second Street

Rockford, Il 61107

 

 


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