Recycle Your Pesticide Containers

Now in its 27^th year, the Nebraska recycling program encourages producers and others to bring clean, dry, intact pesticide containers to a nearby collection site. While there is no charge for the service, producers do need to triple- or pressure-rinse pesticide containers and drain them before dropping them off.

The program accepts plastic containers made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) only. HDPE containers are marked with the plastic resin code #2.

Accepted containers:

Pesticide, crop oil, adjuvant and surfactant containers (1.0 or 2.5 gallons)
Crop protection chemical drums (15, 30, 55 gallons)
Crop oil, adjuvant and surfactant drums
Stained, but clean, containers/drums

More information on this UNL coordinated program, including a detailed list of the collection sites, can be found here.

In addition, take a minute to become familiar with how to prepare your used containers before taking them in for recycling.
Now that spring has finally arrived and pesticide-related activities are in motion, it is also a good time to review information about safe transport, storage and disposal of pesticides. Pesticide accidents can be prevented by careful planning, using a secure storage location, adopting safe handling methods during transport and following proper disposal guidelines for products and containers.

Nebraska Mosquito Control Workshops, June 5-8, 2018

The goal of these workshops is to provide training necessary to help deal with community mosquito control problems, including NPDES issues. Topics to be covered include mosquito biology, larvicide and adulticide use, pesticide safety, DriftWatch/BeeCheck, NPDES regulations and public relations. More information can be found at www.nemosquito.org.

Upcoming Mosquito Management Webinars

Mosquito season is almost upon us. EPA is hosting two webinars about how integrated pest management technology can assist with mosquito management in your community:

Apr. 24: Using GIS to Improve Integrated Mosquito Management. This webinar will describe how using GIS and other mapping platforms can improve your community’s mosquito abatement efforts.
May 1: Pesticide Resistance Testing to Improve Mosquito Management. EPA will explain how pesticide resistance testing can help your local health department or mosquito control district make mosquito management decisions and improve abatement success.

Pesticide Applicator Testing Opportunities Still Available!

The opportunities for recertifying your commercial pesticide applicator license by training have passed, but you can still recertify by taking the exams or add a category to a current license. Information on walk-in exam locations and computer testing locations can be found at the NDA Pesticide Program page.

Finding Pollinator-Attractive Plants

Users can search for pollinator-attractive plants by zip code, bloom period, sun/light requirements and/or pollinator attractiveness. Once the search is complete, users can download a printable list of select plants, compare pollinator information (limit of 5 plants) or get detailed information about the attractiveness data and links to the data sources.