PLASTIC PESTICIDE CONTAINER RECYCLING Pete Albers Ag Biologist Sonoma County Ag Comm
PLASTIC PESTICIDE PLASTIC PESTICIDE CONTAINER CONTAINER RECYCLING RECYCLING Pete Albers Pete Albers Ag Biologist Ag Biologist Sonoma County Ag Comm. Sonoma County Ag Comm
What is it? +Cooperative recycling effort among 4 entities. -ACRC -County Ag Commissioner's Office -Contracted Recycler/Manufacturer -OU月
What is it? What is it? Cooperative recycling effort Cooperative recycling effort among 4 entities. among 4 entities. –ACRC –County Ag Commissioner County Ag Commissioner’s Office –Contracted Contracted Recycler/Manufacturer Recycler/Manufacturer –YOU!
Ag Container Recycling Council ◆Non-profit organization ◆Fully funded by member companies and their affiliates (manufacture,pack, distribute,etc.) ◆Oversee entire recycling process, from collection to manufacturing ◆Since1992,recycled 100 million Ibs of pesticide containers
Ag Container Recycling Council Ag Container Recycling Council Non -profitorganization organization Fully funded by Fully funded by member companies member companies and their affiliates and their affiliates (manufacture, pack, (manufacture, pack, distribute, etc.) distribute, etc.) Oversee entire Oversee entire recycling process, recycling process, from collection to from collection to manufacturing manufacturing Since 1992, recycled Since 1992, recycled 100 million lbs of 100 million lbs of pesticide containers. pesticide containers
“Industrial Uses” Low exposure outdoor applications ◆New pesticide ◆Treated lumber containers substitutes ◆Pallets (railroad ties, ◆Deck boards marine pilings, fence posts,etc. ◆Field drainage pipes ◆Hazardous Waste Drums ◆Speed bumps ◆Parking stops ◆Not for general consumer use
“Industrial Uses Industrial Uses” ” Low exposure outdoor applications Low exposure outdoor applications New pesticide New pesticide containers containers Pallets Pallets Deck boards Deck boards Field drainage Field drainage pipes Speed bumps Speed bumps Parking stops Parking stops Treated lumber Treated lumber substitutes substitutes (railroad ties, (railroad ties, marine pilings, marine pilings, fence posts, etc.) fence posts, etc.) Hazardous Waste Hazardous Waste Drums Not for general Not for general consumer use consumer use
Ag Container Recycling Council
Ag Container Recycling Council Ag Container Recycling Council