Pesticide Worker Safety

Pesticide Disposal Contacts in States

The individuals listed here can provide information about pesticide disposal options in their state, including the Clean Sweep Program for unwanted agricultural pesticides and household hazardous waste options for consumers.

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State Contact
Alabama

Tony L. Cofer
Division Director Pesticide Mgmt
Alabama Dept of Agriculture And Industries
1445 Federal Dr.
Montgomery, AL 36107-1123

Phone: (334) 240-7237
or Public 1-800-642-7761 (ext 7237)
Fax: (334) 240-7168
Email: tony.cofer@agi.alabama.gov
Web: Division Director Pesticide Mgmt: Alabama Dept of Agriculture And Industries

Alaska

Rosemarie Lombardi
Pesticide Control Program
Division Of Environmental Health
Alaska Dept Of Environmental Conservation
1700 E. Bogard Rd. Building B Suite 103
Wasilla, AK 99654

Phone: (907) 376-1866 Fax: (907) 376-2382
Public: 1-800-478-2577 (In-State) or (907) 376-1870
Email: Rosemarie.lombardi
Web: Division Of Environmental Health Alaska Dept Of Environmental Conservation

Arizona

Jack Peterson or Deborah Atkinson
Environmental Services Division
Arizona Dept of Agriculture
1688 West Adams St
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2617

Phone: (602) 542-3575 Fax: (602) 542-0466 Public: (602) 542-3579 Email: jpeterson@azda.gov or
datkinson@azda.gov
Web: Arizona Department of Agriculture

Arkansas

Jason Robertson
Assistant Director Pesticide Division
Arkansas State Plant Board
P.O. Box 1069
Little Rock, AR 72203-1069>

Phone: (501) 225-1598 Fax: (501) 312-7053
Email: jason.robertson@aspb.ar.gov
Web: Arkansas State Plant Board

Tom Ezell
Arkansas Dept Of Environmental Quality
5301 Northshore Dr
North Little Rock, AR 72118-5317

Phone: (501) 682-0854 Fax: (501) 682-0565
Email: ezell@adeq.state.ar.us
Web: Arkansas Dept Of Environmental Quality

California

Andre Algazi
Dept of Toxic Substances Control
P.O. Box 806
Sacramento, CA 95812-0806

Phone: (916) 324-2114 Fax: (916) 323-3215
Email: AAlgazi@dtsc.ca.gov
Web: California Department of Toxic Substances Control or
California Department of Pesticide Regulation

Colorado

Robert Wawrzynski
Groundwater Program Manager
Conservation Services Division
Colorado Dept of Agriculture
700 Kipling St Suite 4000
Lakewood, CO 80215-8000

Phone: (303) 239-5704 Fax: (303) 239-4177
Email: rob.wawrzynski@state.co.us
Web: Conservation Services Division Colorado Dept of Agriculture

Connecticut

Brad Robinson
Pesticide Management Division
CT Dept of Environmental Protection
79 Elm St
Hartford, CT 06106-5127

Tom Metzner
CT Dept Of Environmental Protection
79 Elm St Hartford, CT 06106-5127

Phone: (860) 424-3369 Fax: (860) 424-4060
Email: bradford.robinson@po.state.ct.us
Web: Pesticide Management Division CT Dept of Environmental Protection

Phone: (860) 424-3242 Fax: (860) 424-4060
Email: tom.metzner@po.state.ct.us
Web: Pesticide Management Division CT Dept of Environmental Protection

Delaware

David H. Pyne Pesticide Compliance Administrator
Delaware Dept of Agriculture
2320 S Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901-5515

Phone: (302) 698-4570 Fax: (302) 697-4483 Cell: (302) 632-0332
Email: David.Pyne@state.de.us
Web: State of Delaware Pesticide Management

Steve Carter
Environmental Sweep Program
Delaware Dept of Agriculture
2320 S Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901-5515

Phone: (302) 698-4575 Fax: (302) 697-4483
Email: steved.carter@state.de.us
Web: State of Delaware Pesticide Management

(HHW)
Marsha Anthony
Delaware Solid Waste Authority
1128 South Bradford Street
P.O. Box 455 Dover, DE 19903-0455

Phone: (302) 739-5361 Fax: (302)739-4287
Email mailto:maa@dswa.com or rvs@dswa.com
Web: Delaware Solid Waste Authority

District of Columbia Not Applicable
Florida

Robin L Waddell
Florida Dept of Ag & Consumer Services
3125 Conner Blvd Bldg 8 L-29
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650

Phone: (850) 487-0532 Fax: (850) 488-8498
Email: waddelr@doacs.state.fl.us
Cleansweep Public Number: 1-877-851-5285
Cleansweep Public Email: Cleansweep@doacs.state.fl.us
Web: Florida Department of Environmental Protection: Operation Cleensweep or
Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Georgia

Joshua Wiley
Pesticide Regulatory Program Manager
Plant Industry Division - Pesticide Section
Georgia Dept of Agriculture
19 Martin Luther King Jr Dr Sw Room 410
Atlanta, GA 30334

Phone: (404) 656-4958 Fax: (404) 657-8378
Email: Joshua.Wiley@agr.georgia.gov
Web: Georgia Dept of Agriculture: Pesticide Container Recycling & Pesticide Waste Disposal

Hawaii

Robert Boesch
Plant Industry – Pesticides
Hawaii Dept of Agriculture
1428 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96814-2512

Phone: (808) 973-9404 Fax: (808) 973-9418
Email: robert.a.boesch@hawaii.gov
Web: State of Hawaii: Plant Industry Division

Idaho

Vic Mason
Idaho State Dept Of Agriculture
2270 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, ID 83712-8266

Phone: (208) 332-8628 Fax: (208) 332-3547
E-mail: Vic.Mason@agri.idaho.gov
Web: Idaho State Dept Of Agriculture: Pesticide Disposal Program

Illinois

Susan Barron or Scott Frank
Clean Sweep Program
Illinois Dept of Agriculture
State Fairgrounds
P.O. Box 19281
Springfield, IL 62794-9281

Phone: Susan (217) 782-4578 Scott (217) 785-4754
Fax: (217) 524-4882
Public: 1-800-641-3934
Email: Susan.Barron@Illinois.gov or Scott.Frank@Illinois.gov
Web: Illinois Deptartment of Agriculture or
Pesticide Clean Sweep Program (PDF) (2 pp, 60 K, About PDF)

Indiana

Kevin Neal
Office of Indiana State Chemist
Purdue University
175 South University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2063

Phone: (765) 494-1585 Fax: (765) 494-4331
Email: nealk@purdue.edu
Web: Office of Indiana State Chemist: Pesticide Section or
Indiana Pesticide Clean Sweep Project (PDF)(2 pp, 221 K, About PDF)

Iowa

Kathleen Hennings
Environmental Services Division
Iowa Dept of Natural Resources
Wallace State Office Bldg
502 East 9th St
Des Moines, IA 50319-0034

Phone: (515) 281-5859 Fax: (515) 281-8895
Email: Kathleen.Hennings@dnr.state.ia.us
Web: Iowa Department of Natural Resourses: Safe Smart Solutions
Brochure: Iowa Department of Natural Resourses: Regional Collection Centers (PDF)(2 pp, 4 MB, About PDF)

Kansas

Jessica Willard
Bureau of Waste Management
Kansas Dept of Health And Environment
1000 Sw Jackson St Suite 320
Topeka, KS 66612-1366

Phone: (785) 296-1611 Fax: (785) 296-8909
Public Phone: 1-800-282-9790 ask for Clean Sweep
Email: jwillard@kdheks.gov
Web: Kansas Dept of Health And Environment: Waste Management

Kentucky

Todd Garland
Environmental Services – Pesticides
Kentucky Dept of Agriculture
107 Corporate Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: (502) 573-0282 Fax: (502) 573-0279
Public phone for disposal/recycling: 1-800-205-6543
Email: Todd.Garland@ky.gov
Web: Kentucky Deptartment of Agriculture: Public Pest & Recycling Assistance

Louisiana

Bobby Simoneaux Director
Pesticide & Environmental Programs
Louisiana Dept of Agriculture And Forestry
P.O. Box 3596
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3596

Phone: (225) 925-6914 Fax: (225) 925-3760
24 Hour Pesticide Hotline: (225) 925-3763
Email: bobby_s@ldaf.state.la.us
Web: Louisiana Deptartment of Agriculture And Forestry: Pesticide & Environmental Programs

Maine

Henry S Jennings, Director
Board of Pesticides Control
Maine Dept of Agriculture
28 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0028

Phone: (207) 287-2731 Fax: (207) 287-7548
Email: henry.jennings@maine.gov
Public Email: pesticides@maine.gov
Web: Board of Pesticides Control: Obsolete Pesticide Collection
or Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Maryland

Rob Hofstetter
Pesticide Regulation Section
Maryland Dept of Agriculture
50 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401-7080

Phone: (410) 841-5710 Fax: (410) 841-2765
Email: rob.hofstetter@maryland.gov
Web: Maryland Department of Agriculture: Pesticide Disposal Program

Massachusetts

Gerard Kennedy
Director of Conservation & Technical Assistance
MA Dept of Agricultural Resources
251 Causeway Street Suite 500
Boston, MA 02214-2151

Phone: (617) 626-1773 Fax: (617) 626-1850
Email: gerard.kennedy@state.ma.us
Web: Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs: Pesticide Storage and Disposal

Michigan

Abigail Eaton
Groundwater Program Manager
Environmental Stewardship Division
Michigan Dept of Ag & Rural Development
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909-7517

Phone: (517) 284-5611 or (517) 241-3933
Email: eatona@michigan.gov
Web: Michigan Clean Sweep - Dispose of Your Unused or Unwanted Pesticides

Minnesota

Stan Kaminski
Pesticide & Fertilizer Management Div
Minnesota Dept of Agriculture
625 Robert Street North
Saint Paul, MN 55155-2538

Phone: (651) 201-6562 Fax: (651) 201-6112
Email: stan.kaminski@state.mn.us
Web: Minnesota Department of Agriculture: Waste Pesticide Collection Program

Mississippi

Tommy Mcdaniel
Pesticide Branch Director
Bureau of Plant Industry
Mississippi Dept of Agriculture & Commerce
P.O. Box 5207
Mississippi, MS 39762-5207

Phone: (662) 325-7763 or Public (662) 325-3390
Fax: (662) 325-8397
Email: TommyM@mdac.ms.gov
Web: Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce: Bureau of Plant Industry

Missouri

Chris Plassmeyer
Hazardous Waste Program
Missouri Dept of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176

Phone: (573) 751-0616 Fax: (573) 526-5268
Email: chris.plassmeyer@dnr.mo.gov
Web: Missouri Pesticide Collection Program

Montana

Carli Lofing
Pesticide Disposal Program
Montana Dept of Agriculture
P.O. Box 1054
Glasgow, MT 59230-1054

Phone: (406) 228-9512 Fax: (406) 228-9590
Email: clofing@mt.gov
Web: Montana Dept of Agriculture: Pesticide Disposal Program

Nebraska

Rich Reiman, Division Administrator
Bureau of Plant Industry
Nebraska Dept of Agriculture
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94756
Lincoln, NE 68509-4756

Phone: 402-471-6851 Fax: 402-471-6892
Public: 402-471-2394
Email: rich.reiman@nebraska.gov
Web: Nebraska Department of Agriculture: Waste Pesticide Collection Program

Nevada

Jon Carpenter
Nevada Dept of Agriculture
405 S 21st St
Sparks, NV 89431-5557

Phone: (775) 353-3715 Fax: (775) 353-3713 Email: jcarp@agri.state.nv.us Web: Nevada Department of Agriculture: Pesticide Waste Brochure (PDF)(2 pp, 2 MB, About PDF)

New Hampshire

David J. Rousseau, Director
New Hampshire Division of Pesticide Control
New Hampshire Dept of Ag, Markets & Food
25 Capitol Street
P.O. Box 2042
Concord, NH 03302-2042

Phone: (603) 271-3550 Fax: (603) 271-1109
Email: david.rousseau@agr.nh.gov
Web: New Hampshire Department of Agriculture: Division of Pesticide Control

New Jersey

Roy Meyer
Pesticide Control Program
NJ Dept of Environmental Protection
P.O. Box-420
Trenton, NJ 08625-0420

Phone: (609) 984-6982 Fax: (609) 984-6555
Email: roy.meyer@dep.state.nj.us
Web: NJ Department of Environmental Protection: Bureau of Pesticide Compliance

Alain Fortier
President, Association of New Jersey HHW Coordinators
Monmouth County Health Department
3211 Shafto Roa
d Tinton Falls, NJ 07753

Phone: (732) 922-2234 ext 10 Fax: (732) 922-4625
Email: afortier@co.monmouth.nj.us
Web: Association of New Jersey Household Hazardous Waste Coordinators 

New Mexico

Irene C. King
Pesticide Compliance
Division of Agricultural & Environmental Services
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
3190 S. Espina
P.O. Box 30005, MSC AQ
Las Cruces,  NM 88003-8005

Phone: (575) 646-2733 Fax: (575) 646-1540
Email: iking@nmda.nmsu.edu
Web: http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu/pesticides/

New York

Maureen Serafini
Bureau of Pesticides Management
NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12333-7254

Phone: (518) 402-8788 Fax: (518) 402-9024
Email: mpserafi@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Web: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: CleanSweepNY

John A. Miller
Bureau of Pesticides Management
Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials
NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12333-7254

Phone: (518) 402- 8788
Email: jamiller@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Cleansweep NY public number: 1-877-793-3769
Public: info@cleansweepny.org
Web: CleanSweepNY 

North Carolina

Derrick Bell – Program Coordinator Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program
Structural Pest Control & Pesticides Division
North Carolina Dept of Ag & Consumer Svs
1090 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1090

Phone: (919) 733-3556 Fax: (919) 733-9796
Email: derrick.bell@ncagr.gov
Web: North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services: Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program

North Dakota

Jeremiah Lien North Dakota Dept of Agriculture
State Capitol Bldg
600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 602
Bismarck, ND 58505-0020

Phone: (701) 328-1504 Fax: (701) 328-4567
Public: 1-800-242-7535
Cell: (701) 425-3016
Email: jjlien@nd.gov
Web: North Dakota Department of Agriculture: Project Safe Send

Ohio

Matt Beal
Agriculture Inspection Administrator
Division of Plant Industry
Ohio Dept of Agriculture
8995 E Main St
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-3399

Phone: (614) 728-6383 Fax: (614) 728-4235
Public: (800) 282-1955 ext. 31
Email: beal@agri.ohio.gov
Web:Ohio Department of Agriculture: Pesticide & Fertilizer Regulation Section

Oklahoma

Charles Luper
Pesticide Safety Education Program
127 Noble Research Center
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078-3033

Phone: (405) 744-5808 Fax: (405) 744-6039
Email: charles.luper@okstate.edu
Web: Oklahoma State University: Pesticide Safety Education Program

Ryan Williams
Consumer Protection Services Division
Oklahoma Dept of Agriculture, Food & Forestry
P.O. Box 528804
Oklahoma City, OK 73152

Phone: (405) 522-5993 Fax: (405) 522-5986
Email: ryan.williams@oda.state.ok.us
Web: Oklahoma State University: Pesticide Safety Education Program 

Oregon

Kevin Masterson
Agency Toxics Coordinator
Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality
475 NE Bellevue Dr Ste 110
Bend, OR 97701-7415

Phone: (541) 633-2005 Fax: (541) 388-8283 Cell: (971) 219-8179 Email: masterson.kevin@deq.state.or.us
Web: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: Waste Pesticide Management
Fact sheet: An Oregon Strategy for Collecting Unwanted Pesticides (PDF) (2 pp, 731 K, About PDF)

Steven Riley, Water Issues Specialist
Pesticides Program
Oregon Dept of Agriculture
635 Capitol Street NE Ste 100
Salem, OR 97301-2532

Phone: (503) 986-6485 Fax: (503) 986-4735
Email: sriley@oda.state.or.us
Web: Oregon Department of Agriculture: Pesticide and Fertilizer Programs

Pennsylvania

Don Gilbert Chemsweep Program
Bureau of Plant Industry
Pennsylvania Dept of Agriculture
2301 N Cameron St
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408

Phone: (717) 772-5210 Fax: (717) 783-3275
Email: dgilbert@state.pa.us
Web: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture: CHEMSWEEP Waste Pesticide Disposal Program

Rhode Island

Howard Cook
Division of Agriculture
Rhode Island Dept of Environmental Mgmt
235 Promenade St
Providence, RI 02908-5767

Phone: (401) 222-2781 ext 4504 Fax: (401) 222-6047
Email: howard.cook@dem.ri.gov
Web: State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

South Carolina

John Stokes
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
123 Ballard Court
West Columbia, SC 29172-3101

Phone: (803) 737-9696 Fax: (803) 737-9703
Email: jstokes@scda.sc.gov
Web: South Carolina Department of Agriculture

South Dakota

Brad Berven
Agricultural Services
South Dakota Dept of Agriculture
523 E Capitol Ave
Pierre, SD 57501-3182

Phone: (605) 773-4432 Fax: (605) 773-3481
Email: brad.berven@state.sd.us
Web: South Dakota Department of Agriculture: Container Recycling & WastePesticide Collection

Tennessee

(TN-DOA) (AG PESTICIDES)
Rich Strickland
Regulatory Services Division
Tennessee Dept of Agriculture
Ellington Agricultural Center
P.O. Box 40627, Melrose Stn
Nashville, TN 37204-0627

Phone: (615) 837-5523 Fax: (615) 837-5012
Email: richard.strickland@tn.gov
Web: Tennessee Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Pesticide Waste Collection

(TDEC) (HHW-CESQG/COUNTIES)
Paula Mitchell
TN Dept of Environment & Conservation
401 Church St, L&C Annex, 5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243

Phone: (615) 532-9265 Fax: (615) 532-0348
Email: paula.mitchell@tn.gov
Web: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation: Household Hazardous Waste

Texas

Dan Siebeneicher, Program Coordinator
Agricultural Waste Pesticide Collection Program
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 13087 MC113
Austin, TX 78711-3087

Phone: (512) 239-4749 Fax: (512) 239-0165
Email: dsiebene@tceq.state.tx.us
public: (512) 239-3143 or recycle@tceq.state.tx.us
Web: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: Agricultural Waste Pesticides

Utah

Robert L. Hougaard, Division Director
Utah Dept of Agriculture and Food
350 N Redwood Rd
P.O. Box 146500
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500

Phone: (801) 538-7180 Fax: (801) 538-7189
Email: rhougaard@utah.gov or UDAF-SoilCons@utah.gov
Web: Utah Department of Agriculture and Food: Pesticides

Vermont

Anne Macmillan
Toxicologist
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Mkts
116 State St
Montpelier, VT 05620-2901

Phone: (802) 828-3479 Fax: (802) 828-1410
E-mail: anne.macmillan@state.vt.us
Web: Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets: Waste Pesticide Collection Schedule

Virginia

Jeffrey Rogers
Office of Pesticide Services
Virginia Dept of Ag & Consumer Svcs
P.O. Box 1163, Rm 147
Richmond, VA 23218-1163

Phone: (804) 371-6561 Fax: (804) 371-9149
Public: (804) 786-3798
E-mail: jeffrey.rogers@vdacs.virginia.gov
Web: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Washington

Joe Hoffman
Waste Pesticide Program
Washington State Dept of Agriculture
P.O. Box 42589
Olympia, WA 98504-2589

Phone: (360) 902-2048 Fax: (360) 902-2089
Public: (360) 902-2056
cell: (360) 951-4582
Email: jhoffman@agr.wa.gov
Public:wastepesticide@agr.wa.gov
Web: Washington State Department of Agriculture: Waste Pesticide Program

West Virginia

Douglas Hudson
Regulatory & Environmental Affairs Division
West Virginia Dept of Agriculture
1900 Kanawha Blvd East
Charleston, WV 25305-0190

Phone: (304) 558-2209 ext 4250 Fax: (304) 558-2228
Email: dhudson@wvda.us
Web: West Virginia Department of Agriculture: Regulatory & Environmental Affairs Division

Wisconsin

Jane Larson
Bureau of Agrichemical Management
Wisconsin Dept of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
2811 Agriculture Drive
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911

Phone: (608) 224-4545 Fax: (608) 224-4656
Email: jane.larson@wisconsin.gov
Web: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection: Clean Sweep

Wyoming

Hank Uhden
Manager, Technical Services
Wyoming Dept of Agriculture
2219 Carey Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0100

Phone: (307) 777-6574 Fax: (307) 777-6593
Email: hank.uhden@wyo.gov
Web: Wyoming Department of Agriculture: Technical Services

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