By Jon De Roo

Cleanfarms clean-up program returns to Vancouver Island

Sep 30, 2020 | 3:32 PM

COURTENAY, B.C. – This fall, farmers on Vancouver Island can safely dispose of unwanted agricultural pesticides and old, obsolete livestock and equine medications through a Cleanfarms clean-up program.

Cleanfarms is operating the collection events at three local ag retailer locations.

“We know farmers wait for this program to come back to their regions. It’s their chance to take unused and unwanted ag pesticides and old, obsolete livestock and equine meds to collection sites for safe, environmentally responsible disposal. Through this program, we help farmers keep their farms clean and sustainable. And farmers can dispose of these materials at no cost to them,” said Cleanfarms Executive Director Barry Friesen.

The crop protection industry, in partnership with the Canadian Animal Health Institute (CAHI), covers the full cost of operating the program and disposing of the materials safely.

Since the program began, more than 3.4 million kg of unwanted pesticides and 47,800 kg of obsolete farm animal (cattle, horses, goats, poultry) health medications have been collected.

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This year’s collection sites are in:

• Cumberland – October 5 – Comox Valley Waste Management Centre, 250-336-8083 x 226
• Duncan – October 6 – Bings Creek Recycling Centre, 250-746-2540
• Victoria – October 7 – Hartland Landfill, 250-360-3410

Materials accepted in the Cleanfarms program include old or unwanted agricultural pesticides (identified with a Pest Control Product number on the label), commercial pesticides for golf courses and industrial and commercial pest control products (identified with a Pest Control Product number on the label).

The program will also accept medications that are used in rearing animals in an agricultural context or for equine use (identified with a DIN number, serial number or Pest Control Product number on the label).

Prohibited items include fertilizer, diluted solution, large quantities of unopened product, and treated seed needles/sharps, medicated feed, aerosol containers and more.

Cleanfarms rotates the program to regions across Canada every three years. For more information on the program, click here.