Fall 2022 CleanSweep NY **Registration deadline 9/19**
Event Details
Promoting a Toxic Free Future for New York State
The Fall 2022 CleanSweepNY collection event will take place in Chautauqua, Steuben, Schuyler and Broome counties. Farmers and pesticide applicators/technicians from neighboring counties are encouraged to participate at one of these locations.
Participants must register to participate in this waste collection program. A registration form can be requested at the following phone number or e-mail address:
Telephone: 518-225-8146
E-Mail: cleansweep@dec.ny.gov
NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER SEPTEMBER 19, 2022!
The collection locations and dates are as follows:
- Falconer, NY Tuesday, September 27, 2022
- Hornell, NY Wednesday, September 28, 2022
- Watkins Glen, NY Thursday, September 29, 2022
- Castle Creek, NY Friday, September 30, 2022
CleanSweepNY Services are Not Available to Homeowners.
CleanSweepNY services are provided to farmers and owners of former farms, all categories of NYS certified pesticide applicators, cemeteries, golf courses, marinas, schools, landscapers and lawncare providers, nurseries, greenhouses, and other entities possessing unwanted or unusable pesticides and other waste chemicals. Each participant is responsible for transporting their materials to the collection site.
CleanSweepNY results in enhanced stewardship of the environment through the improved management and proper disposal of unusable pesticides and other chemical wastes. These materials may pose human health risks upon exposure and represent a potential hazard to New York State's groundwater and surface water resources.
The collections are scheduled and organized by NYSDEC with the collaboration of NYSDOT, who generously provide sites for the collection of these unwanted chemicals. CleanSweepNY outreach is aided by Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Agricultural Container Recycling Council, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, New York Farm Bureau, and other related grower associations.
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