Farmers in Ontario will soon be able to safely dispose of unwanted agricultural pesticides and obsolete livestock and equine medications through Cleanfarms’ free collection program, with the next round of collection events not coming until 2028.

Collection events this year run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from September 15-26 at the followings locations:

September 15 (Monday)

• Brodhagen – Hoegy’s Farm Supply Ltd., 6777 Perth Line 44

• Colborne – TCO Agromart Ltd., 12944 Telephone Rd.

September 16 (Tuesday)

• Winchester – Agri-Partners Crop Centre Ltd., 667 St. Lawrence St.

• Lucknow – Lucknow District Co-operative Inc., 86387 Lucknow Line

September 17 (Wednesday)

• Aylmer – Max Underhill Farm Supply, 7887 Springfield Rd.

• Pembroke – N & F Reeds, 2768 Micksburg Rd.

September 18 (Thursday)

• Dundas – Country AG Services Inc., 1377 Highway 5 W

• Embrun – La Coopérative Agricole d’Embrun Limitée, 926 Notre Dame St.

• Tara – Sprucedale Agromart Ltd., 291 Yonge St. S

• Simcoe – Central Ontario FS, Delhi 1161 Fertilizer Rd., RR 7

September 19 (Friday)

• Bradford – Bradford Cooperative Storage, 81 Bridge St.

• Hickson – Oxford Agroporo Ltd., 596222 Hwy 59

• Picton – County Farm Centre, 38 Cold Storage Rd.

• Wyoming – Wanstead Farmers Co-op, 5322 Wanstead Rd.

September 22 (Monday)

• Lindsay – Alliance Agri-Turf, 2134 Little Britain Rd.

• Niagara-on-the-Lake – Niagara Orchard & Vineyard Corp., 1196 Irvine Rd.

• Tilbury – Hensall Co-op, 23404 Wheatley Rd., RR 3

September 23 (Tuesday)

• Walkerton – Midwest Co-operative Services Inc. (Walkerton Agronomy Centre), 1291 Bruce Rd. 3

• Wellandport – Clark Agri Service, 4891 Canborough Rd.

• Tupperville – AGRIS Co-operative Ltd., 17 Centre Side Rd.

• Verner – Co-op Régionale de Nipissing-Sudbury, 723 Gingras Ave.

September 24 (Wednesday)

• Harriston – Midwest Co-operative Services Inc., 56 Margaret St. S

• Harrow – Hensall Co-op, 5050 County Rd. 15 (Marsh Rd.)

• Scotland – Scotland Agromart Ltd., 218 Oakland Rd., RR 1

September 25 (Thursday)

• Dundalk – Midwest Co-operative Services Inc. (Dundalk Agronomy Centre), 35 Dundalk St.

• Glincoe – Agris Co-operative Ltd., 211 McKellar St., Unit 213

September 26 (Friday)

• Amaranth – Holmes Agro (Orangeville), 473088 County Rd. 11

• Guelph – Woodrill Ltd., 7861 Hwy 7 E

September 15–26 (Two-week collection period)

• Thornloe – Temiskaming Ag Centre, 964027 Development Rd.

Accepted materials at collection events include:

• Unwanted agricultural pesticides (with Pest Control Product number)
• Commercial pest control products used on golf courses or industrial sites
• Livestock/equine medications (with DIN, serial, notification, or Pest Control Product number).

The program does NOT accept:

• Treated seed
• Fertilizer, diluted solution, large quantities of unopened product
• Full and unopened jugs of adjuvant or surfactant
• Needles or sharps, medicated feed, aerosol containers, premise disinfectants and sanitizers, veterinary clinic waste and medications, and ear tags
• Domestic pesticides, fertilizers and animal health products
• Other household hazardous waste.

For more information, visit: cleanfarms.ca.