Abstract
Since the mid 1980s, it has been recognized that significant quantities of unwanted pesticides are being retained by agricultural producers in barns and other storage buildings throughout the United States. U.S. state governments have responded to the hazards posed by these pesticides by implementing programs to collect and dispose of them. This paper reviews issues related to costs and funding of pesticide collection and disposal programs. Primary and secondary information is presented on approaches of U.S. states to, and experiences with, unwanted pesticide removal. Differences in the theoretical impacts of various collection funding methods on reducing unwanted pesticide stocks, and the allocation of disposal costs are discussed. A permanent funding source, acceptance of pesticides from all small business firms, and the coordination of pesticide collections with household hazardous waste programs offer suggestions for developing an effective response to this latent environmental hazard.
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