Wow! 4000 Pesticide Jugs Recycled at Annual Ag Recycling Day

Farmers and land managers took advantage of the opportunity to recycle their plastic pesticide jugs at the Dubois County Solid Waste District’s annual Agriculture Recycling Day on the morning of Wednesday, July 31. Approximately 4000 plastic pesticide jugs were recycled during the morning event by 23 participants. Some other farm plastics were also recycled, bringing the total to over 2 tons of plastic recycled.

“The farmers and land managers appreciate this recycling event, and we look forward to it every year,” District director Carla Striegel-Winner stated. “We love that we have some that bring 20 jugs while others bring hundreds. We see the same folks year after year, with a few new ones sprinkled in.”

The Dubois County Solid Waste District thanks county farmers and land managers for taking time out of their busy day to recycle and do the right thing for themselves, their neighbors and their community.

The annual jug recycling event is through a special partnership with local recycler Jasper Salvage. The District would like to thank Jasper Salvage for supplying a dumpster for the event and the Dubois County Highway Department for supplying a dump truck for transport as well.

Residents wanting more information about other recycling and proper disposal in the county can go to www.duboiscountyrecycles.org or check out the District Facebook page.