Newland Park Landfill Selected

2013 Pesticide Container Recycling Collection Dates Announced

June 3, 2013, Salisbury, MD – The Wicomico County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division is pleased to announce that the Newland Park Landfill, located on Brick Kiln Road in Salisbury, will serve as the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) 2013 Pesticide Container Recycling Center for Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, and Dorchester Counties. This is the only pesticide container collection site on the Lower Eastern Shore.

The collection dates, all of which run between the hours of 9 am to 3 pm, are as follows: June 28, July 26, August 23 and September 27.

Please adhere to the following recycling guidelines:

All containers must be made from high density polyethylene (HPDE). The container must have held an Environmental Protection Agency-registered pesticide or adjuvant, crop oil, etc. Any size container will be accepted. However, containers over 30 gallons must be cut prior to recycling. Contact MDA Pesticide Regulations at 410-841-5710 for cutting instructions:

Pesticide containers must be properly pressure-rinsed or triple-rinsed.
Caps and other non-HDPE parts, such as metal handles and rubber linings, cannot be recycled.
Stained containers are acceptable, provided no material can be smeared or removed when touched by a rubber glove.
Please remove lids and label booklets prior to recycling.

For more information please contact Mark Whitelock, Superintendent, Wicomico Solid Waste Division at 410-548-4935.