NEWARK. Del. Individual
farms and homeowners often do
not have a reliable means of dis
posal for leftover pesticides and
other wastes.
To help individuals dispose of
these unwanted hazardous sub
stances, the Delaware Solid Waste
Authority has begun a collection of
hazardous materials as of Novem
ber 1 through April 1992.
‘This grace period for pesticide
and hazardous waste pickup and
disposal is a first for Delaware,”
said Dr. Susan Whitney, Universi
ty of Delaware Cooperative Exten
sion pesticides specialist. “Many
other states have had what are
called ‘amnesty days’ to enable
farmers and homeowners to get rid
of pesticides that are no longer
needed or usable.”
Whitney said disposing of pesti
cides properly helps protect
groundwater, wildlife, and people
from unintentional contact with
the substances.
The Solid Waste Authority has
contracted with Clean Harbors of
Kingston Inc. to collect
household-generated and
agricultural-generaled wastes.
Depending on the substance,
some materials will be routed to
treatment facilities, others will be
incinerated or go to secure chemi
cal landfills, and still others may
be recycled or sent for energy
recovery processing.
Individuals will not be charged
for the collection, but will be
responsible for a $2 per ton solid
waste disposal tipping fee.
Included in the collection will be
all pesticides (whether or not they
are considered hazardous wastes),
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The collection, a pilot program
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Derby Walker, Extension agri
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stored indefinitely. An individual
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or facility is inherited. An indivi
dual may purchase a home or farm
and find that old paints and pesti
cides have been left behind by the
previous owner. A product may be
canceled by the government and
no longer allowed for use on cer
tain crops.
"If pesticides have been
exposed to freezing temperatures,
farmers and homeowners may not
trust the product to work anymore,
so it has remained on the shelf
instead of being used,” Walker
said. “For whatever the reason,
many people have been storing
potentially hazardous substances
indefinitely. An amnesty period
allows individuals to get rid of
these wastes.”
Walker warns people to use care
when transporting hazardous sub
stances to a collection center. The
waste should not be carried in the
passenger section of a vehicle.
Place the original containers inside
other leak-proof containers and
secure so they will not tip over.
Walker urges anyone holding
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Blue Paint Means Don’t Trespass
COLLEGE PARK, Md.— At
this time of year, thousands of
hunters and other outdoor enthu
siasts take to the woods for enjoy
ment and relaxation sometimes
creating problems for woodland
owners who post their property
against trespassing.
"Many ’no trespassing' signs are
destroyed or defaced every year
by individuals who do not respect
the private property rights of
woodland owners,” said Jonathan
Kays, a natural resources special
ist with the Cooperative Extension
Service, Maryland Institute for
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farmers and homeowners get busy
with other projects. Don’t let this
opportunity to rid your storage
sheds of old pesticides and paints
pass by. Act today.”
Instead of having to post, main
tain and replace signs destroyed or
damaged by vandals, landowners
will have the option of marking
their property with vertical stripes
of bright blue oil-based paint Like
the signs, the paint marks will let
people know that they are entering
private property that is posted
against trespassing.
According to the regulation, the
paint marks must be:
• At least 2 inches wide and 8
inches long
• Between 3 feet and 6 feet
above the ground or water.
• Placed on trees or posts at
each road entrance into the prop
erty and along public roads and
waterways and adjoining land.
• Visible to any person with
normal eyesight who approaches
the property.
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cify the distance between signs or
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To schedule a collection in Kent
County or for directions to the col
lection center in Sussex County,
call the Solid Waste Authority’s
Clean House Hotline at (800)
554-0606.
paint marks, the Maryland Depart
ment of Natural Resources (DNR)
recommends that they be close
enough that a person standing in
front of one mark can see the adja
cent marks off to each side. This
distance will vary, depending on
terrain and vegetation.
"Hunters in particular need to
be aware of the new regulation
since they arc most likely to come
in contact with the new mark
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them, DNR has outlined the blue
paint posting law in the 1991 hunt
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to all hunters when they purchase
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