How does the Clean Sweep Program work?

Residential and Agricultural Collection of Waste pesticides: your county may have MDA collection events, local household hazardous waste events or collections at your local Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Check the Waste Pesticide Collection Schedule for scheduled events or contact information for your county.

Bring the waste pesticide to a collection point. The waste pesticides will be unloaded from your vehicle by persons trained to handle waste pesticides.

Who can participate?

Minnesota residents who are farmers, households, commercial pesticide applicators, golf courses, lawn care companies, structural pest control operators and other pesticide end users may bring waste pesticides to a Waste Pesticide Collection.

No pre-registration is required.

What is the Cost?

There is no cost to participate. (Program costs are paid by pesticide registration fees.)

What is collected?

Unwanted, unusable pesticides including: insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, rodenticides (rat poisons) and other pesticides. Liquids, granulars, powders, baits, paste and aerosol formulations are accepted.

What’s not accepted: Pesticide rinsate, tank mix, crop oils, adjuvants, fertilizer, treated seed, contaminated soil and empty containers.

MDA Contact

Stan Kaminski, Enforcement Waste Pesticide Advisor
Waste Pesticide Collection Program
Stan.Kaminski@state.mn.us
651-201-6562