Pesticides

Recommended disposal options

Hennepin County drop-off facilities

See restrictions and instructions below:

Drop-off facilities accept:

Bug spray, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, moth balls, pesticides, poison, weed killer

Fee

No charge

Drop-off limit

No limit

Drop-off facilities do not accept:

No pesticides used for business purposes, including home businesses and property managers.

Other disposal options

Empty pesticide containers: Put in the garbage

Empty pesticide containers are NOT recyclable. They should go into the garbage.

Rethink and reduce

Find tips for reducing your use of pesticides and herbicides on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Reduce the need for pesticides and herbicides factsheet (PDF).

Household hazardous waste

For information about storing and transporting pesticides, see guidelines for household hazardous waste.


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