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Agency of Agriculture urges stronger producer funding to cover rising pesticide-disposal costs
Summary
Agency staff said disposal costs for residential and business pesticides have grown and that existing funds are insufficient; the agency and solid-waste managers are discussing producer-responsibility mechanisms and possible increases to manufacturer contributions.
Steve Goyal, director of Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management at the Agency of Agriculture, told the Natural Resources & Energy committee that pesticide disposal is becoming more expensive and that the agency’s current reimbursement pool is inadequate to absorb rising costs.
Goyal said the state has provided $70,000…
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