Pesticide Container Recycling Rule Proposal

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Pesticide Container Recycling Rule Proposal

• Status report
• for the Western States Meeting
• May 17, 2007

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Summary of Proposal

• Mandatory for registrants of agricultural and
  professional specialty pesticides
• Requirement to recycle a quantity of HDPE
  containers equal to a of the total weight used
  during the previous calendar year
• Recycling programs must comply with ANSI/ASABE
  safety standard and be certified by an
  accredited, independent third party
• Minimal recordkeeping and reporting

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Summary (contd)

• Registrants given flexibility on how to comply
• Own program, group program, partner with state
  programs
• No geographic requirement
• However, were asking for comments on
  possibilities
• Can recycle adjuvant containers to count towards
  their required amount

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Status

• 1st draft of preamble reg text reviewed
  internally by other EPA offices on work group
• 6 out of 7 offices concurred
• Wrote 2nd draft to resolve issues
• Meeting this week
• Now in review by OD

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Next Steps

• Review sign-off by OD, then AA
• OMB begins 90-day review on June 13th
• On target for an Oct. 31st publication date for
  60 day public comment

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Contact Information

• Jeanne Kasai
• Tel. [phone]
• Nancy Fitz
• Tel. [phone]
• Kevin Keaney
• Kimberly Nesci, Michael Svizzero, Jeanette
  Martinez
• Email addresses lastname.firstname_at_epa.gov