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Title: PA ChemSweep: Pesticides in Pennsylvania


1
PA ChemSweepPesticides in Pennsylvania
  • Jessica E. Stroup
  • stroje01

2
The Origin
  • Pilot Program introduced in 1992
  • Made Pesticide Disposal free and easy to farmers
  • Register with the PDA and a disposal contractor
    will come to your farm to pick up your pesticides
    when your county is chosen for participation
  • Unlabeled chemicals must first be identified at
    no cost to participant

3
The Amendments
  • Include non-farmers in pick-ups
  • Increase liability risks to disposal contractors
  • Shorten registration period by 30 days
  • Encourage possessors of unidentified chemicals to
    have them identified and disposed of safely

4
Implications of Policy
  • Policy
  • Will strengthen policy on paper, but intended to
    bring legislation into conformance with current
    practice
  • Social
  • Will protect ecosystems, water supplies, etc.
    from chemical leakage and spilling or human
    contact
  • Economic
  • Will increase prices of bids by qualified
    disposal contractors
  • May increase revenues collected in non-compliance
    fines

5
Implications of No Policy
  • Policy
  • Current non-conforming practices will be
    restricted
  • Social
  • No more free and convenient pesticide disposal
    for non-farmers
  • Economic
  • Fewer pick-ups each year

Support or Oppose?
  • Support
  • Will decrease public health costs and
    productivity loss in the future
  • Makes the Commonwealth safer
  • Well-written policy
  • Beneficial to industry, agriculture and
    environment
  • Oppose
  • Increases costs during budget crisis
  • Increases workload to PDA

6
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