Farmers Recycle 4,000 Plastic Pesticide Jugs at Annual Agriculture Recycling Day – 18 WJTS

Farmers and land managers took advantage of the opportunity to recycle their plastic pesticide jugs at the Dubois County Solid Waste District’s annual Agriculture Recycling Day on the morning of Wednesday, July 31. Approximately 4,000 plastic pesticide jugs were recycled during the event by 23 participants. Additional farm plastics were also recycled, bringing the total to over 2 tons of plastic.

“The farmers and land managers appreciate this recycling event, and we look forward to it every year,” District director Carla Striegel-Winner stated. “We love that we have some that bring 20 jugs while others bring hundreds. We see the same folks year after year, with a few new ones sprinkled in.”

The Dubois County Solid Waste District expressed gratitude to county farmers and land managers for taking time out of their busy day to recycle and benefit their community.

The annual recycling event is made possible through a partnership with local recycler Jasper Salvage, which provided a dumpster, and the Dubois County Highway Department, which supplied a dump truck for transport.

For more information about recycling and proper disposal in the county, residents can visit www.duboiscountyrecycles.org or check out the District Facebook page.

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