Project Safe Send Begins

The state Agriculture Department is getting ready for its annual Project Safe Send program North Dakota residents can bring old and unusable pesticides to 16 sites around the state next month and dispose of them for free The program starts in West Fargo a week from Tuesday It wraps up July 24th in Cando Project Safe Send started in 1992 Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson says more than 2 million pounds of pesticides have been collected through the years The pesticides such as DDT arsenic and mercury are shipped out of state to be destroyed A list of cities can be found at www agdepartment com