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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>For those of you in Beckham and Washington Counties, please read below…</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Luper, Charles [<a href="mailto:charles.luper@okstate.edu">mailto:charles.luper@okstate.edu</a>] <br><b>Subject:</b> 2012 Unwanted Pesticide Disposals <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF6600'>Please help us in promoting the next collections for the Unwanted Pesticide Disposal Program through any email list, newsletter, webpage etc. you might have to make Oklahomans aware of this valuable service available to them. Your help is greatly appreciated. The dates are listed below in the reminder. The Oklahoma Unwanted Pesticide Disposal Program has properly disposed of <u>659,757 </u>pounds of pesticide material since December 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:1.0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF6600'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF6600'>REMINDER<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"'>The next Unwanted Pesticide Disposals are scheduled for<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"'>November 2012</span></u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"'> 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at all locations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"'>DATE COUNTY CITY LOCATION <o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"'>Nov. 13, 2012 Beckham County Sayre Beckham County Fairgrounds <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"'>Nov. 15, 2012 Washington County Dewey Washington County Fairgrounds</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Time 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at all locations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>These collections are for anyone needing to dispose of any type of pesticide (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.). These collections are open to anyone that uses pesticides such as homeowners, farmers, ranchers, nurseries, greenhouses, certified applicators (commercial and non-commercial), and dealers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>No questions asked all farmers/ranchers and other participants will remain anonymous</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This collection will take only <u>pesticides</u> no other hazardous waste will be accepted such as oil, paint, antifreeze etc. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All pesticides will be taken no matter the size. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There is no cost for the first 2,500 pounds</span></strong><a name=6></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> of pesticides brought by a participant. Anything over 2,500 pounds will be charged to the participant at a $1/pound for all pesticides except mercury based pesticides, wherein participants will be charged $2.22/pound for disposal. Clean Harbors will accept payment in the form of check or credit card at the disposal site. No cash will be accepted!</span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Dealers are asked to pre-register <a name=12><span style='color:black'>Due to the potential of large quantities coming from multiple dealers and/or multiple locations. This allows Clean Harbors the contractor to plan the appropriate resources to handle the quantity of pesticides that comes into the collections.</span></a><span style='color:black'> The form is available at the web page below.<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more information please see our website <a href="http://pested.okstate.edu/unwanted.htm" title="blocked::http://pested.okstate.edu/unwanted.htm
http://pested.okstate.edu/unwanted.htm">http://pested.okstate.edu/unwanted.htm</a> the time and locations, maps, transportation tips, and dealer registration form is there plus a Frequently Asked Question section. You can also call Charles Luper OSU Pesticide Safety Education Program at 405-744-5808 or Ryan Williams Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry at 405-522-5993. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Charles Luper<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Extension Associate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pesticide Safety Education Program<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>127 Noble Research Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oklahoma State University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stillwater OK 74078-3033<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>405-744-5808 405-744-6039 fax<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:charles.luper@okstate.edu">charles.luper@okstate.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://pested.okstate.edu/">http://pested.okstate.edu/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>