Do you have old or unused pesticides at your home or farm?

If so, make plans to attend the Hyde/Tyrrell County Pesticide Collection Day on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. This is a great opportunity to safely and responsibly dispose of unwanted pesticides at no cost.

The Hyde County Extension Office, in cooperation with the NCDA&CS’ Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program, a NON-Regulatory and Cost-Free program, will be offering this Pesticide Collection Day for residents (PDAP) in Hyde County and all of the surrounding North Carolina counties.

County Agricultural Extension Agent, Andrea Gibbs will be the local contact for the event. The Collection will be from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Little Gator Aviation. (8369 NC 94, Fairfield, NC 27826)

Nearly all pesticide products will be accepted at this amnesty collection event, including banned and out-dated pesticides. For pesticides with unreadable or missing labels, please contact the Hyde County Extension Office for instructions. Please save any portion of the label to help identify the material so you can be assisted with disposal. Unknown materials cannot be accepted.

For containers greater than 5 gal in size or if you have large quantities that you need to dispose of, please contact the Extension Office BEFORE the Collection Day for special instructions and information. For tips on transporting the pesticides safely to the Collection event, contact the Extension Office.

Each year the Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program (www.ncagr.com/PDAP) visits between 40-50 counties to collect unwanted and unused pesticides through this NON-regulatory amnesty Program. This means that a Collection Day of this kind only happens about once every other year in each county!

Don't miss this pesticide collection opportunity in Hyde County co-sponsored by NCDA&CS and the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service. For more information contact Andrea Gibs, Hyde County Agricultural Extension Agent at (252) 926-4486 or andrea_gibbs@ncsu.edu.