Photo Gallery
Waste Pesticide Collection Events
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This
photo shows a Moses lake area pesticide collection site set-up
before customer arrived. Site preparation at mobile sites today
is still similar |
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collection copy.gif (566333 bytes) |
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This is
a scene from a small pesticide collection held in Raymond in
1998. PPE usage has improved through the years. |
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collection_2 copy.gif (1052486 bytes) |
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Three customers' pickups are
being simultaneously unloaded at this large 1994 Prosser
event.
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Unloading PU_2 copy.gif (1218974
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Pesticides are identified and
unloaded from a customer's trunk at a 1991 Thurston county
event.
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Unloading car trunk copy.gif
(1046627 bytes)
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Pesticides are identified and
unloaded from a customer's pickup at this 1991 Moses lake
event..
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Unloading PU copy.gif (946948
bytes)
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This photo from the late 80's
shows WSDA's hazardous waste contractor preparing
shipping papers. Safety has been upgraded since this
time.
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Doing paperwork copy.gif (961849
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This photo from the early 90s shows
WSDA's hazardous waste contractor reading disposal
requirements for pesticide liquids. |
Doing paperwork3 copy.gif (1134989
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Disposal codes are
written on containers as they are unloaded customer
vehicles. Containers are sorted by liquid/solid and
hazard class to ensure only compatible materials are
packed together for shipment to disposal sites.
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Bottles on cart
copy.gif (1137670 bytes)
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All collected
pesticides are packed into DOT approved containers
before being shipped off-site for disposal. These
drums are ready for shipment from a Moses Lake
area collection event.
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Drum stack copy.gif (996831
bytes)
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