Pesticide End-of-Life Management Survey

Thank you for helping us to improve end-of-life management for waste pesticides by filling out this survey. We very much appreciate your time and input.

1. What do you see as the key problems related to discarded pesticide management? (check all that apply) *This question is required.

Toxicity and risks to public health and the environment
Low consumer awareness of risks, how to manage, and/or collection locations
Accessibility/Lack of convenient collection locations
Low collection rate
Cost to local government
Insufficient data on the problem
Lack of sustainable financing for safe collection/disposal
Other (please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

2. What do you see as the key goals for a discarded pesticide stewardship program? *This question is required.

Increase public awareness of risks and collection locations
Increase number of convenient collection locations
Increase percentage of safely managed discarded pesticides
Reduce management cost to local governments
Provide adequate/sustainable funding for safe collection/disposal
Other - Please specify Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

3. What do you see as the key barriers to achieving those goals identified in Question 2? *This question is required.

Regulatory Barriers (please explain) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
Pesticide registration fee does not adequately fund safe management and disposal of discarded pesticides
Lack of coordinated management and/or public education strategy
Other - Please specify up to three additional barriers Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

4. What do you see as the key solutions to improving the management of discarded pesticides? *This question is required.

Better use/expansion of pesticide registration fee (please explain) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
Explore extended producer responsibility (e.g., laws managing electronics, thermostats, paint, etc.)
Develop statewide public education program
Decrease use of pesticides (please explain alternative methods suggested) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
Establish convenient collection locations (please specify where) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
Establish performance metrics for program evaluation
Other (please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

5. Do you have any data on collection and disposal costs and/or quantities of discarded pesticides? *This question is required.

No
Yes. If known, please provide any of the following:
1) Quantity collected in the last year (specify units such as lbs, gallons, etc.) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
2) Quantities collected in the last five years (total) (specify units such as lbs, gallons, etc.) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
3) Costs to manage in the last year Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
4) Costs to manage in the last five years (total) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

6. Does your state have a pesticide registration fee? *This question is required.

Yes
If yes, are some of those funds used for discarded pesticide management and disposal? Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
If known, what percentage of disposal costs do the funds from the registration fee cover? Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
No
Don't know

7. Are there other policies in your jurisdiction relevant to discarded pesticide collection, storage, transportation, and/or management? *This question is required.

Yes (please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
No
Don't know

8. What scope would you suggest for our national pesticide stewardship initiative? *This question is required.

Households only
Households and farms/small businesses
Households, farms/small businesses, and commercial/industrial
Other (please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

9. Do you have any suggestions for additional resources or contacts who might provide information to help answer these questions? *This question is required.

Yes (please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
No