Overview of the ACRC Pesticide Container Recycling Program

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1 Overview of the ACRC Pesticide Container Recycling Program Ron Perkins Executive Director Ag Container Recycling Council National Agronomic Environmental Health and Safety School Bloomington, IL August 20, 2014

2 Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC) Not for profit corporation Founded in 1992 Oldest product stewardship program in US 44 Regular members Pesticide manufacturers and distributors 90+% of industry 11 Affiliate members Manufacturers of containers & appurtenances

3 ADAMA Agricultural Solutions, Ltd. AgraQuest, Inc. Albaugh, Inc. AMVAC Chemical Corporation Arysta LifeScience, LLC BASF Corporation Bayer CropScience Bayer HealthCare LLC Becker Underwood, Inc. Brandt Consolidated, Inc. Certis USA, LLC Cheminova, Inc. Chemtura AgroSolutions Dow AgroSciences, LLC DuPont Crop Protection Ensystex, Inc. Fine Americas, Inc. FMC Agricultural Products Gowan Company, LLC Helena Chemical Company Isagro USA Liphatech, Inc. Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. MGK Company Monsanto Company Monterey AgResources Nichino America, Inc. Nufarm Americas, Inc. Pace International, LLC Plant Food Systems PBI/Gordon Corporation PROKoZ, Inc. RiceCo, LLC SePRO Corporation SipcamAdvan USA, Inc. Syngenta Crop Protection Tenkoz, Inc. TurfCare Supply Corporation United Phosphorus, Inc. Valent BioSciences Corporation Valent U.S.A. Corporation Wilbur-Ellis Company Willowood USA, LLC Winfield Solutions

4 ACRC Mission To conduct research regarding potentially acceptable uses of rigid HDPE plastic agricultural crop protection, animal health, specialty pest control, micronutrient, fertilizer and/or adjuvant product containers (<56 gal) and to support the collection and recycling of containers through promotion of cost effective programs that foster public health and safety, environmental protection, resource conservation and end user convenience. Funding is Voluntary by animal health, agricultural crop protection and specialty pest control product manufacturers and distributors who sell products in HDPE containers.

5 ACRC Funding Annual survey of Regular members yields total pounds of containers sold Annual budget/ total lbs.= annual dues

6 Chair ACRC Executive Board (9) Vice Chair Treasurer Secretary Committee Chairs Contracts External Affairs Technical At Large- 2

7 ACRC Budget and Staff 2014 budget= ~ $4.5 million Staff Executive Director Program P Manager

8 ACRC Recycling Program Agri-Plas, Inc. State t of Montana CSN, LLC ACRC-Maine Program (2 baling sites) MKC Plastics Interstate Ag Plastics USAg Recycling

9 Plastic Ownership & Use Contractors own plastic ACRC shares revenue above base price Technical Committee approves processing and end use facilities and end uses Contractors can only sell to approved entities

10 ACRC ApprovedEnd duses Agricultural drain tile Highway sign posts Highway and agricultural fence posts Spool flanges for wire cable Underground utility conduit Agro chemical composite IBC base plates

11 Pou unds Colle ected (mil llions)

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13 Thank you for your attention ti and for inviting me to your meeting!