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EPA/OPPTS RIN: 2070-AJ29 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Pesticide Agricultural Container Recycling Program 
Abstract: EPA is considering proposing a regulation that would require certain pesticide registrants to recycle certain plastic pesticide containers. As contemplated, registrants who sell agricultural and professional specialty pesticides in rigid, nonrefillable high density polyethylene (HDPE) containers (with capacities of 55 gallons or less) would have to recycle, each year, a quantity of HDPE equivalent to a specified percentage (20, 30 or 40 percent or more) of the weight of all rigid nonrefillable HDPE containers used for their pesticide products during the previous calendar year. If promulgated, pesticide container recycling programs subject to the rule may be required to meet the American National Standards Institute and American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Standard S569 for "Recycling Plastic Containers from Pesticides and Pesticide-Related Products." The proposed regulation would be intended to protect human health and the environment by reducing the risk of unreasonable adverse effects to public health and the environment that may be associated with the improper disposal of certain nonrefillable pesticide containers and their associated residues. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 165   
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 to 136y   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  To Be Determined    
Additional Information: SAN No. 5050; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0688
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jeanne Kasai
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code PYS1162,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:703 308-3240
Fax:703 308-3259
Email: kasai.jeanne@epa.gov

Nancy Fitz
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7506P,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:703 305-7385
Fax:703 308-3259
Email: fitz.nancy@epa.gov