CleanSweepNY - Spring 2026 Collection

Friday, May 8, 2026, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

To obtain a registration form:

Contact DEC’s CleanSweepNY staff at 518-225-8146 or cleansweep@dec.ny.gov

The primary goal of CleanSweepNY is to help farmers, owners of former farms, and commercial pesticide applicators dispose of unwanted or unusable pesticides, fertilizers and other chemicals in a safe and legal manner at no cost to them. CleanSweepNY also aims to help schools dispose of unusable school laboratory, janitorial and other legacy chemicals. CleanSweepNY is administered by DEC’s Bureau of Pesticides Management.

CleanSweepNY provides these services through yearly funding from New York’s Environmental Protection Fund. DEC contracts with a permitted hazardous waste transporter for the collection, sorting, packing, transport and destruction (or recycling) of all materials collected.

All CleanSweepNY participants must comply with RCRA hazardous waste regulations, if applicable. Additional information can be found on DEC’s Hazardous Waste Counting Rules webpage.

DEC’s CleanSweepNY team administers two collections per year (Spring and Fall), each consisting of multiple drop-off sites.

Participants must pre-register to bring materials to a CleanSweepNY drop-off. If deemed necessary by DEC’s CleanSweepNY team, certain chemicals will be picked up at the farm/business/school due to safety, volume or transport concerns.

Please note CleanSweepNY services are not available to homeowners. Visit DEC’s Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) webpage for more information regarding disposal of household chemicals.

For more information, go to: https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/pesticides/special-initiatives

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