SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2011. The Illinois Department of Agriculture is encouraging farmers to save their empty agrichemical containers. The department announced today it has arranged to recycle them.
Beginning in August, sites throughout the state will collect the containers and grind them into small plastic chips that will be used to make shipping pallets, fence posts, drainage tubing, plastic lumber and other useful products.
“This program offers farmers a convenient opportunity to dispose of empty…
