Agricultural Chemical Collection
 What is an agrichemical collection?
The agricultural chemical collection, also known as the agrichemical collection, is a programme set up by the Christchurch City Council, Environment Canterbury and the Ministry for the Environment to offer a free collection of old/unwanted agrichemicals to all rural landowners. This is to prevent stockpiling or inappropriate disposal of chemicals that could contaminate the environment.
Five collections were undertaken in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, covering all of the rural and agricultural areas of the district. The next, and final, collection will be in March 2008. This will be your final opportunity to take advantage of the free service.
Collections for 2008 will commence in March 2008. If you are a rural landowner in Christchurch or Banks Peninsula with old or unwanted agrichemicals such as DDT, Lindane, Dieldrin, PCP (pentachlorophenol), herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, animal drenches and dips, animal remedies, and other agricultural chemicals, please register your interest now!
The deadline to register for this final collection is 28 January 2008.
This will be your last opportunity for a free on-farm collection of old or unwanted agrichemicals.
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2008 Collection area
The collection area for 2008 extends to rural properties throughout Christchurch and Banks Peninsula. Eligible properties include market gardens, orchards, arable farming, dairying, livestock, forestry, and similar rural properties where agrichemicals are used.
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How do I register for the agrichemical collection?
If you have a rural property in Christchurch or Banks Peninsula and you would like to register your interest for collection now you can print and complete the registration form [PDF 100KB].
Please return the registration form by 28 January 2008 to:
Christchurch City Council
City Environment Group
PO Box 237
Christchurch 8001
ATTN: Ag Chem Collection
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What chemicals are collected?
- Pesticides and herbicides;
- Agrichemicals containing substances banned under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs);
- Fertilisers containing POPs;
- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's);
- Drenches containing heavy metals.
Detergents, disinfectants, asbestos, used oils, paint, batteries, empty containers, household hazardous waste and explosives will NOT be collected.
The collections are carried out by experienced, licensed contractors: they come onto the farms, identify the chemicals, package them up and remove the targeted chemicals for appropriate disposal.
For more information you can visit the Environment Canterbury website.
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2004 - 2006 Collection Results
There were three on-farm agrichemical collections in Christchurch between 2004 and 2006, and two collections in Banks Peninsula in 2004 and 2005. More than 2100 property owners were contacted for these five collections, with 187 properties participating. A total of 14.4 tonnes of agrichemicals were collected, including these deregistered and banned agricultural chemicals:
- 700kg DDT
- 148kg Lindane
- 84kg Pentachlorophenol
- 20kg Captafol
- 22kg Dieldrin
- 4kg Aldrin
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