Pesticide Disposal Events

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is seeking a contractor to provide pesticide disposal services, including hosting pesticide waste collection events in coordination with TDA. The contractor will be responsible for collecting, packaging, and transporting pesticide waste, as well as providing a standard price per pound for disposal of various liquid and dry pesticide formulations. The contractor must also comply with federal, state, and local regulations regarding the packaging, transportation, storage, recycling, and disposal of pesticide waste. • The contractor must provide adequate staff to collect, package, and transport pesticide waste, and must have an emergency action plan in place in case of accidents or inclement weather. • The contractor must also provide a list of acceptable pesticide products/formulations included in the standard price per pound, and a list of unacceptable pesticides that are excluded from the standard price per pound. • The contractor must provide pricing for equipment and services related to collection events, including set-up and break-down of the site, technicians, chemists, project managers, security, portable scales, dumpster, signage, traffic cones, pre/post site environmental testing, and decontamination supplies.