On Wednesday, Oct. 11, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture in partnership with the Polk County Cooperative Extension Center will sponsor a pesticide container collection day. Any North Carolina resident with unwanted or outdated pesticide containers can drop off leftover products. The collection site will be at the Polk County Cooperative Extension, 79 Carmel Lane in Columbus. Personnel will be on hand from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on that date. All pesticide containers will be taken at no cost. Call the Polk County Extension for more information at 894-8218 or 894-8219. (photo submitted by Sarah Gottfried)