The Victorian Government’s Detox your Home events are a free and convenient disposal service for Greater Shepparton residents, helping to keep local families, waterways, animals and the environment safe.
Common products such as weedkiller, pesticides, bleach, brake fluid and rat poison are all harmful to the environment and should not be placed in kerbside bins or poured down sinks. Common chemicals collected at Detox your Home events include:
- Cleaning – Acids and alkalis, including bleach, rust remover, and hydrochloric acid, oven cleaner
- Garden – Fertiliser, fuel (old lawn mower/power tools fuel), weed killers/herbicides, insect sprays and pesticides, pool chemicals
- Garage – Brake fluid, coolant, fuels including petrol, diesel and kerosene, machine oil and lubricant.
Council’s Director Infrastructure, Aidin Montazami, encouraged residents to take this opportunity to clear out unwanted chemicals from their homes and help protect our waterways, wildlife and public health.
“The Detox your Home event provides Greater Shepparton residents with a free and safe way to dispose of hazardous household chemicals that can pose a risk to our environment and community if not managed correctly,” he said.
Detox your Home events are staffed by expert chemists who identify and sort the chemicals for safe transport back to a licensed facility in Melbourne where they are processed for reuse or safe disposal.
Detox your Home no longer collects paint, cosmetics or oils, including cooking oil.
