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Say goodbye to hazardous household chemicals at the ‘Detox your Home’ event

Sustainability Victoria’s Detox your Home events are a free and convenient disposal service, helping to keep local families, waterways, animals and the environment safe.

Common products such as weed killer, 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.

Council’s Director Infrastructure, Gary Randhawa, encouraged community members to take advantage of this event and dispose of hazardous household chemicals safely.

“Pouring household chemicals down the drain or placing them in the bin pollutes waterways, can cause fires in collection trucks, and harm people, animals, and plants,” he said.

“Detox your Home offers a free and convenient way to safely dispose of hazardous household chemicals. I encourage residents to register online and bring their items to the Shepparton Resource Recovery Centre on the event day. Please note that spots are limited, so secure your place early!”

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

Visit sustainability.vic.gov.au for the full list of chemicals accepted.

Detox your Home no longer collects fire extinguishers, cosmetics, empty aerosols and oils, including cooking oil.

The 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 events are a drive-through service. Registrations are essential and walk-ins are not accepted on the day.

Click here for event details