It’s time to clean those unwanted household chemicals out of your shed, cupboard and from under your sink, and dispose of them safely at Sustainability Victoria’s Detox your Home event on Saturday 26 October at Gloria Pyke Netball Complex in Dandenong.
To be held from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, Detox your Home is a free and convenient service for householders to safely dispose of everyday household chemicals such as weedkiller, cleaning chemicals, old cooking oil and cosmetics.
Chemicals that are accepted
For a full list of items, visit Sustainability Victoria’s website
- Some of the most common chemicals collected include:
- Fuels and flammable liquids: turpentine, methylated spirits, petrol, kerosene, diesel, paint thinners
- Garden: herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers, pool chemicals, poisons
- Household: cleaners, bleach, ammonia, oven cleaner, solvents, cooking oil, cosmetics, fire extinguishers
- Car: wax, transmission fluid, body filler, brake fluid
- Gas cylinders: for example acetylene (helium for party balloons)
Chemicals that cannot be accepted include include:
- Paint: this can be dropped at a Pain Back site. To find your nearest locations, visit Paint Bac’s website
- Thermometers / thermostats containing mercury: please that mercury can be accepted in a container
- Motor oil: for your nearest location, visit Council’s website
Detox your Home events are staffed by expert chemists who identify and sort the chemicals for safe transport back to a licenced facility in Melbourne where they are processed for reuse or safe disposal. Chemicals collected are processed and recovered or recycled wherever possible. If they cannot be reused in any way, they are safely disposed of.
Places are limited and registrations are essential — no walk-ins accepted. To register, visit Sustainability Victoria’s website.