Chemical goods disposal
Some materials are not suitable for your garbage or recycling bins because they contain contaminants and may cause injury to the collection or processing teams.
Please never pour left-over chemicals down the sink, into stormwater drains or onto the ground as they can damage infrastructure and have a devastating effect on the environment.
Common chemicals include:
- Paint, paint strippers, thinner and turps
- Glues - water based and solvents
- Garden chemicals
- Kitchen and oven cleaners
- Toilet and drain cleaners
- Pool cleaners
- Medicines
Sustainability Victoria, in conjunction with local Councils, runs free Detox Your Home permanent and mobile chemical collections.
Permanent collection facilities
On the Sustainability Victoria website, there is a list of the Victorian Detox Your Home - permanent facilities, and what they do and don’t accept.
Mobile collections
Sustainability Victoria also conducts a mobile Detox Your Home service.
For a list of places which the mobile service will visit up until June 2012, visit the Sustainability Victoria website.
Yarra hosted a mobile Detox Your Home collection in October 2010. More than 600 people dropped off goods on that day.
Please go to the State Government's ResourceSmart website to find a list of safe disposal options for most common household and everyday chemical items.
Tip: Unwanted or old medicines can be dropped off at your local pharmacy.
Further information
Council
9205 5555
info@yarracity.vic.gov.au
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