It’s time to clean those unwanted household chemicals out of your shed, cupboard and from under your sink to dispose of them safely at Sustainability Victoria’s Detox your Home event on Saturday 9th March 2024 at Ararat Transfer Station.

Co-hosted with Ararat Rural City Council, 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.

With community safety in mind, Detox your Home events are now drive-through (we cannot accept walk-ins) and contactless, supported by a COVIDSafe plan.

Registration to the event is essential and can be done via Eventbrite: https://detoxArarat2024.eventbrite.com.au

Detox your Home events are staffed by expert chemists who understand how to safely manage household chemicals. Chemicals are safely stored during the event, then transported to a licensed processing facility at the end of the day.

Chemicals accepted:

We accept an extensive number of items. Visit www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/accepteditems for a full list. These are some of the most common chemicals we collect:

· 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

· Aerosol cans (including those containing paint but not cans of paint)

· Gas cylinders, for example, acetylene (helium for party balloons) and more.

Chemicals that CANNOT be accepted include:

· Paint (this can be dropped at a Paint Back site)

· Thermometers/thermostats containing mercury (note we can accept mercury in a container)

· Motor oil (this can be dropped at council waste sites).

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