Detox Your Household program now open for registrations

Saturday 13 June 2026 | 1.30pm to 3.30pm
Ararat Transfer Station Surface Hill Road, Ararat

Household chemicals such as bleach, pesticides, weed killers, cleaning products and fuels should never be put in your rubbish bins or poured down the drain. Safely dispose of unwanted household chemicals at
Sustainability Victoria’s free Detox your Home event, without harming your health or the environment.
 

For a full list of chemicals accepted, visit sustainability.vic.gov.au/accepted-items

To register sustainability.vic.gov.au/detoxyourhome

Why dispose of household chemicals?
Household chemicals can be dangerous. They may harm your family and pets, add extra fuel to a house fire, release toxic fumes and pollute the environment.
Disposing of these items responsibly will:

• reduce the risk of poisoning, keeping your family, friends and pets safe
• keep toxic chemicals out of waterways, and
• minimise environmental pollution and fire hazards.

What happens to the chemicals?
Qualified chemists sort the chemicals, placing them in sealed drums to be transported to a specialist waste treatment plant. The majority of chemicals collected at Detox your Home events are recycled or used for suitable purposes, such as producing energy. Any chemicals that cannot be repurposed are safely disposed of after being treated.

Detox your Home accepts:

• Acids and alkalis (including spirit of salt, bleach, rust remover, and hydrochloric acid)
• Aerosol cans (empty cans can be put in your recycling bin)
• Brake fluid
• Butane gas canisters
• Coolant
• Fire extinguishers (non-halon only)
• Fertiliser
• Fuel (old lawn mower/power tools fuel, petrol, diesel and kerosene)
• Hand sanitiser
• Insect sprays and pesticides
• Machine oil and lubricant
• Nail polish remover
• Oven cleaner
• Photographic chemicals
• Pool chemicals (liquid pool chlorine and pool salts)
• Rat poison
• Transmission fluid
• Turpentine, thinners and paint strippers
• Weed killers/herbicides
• Wood preservatives and finishes
  
  Detox your Home does not accept:
• Ammunition or firearms
• Asbestos
• Batteries: car and household varieties
• Chemicals used by businesses
• Cooking oil
• Cosmetics
• Farm chemicals
• Halon fire extinguishers
• Fluorescent light bulbs, compact fluorescent lamps and tubes
• Gas bottles
• Motor oil
• Paint*
  
  For safety reasons we can’t accept containers of more than 20 litres or 20 kilograms. Please bring chemicals in their original packaging or in disposable containers that will not be returned to you.