Detox Your Home  - Lilydale

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Sustainability Victoria - Detox Your Home

A free service to safely dispose of unwanted toxic household chemicals.

Yarra Ranges Council Lilydale Operations Centre

Toxic household chemicals, such as cleaning products, pool chemicals and pesticides can be safely disposed of for free at Sustainability Victoria's Detox Your Home events, in partnership with local councils. Collected items are recovered for reuse or safely disposed of. With community safety in mind, Detox your Home events are now drive-through (no walk-ins) and contactless, supported by a COVIDSafe plan. For the latest advice and COVIDSafe Settings please visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au This service is for household chemicals only. Detox your Home accepts: <ul><li>Acids and alkalis Aerosol cans (empty cans with household recycling) </li><li>Anti-freeze Brake fluid Car body filler Car wax Cleaners – ammonia based</li><li>Cooking oil </li><li>Coolant </li><li>Detergents, disinfectants and drain cleaners </li><li>Fertiliser </li><li>Fire extinguishers </li><li>Floor-care products and waxes </li><li>Fuels – petrol, diesel, kerosene, other </li><li>Glues – water-based and solvents </li><li>Herbicides and weed killers </li><li>Insect spray and pesticides </li><li>Nail polish and remover </li><li>Cosmetics </li><li>Oven cleaner </li><li>Thinners, turps and paint stripper </li><li>Pool chemicals </li><li>Rat poison </li><li>Solvents </li><li>Transmission fluid </li><li>Wood preservatives and finishes (oils and varnish) </li></ul>Paint, fluorescent lights and batteries won’t be accepted. Chemicals can’t be decanted, so bring them in the original packaging or disposable containers, with the contents clearly labelled. If you don’t know what’s inside a container, label it as ‘unknown’. The maximum acceptable weight or size for a single container is 20 kilograms or 20 litres. If you can’t get to an event, here’s <a href="https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/You-and-your-home/Waste-and-recycling/Detox-your-home/Safe-handling-of-toxic-chemicals?fbclid=IwAR3O8ZUM4ycrcDq2PyT3jBKPCJF3I-5R4omDthmoG69P7BWVPR-UewDDBTU" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">how to store unwanted household chemicals</a> until you can safely dispose of them.Any details you supply will be treated in accordance with Sustainability Victoria’s <a href="http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/privacy" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Privacy Policy</a>.This event is delivered by Sustainability Victoria in partnership with local governments.

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