Detox Your Home to start the new year
Published on 08 January 2026
Detox Your Home to start the new year
Residents who need to safely dispose of hazardous household chemicals from their sheds, cupboards and under kitchen sinks can drop them off at the upcoming City of Whittlesea Detox Your Home event on Saturday 31 January from 9am – 3pm in Epping.
Sustainability Victoria’s Detox Your Home events are a free and convenient disposal service, helping to keep local families, waterways, animals and the environment safe.
Common products such as weedkiller, pesticides, bleach, brake fluid and rat poison are all harmful to the environment and should not be placed in kerbside bins or poured down sinks.
Common chemicals collected include:
- cleaning - acids and alkalis, including bleach, rust remover, and hydrochloric acid, oven cleaner
- garden - fertiliser, fuel (old lawn mower/power tools fuel), weed killers/herbicides, insect sprays and pesticides, pool chemicals
- garage - brake fluid, coolant, fuels including petrol, diesel and kerosene, machine oil and lubricant.
Detox Your Home no longer collects halon (yellow) fire extinguishers, cosmetics, empty aerosols and oils, including cooking oil. You can learn more about how to dispose of items not accepted here.
The event is staffed by expert chemists who identify and sort the chemicals for safe transport back to a licensed facility in Melbourne where they are processed for reuse or safe disposal.
Bookings are essential, no walk-ins will be accepted. Detox Your Home events are drive-through and contactless. Start the year with a clean slate.
For the full list of chemicals accepted and to register for this event, visit Detox Your Home – Epping.