Getting rid of chemicals

Dispose of your household chemicals

You can safely dispose of toxic household chemicals like solvents, poisons, cleaning products, fertilisers and car care products at Sustainability Victoria's Detox Your Home events.

By dropping off these items at events like these, you're helping to prevent them from ending up in landfill.

Permanent drop-off sites for household paint and other products

Household paint, batteries (household and car) and fluorescent lights can be disposed of throughout the year at a permanent drop-off site.

The nearest permanent drop-off sites are:

• Hume City Council Resource Recovery Centre
• Darebin Resource Recovery Centre
• Banyule Waste Recovery Centre

Chemical drum recycling for rural properties

*Please note: We are unable to accept any drumMUSTER drums until 3 January 2022.

You can recycle your empty plastic and steel crop production and on-farm chemical drums for free at our Epping Depot, which is a drumMUSTER drop-off site.

Containers are only eligible if they have the drumMUSTER logo on them.

To recycle your eligible chemical drums, you should:

1. rinse empty drums immediately after use
2. puncture metal drums through the base of the inside
3. remove lids to allow drums to dry
4. book a time and day to drop off your drums with us by calling 9217 2170 or email resource.recovery@whittlesea.vic.gov.au

For more information on the drumMUSTER program or on container cleaning, visit the drumMUSTER website. 

Other chemical disposal options

For information about other chemical disposal options, visit Planet Ark’s Recycling Near You website.

ChemClear provides a safe and easy collection and disposal service for all agricultural and veterinary chemical users across Australia. For more information, visit the ChemClear website.

Further information

For further information including tips on safely transporting household chemicals, phone Sustainability Victoria on 1800 353 233, or see Detox Your Home.