Free chemical collections 2012

Want to get old pesticides and herbicides off your farm and out of the house?

Take them to a free chemical collection organised by the Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA) with support from the Environment Protection Authority and local councils.

The free chemical collections give landowners and residents the chance to safely get rid of unwanted household and agricultural chemicals.

The chemical collection programs in the drinking water catchments help protect the local environment and waterways and ensure that dangerous chemicals do not threaten water supplies.

Collection dates for 2012 across the drinking water catchments are:

Chemicals that can be dropped off include:

• pesticides and herbicides (fungicides, baits/poisons, wood preservatives)
• paint and paint-related products
• solvents and household cleaners
• motor oils and fuels
• batteries
• household gas bottles
• fire extinguishers
• fluorescent tubes
• pool and hobby chemicals (eg photography chemicals)
• acids and alkalis.

Only household quantities from non-business sources are accepted at the collection. If you want to drop off larger amounts of chemicals, please call the CleanOut Hotline on 131 555. Once collected, chemicals are made safe, recycled or destroyed.

Unwanted chemicals should be packed in secure containers and carefully transported to collection points to ensure chemicals do not leak or spill.

Brochures with more details of the collections will be delivered to homes in the relevant council areas and advertisements will appear in local newspapers closer to the collection dates.

For more information on substances and materials that will be accepted, how to transport chemicals safely, or other collection sites in your region, please call the CleanOut Hotline on 131 555 for the cost of a local call and ask for the "Household Chemical CleanOut Program” or go to www.cleanout.com.au.

Download

CleanOut brochure 2012 (1.2 MB PDF File)