Detox Your Home this Summer

Published on 08 January 2026

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The summer holidays are a great time to clear out sheds, cupboards and under the sink of unwanted household chemicals in preparation for Sustainability Victoria’s Detox Your Home event on Saturday 21 February at the Council Works Depot in Newman Street, Wangaratta.

Sustainability Victoria’s Detox Your Home events offer a free, convenient disposal service for residents, helping to keep local families, waterways, animals and the environment safe.

Common products such as weedkiller, pesticides, bleach, brake fluid and rat poison are harmful to the environment and should not be placed in kerbside bins or poured down sinks.

Common chemicals collected at Detox Your Home events 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
  • Non-halon (red) fire extinguishers 

For the full list of chemicals accepted, visit www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/accepteditems  

Detox Your Home events are staffed by expert chemists who identify and sort chemicals for safe transport to a licensed facility, where they are processed for reuse or safe disposal.

Sean Ginnivan, Waste Services Coordinator, said:

“Everyone in the community can help keep toxic chemicals out of the environment by registering online and bringing items to the Detox Your Home event. It’s a free event that benefits the environment and the community.”

Register for the upcoming Detox Your Home Wangaratta event at the Sustainability Victoria’s website: www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/detoxyourhome  

The Detox Your Home program is initiated by Sustainability Victoria with events delivered statewide by local councils.

 

Event Details - Registrations are essential

Date: Saturday, 21 February 2025
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: at the Council Works Depot, 51-69 Newman Street, Wangaratta
Register here: www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/detoxyourhome

*Registrations close on 20 February 2026

 

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