Detox Your Home initiative

Do you need to safely dispose of unwanted, highly toxic household chemicals? Household chemicals can be dangerous – they can harm your family and your pets, add extra fuel to a house fire, release toxic fumes and pollute the environment for future generations.

Detox your Home is a free and convenient service for householders to safely dispose of unwanted toxic chemicals. In 2020, nearly 3,800kg of unwanted hazardous chemicals were collected!

Detox your Home events are staffed by expert chemists who understand how to safely manage toxic household chemicals. Chemicals are safely stored during the event then transported to a licensed processing facility at the end of each event.

Events are held across Victoria to provide you with a local and accessible option to dispose of your household chemicals. The program is administered by Sustainability Victoria in partnership with local councils and is funded by the Victorian landfill levy. 

Visit Detox your Home for a complete list of upcoming events and accepted products.

Detox your Home. Do the right thing for your loved ones and your environment. It’s easy and it’s free.

Upcoming collections

There are nearby Detox Your Home chemical drop-off services each year.

Find the next Detox Your Home drop off

To get more information, visit Sustainability Victoria or call 1300 363 744.

Permanent drop-off sites for paint and other products

Detox your Home is a free service designed specifically to collect unwanted, highly toxic household chemicals.

Household paint, batteries, and fluorescent lights – which are less toxic than household chemicals (but also a more common waste item) can be disposed of throughout the year at a permanent drop-off site.

There is a nearby permanent drop-off site at Darebin Resource Recovery Centre.

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre
30 Kurnai Avenue, Reservoir
Phone: 03 8470 8777

For more information and a full list of permanent drop-off sites visit Detox your Home.

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