Detox Your Home - Clifton Hill

A free service to safely dispose of unwanted toxic household chemicals.

By Sustainability Victoria - Detox Your Home

Date and time

Sat, 1 Mar 2025 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM AEDT

Location

Yarra Recycling Centre

168 Roseneath Street Clifton Hill, VIC 3068 Australia

About this event

  • Event lasts 7 hours

Toxic household chemicals, such as cleaning products, pool chemicals and pesticides can be safely disposed of for free at Sustainability Victoria's Detox Your Home events, in partnership with local councils. Collected items are recovered for reuse or safely disposed of.

With community safety in mind, Detox Your Home events are drive-through (no walk-ins) and contactless.

This service is for household chemicals only.

The following items are accepted:

  • Acids and alkalis
  • Aerosol cans (empty cans go in household recycling)
  • Anti-freeze, Brake fluid, transmission fluid
  • Cleaners – ammonia based
  • Coolant
  • Disinfectants and drain cleaners
  • Fertiliser
  • Fuels – petrol, diesel, kerosene, other
  • Glues – water-based and solvents
  • Herbicides and weed killers
  • Insect spray and pesticides
  • Nail polish remover
  • Oven cleaner
  • Pool chemicals
  • Rat poison
  • Solvents
  • Thinners, turps and paint stripper
  • Wood preservatives and finishes (oils and varnish)

See the full list of accepted items on our website.

Paint is not accepted at this event. Unwanted household paint can be disposed of at any Paintback drop off site.

If you can’t get to an event, here’s how to store unwanted household chemicals until you can safely dispose of them.

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Sustainability Victoria - Detox Your Home

Sustainability Victoria is mobilising Victorians to create a better environment, now and for our future.

We provide a first port-of-call for all Victorians, to inspire practical ideas and advice, and improve our environment and use resources wisely.

We know what to do and who to connect with to ensure that all Victorians have the answers they need to create a better environment for us all.

Sustainability Victoria's statutory objective is to facilitate and promote environmental sustainability in the use of resources. Established under the Sustainability Victoria Act 2005, SV is a statutory authority with a board appointed by the Minister for Environment and Climate Change.

SV has obligations under the Environment Protection Act 1970 for statewide waste management strategy and planning.

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