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Permanent Detox Your Home facilities

We are working in partnership with councils to provide a number of permanent drop off facilities which will accept paint, motor oil, batteries and gas cylinders only. Permanent facilities do not accept the full range of chemicals that are accepted at collection events.

Where are the facilities located?

Permanent Detox your Home locations:

  • Banyule Waste Recovery Centre, 307-325 Waterdale Road, Bellfield (corner Banksia Street) (Melways Ref 31 F4)
  • Brimbank City Council Depot (Stadium Drive, Keilor Park) (Melways Ref 15 C5) - site does NOT accept gas bottles
  • Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Kurnai Avenue (off Henty Street), Reservoir (Melways Ref 18 C6)
  • Geelong Resource Recovery Centre, 100 Douro Street, North Geelong (Melways Ref 225 K6) 
  • Mornington Waste Disposal Centre, 134 Watt Road, Mornington (Melways Ref  145 K3)
  • Wodonga Waste Transfer Station, Kane Road, Wodonga (Melways Map 323 S5)

 Other drop off locations* (*fees may apply for certain items)

  • Monash Waste Transfer and Recycling Station, 380 Ferntree Gully Rd, Notting Hill (Melways Ref 70 H8)

Many other councils provide services for the disposal of household chemicals. Full details are available here.

When is the service available?

  • Banyule - weekdays: 7.30am - 3.00pm
    weekends & public holidays: 7.30am - 12.00pm
  • Brimbank - weekdays: 9am - 4pm
    1st Saturday of each month: 10am - 4pm
    Closed on public holidays
  • Darebin - weekdays and weekends: 8am - 3:30pm
  • Geelong - weekdays and weekends: 7.30am - 4.15pm
  • Monash - weekdays: 7.30am - 4.00pm
    weekends & public holidays: 9.00am - 5.00pm (Closed Anzac day morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day)  
  • Mornington - weekdays: 8.00am - 4.00pm
    weekends & public holidays: 8.00am - 5.00pm
  • Wodonga - weekdays: 9.00am - 5.00pm
    weekends: 10am - 4pm

Who can use the service?

The service is free and available to all Victorian householders. Businesses of any sort are ineligible to use the service. Businesses wishing to dispose of unwanted chemicals should contact a chemical waste service provider (details of these can be found in the Yellow Pages).

What can I take to the drop off facilities?

Paints, motor oil, fluorescent tubes, gas/BBQ cylinders, and all types of batteries (car batteries, ordinary household batteries and mobile phone batteries).

What will not be accepted?

All other household chemicals. For information about other ways of disposing of household hazardous waste, please see the Household Chemical Collection Timetable or Alternative Disposal Options for Chemicals.

What happens to materials after collection?

All materials collected are taken to processing facilities. Paint is recovered for use as fuel, oil is recycled into low grade diesel, mercury from fluoro tubes is recovered for reuse whilst the glass is recycled, and all metals from batteries, paint cans etc are recycled back into new steel products. Lead, sulphuric acid, cadmium, and zinc found in batteries are also recovered for reuse.

Tips

  • Observe safe lifting procedures. Use the leg muscles, not the back.
  • Ensure liquids such as paint and oil are transported in non leaking containers and are all clearly labelled and that gas cylinders have been screwed shut.

For more information


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