Items accepted at Detox Your Home events
Last updated: 15 July 2021
Highly toxic household items are only accepted at Detox Your Home events.
Detox Your Home events are held at locations around Victoria throughout the year. Registration is required.
Accepted items
Items you can find around your home labelled with:
- Corrosive 8
- Oxidizing agent 5.1
- Toxic 6.1
- Flammable liquid 3
- Flammable solid 4.1
Cleaning
- Acids and alkalis, including spirit of salt, bleach, vinegar and rust remover, hydrochloric acid
- Aerosol cans, including gas canisters and aerosols (empty cans can be put in your recycling bin)
- Cleaners (ammonia based), including oven, drain, shower and glass cleaners
- Detergents
- Disinfectants
- Fire extinguishers
- Floor-care products and waxes
Cosmetics
- Make up
- Nail polish and remover
Hobby materials
- Photographic chemicals
- Glues, including water-based and solvents
Pharmaceuticals
- Pharmaceuticals (medicines can be disposed of safely at your local pharmacy through the Returned Unused Medicines project)
Garden and pool
- Fertiliser
- Fuel
- Herbicides
- Insect spray and pesticides
- Pool chemicals, including liquid pool chlorine and pool salts
- Weed killers
Garage
- Anti-freeze
- Brake fluid
- Car body filler
- Car wax
- Coolant
- Fuels, including petrol, diesel and kerosene
- Rat poison
- Transmission fluid
- Turps, thinners and paint strippers
Items not accepted
- Ammunition – Call 1800 136 089 for WorkSafe Victoria to pick up your ammunition.
- Asbestos – For advice, call Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) on 1300 372 842.
- Batteries – Take batteries to your local Aldi, Officeworks, Bunnings or Batteryworld store, or drop them off at a council waste and recycling centre. To find other battery recyclers, see the Australian Battery Recycling Initiative (ABRI) website.
- Car batteries – Some council waste and recycling centres accept and recycle lead-acid batteries used in cars. To find other recyclers, visit the Planet Ark website.
- Chemicals used by businesses for industrial and commercial purposes – You can check the Yellow Pages under 'waste reduction and disposal services' for chemical disposal companies or visit the Planet Ark Business Recycling website.
- Chemicals used on the Farm – Visit the ChemClear website or freecall 1800 008 182 for collection of unwanted rural chemicals
- Fluorescent lights – Take fluorescent lights to a council waste and recycling centre.
- Gas cylinders – Some council transfer stations offer gas cylinder recycling. To find other recyclers, see the Planet Ark website.
- Medical waste – For advice, visit the EPA website.
- Motor oil – Contact your local council for disposal points in your area, or visit the Planet Ark Recycling Near You website.
- Paint – Take paint to a permanent drop-off site or visit Paintback to find your nearest drop-off site.
- Printer cartridges – Can be recycled through the Cartridges 4 Planet Ark program.
