GREATER Shepparton residents can safely dispose of hazardous household chemicals from their sheds, cupboards and under kitchen sinks at the upcoming Greater Shepparton ‘Detox your Home’ event on Saturday, October 3.
The State Government’s Detox your Home events are a free and convenient disposal service for residents, helping to keep families, waterways, animals and the environment safe.
Common products such as weed killer, pesticides, bleach, brake fluid and rat poison are all 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, hydrochloric acid and oven cleaner.
- Garden: fertiliser, fuel (old lawn mower/power tools fuel), weed killers and herbicides, insect sprays and pesticides, pool chemicals.
- Garage: brake fluid, coolant, fuels including petrol, diesel and kerosene, machine oil and lubricant.
Detox your Home events are staffed by expert chemists who identify and sort the chemicals for safe transport back to a licensed facility in Melbourne where they are processed for reuse or safe disposal.
Detox your Home no longer collects paint, cosmetics or oils, including cooking oil. For the full list of chemicals accepted, visit: www.environment.vic.gov.au/sustainability/hazardous-household-chemicals/detox-your-home
The event runs 9am to 12pm on Saturday, October 3 at Shepparton Recycling (125 Wanganui Road, Shepparton). Registration is required to attend: https://events.humanitix.com/detoxshepparton2026
