Household Hazardous Chemical Collection Program
The Household Hazardous Chemical Collection program is about to be held throughout the central west region, with 12 Councils partnering with NetWaste and DECCW to offer a safe and easy disposal service to residents for unwanted or out-of-date household chemicals.
Please download an information flyer:
Clean Out Unwanted Chemicals (PDF 254 KB)
2010 Campaign (PDF 240 KB)
Hazardous household chemicals that are eligible for collection include items such as pesticides, paint, garden chemicals (eg. weed killers), solvents (eg. paint stripper), house chemicals (eg. bleach and detergents), smoke detectors, fluorescent light globes and tubes, household batteries, old gas bottles, and fire extinguishers.
Local residents are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of unwanted chemicals from their garden shed and house as there are limited other opportunities due to the nature of the material.
Collections are being held during November and December 2010 throughout the region. Timetable will be posted on website shortly.
This service is for local residents with domestic quantities of household hazardous chemicals only, with the first 20kg/litres able to be disposed of free of charge. The service is not available to businesses or for materials delivered in commercial quantities.
Residents are reminded to ensure all chemicals are transported safely to the Collection Centre, taking particular care that containers are not leaking.
Participating Councils for the 2010 collections are:
Bathurst Regional |
Mid-Western Regional
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For further information, contact your local Council.
Get rid of unwanted household hazardous chemicals!!
Twelve Councils are partnering with NetWaste and Transpacific Industries to provide a service for the collection of household hazardous chemicals. So take the opportunity to clean out your garden shed and household cupboards – listed below are the general items that will and will not be accepted:
YES, we will accept …….. |
NO, we won’t accept …….. |
| Paint Pesticides Pool chemicals Garden chemicals (eg weed killers) Solvents (eg paint stripper) Household chemicals (eg bleach & detergents) Smoke detectors Fluorescent light globes and tubes Old gas bottles Fire extinguishers |
Asbestos Empty containers Farm chemicals Mobile phones General garbage Intractable waste Flares and/or ammunition Tyres Lead Acid Batteries Infectious clinical and medical waste |
Some important information:
- This collection is for domestic quantities only of household hazardous chemicals – the first 20kg/litres are free per person.
- The service is not available to businesses or for material delivered in commercial quantities.
- If you are unsure whether a certain item is eligible, please contact your local Council. Take care to ensure chemicals are transported safely and are not leaking from their containers.
- Some of the items listed as those which won’t be accepted can be disposed of through other services such as DrumMUSTER for chemical drums and MobileMuster for mobile phones – ask Council for further information on these programs or visit www.recyclingnearyou.com.au
Collections are being held during November and December 2010 throughout the region. Please view the table below for more information.
TIMETABLE AND SITES FOR CHEMICAL COLLECTIONSCheck times at each centre |
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| DATE | TIME | TOWN | SITE |
| Thur 18 Nov 2010 | 9 am - 4 pm | Bathurst | Cooke Hockey Complex Great Western Highway, BATHURST |
| Sat 20 Nov 2010 | 9 am - 4 pm | Orange | Ophir Road Resource Recovery Centre, 261 Ophir Road ORANGE |
| Sun 21 Nov 2010 | 8 am - 3 pm | Dubbo | Dubbo Showground Wingewarra Street DUBBO |
| Mon 22 Nov 2010 | 10 am – 2pm | Gilgandra | Gilgandra Waste Management Facility Pines Drive GILGANDRA |
| Tues 23 Nov 2010 | |||
| Wed 24 Nov 2010 | 9 am - 1 pm | Mudgee | Mudgee Waste Facility Hill End Road, MUDGEE |
| Thur 25 Nov 2010 | 9 am - 1 pm | Parkes | Parkes Shire Works Depot Thornbury Street PARKES |
| Fri 26 Nov 2010 | 9 am -1 pm | Condobolin | Condobolin Waste Facility, Maitland Street CONDOBOLIN |
| Sat 27 Nov 2010 | 12.30 pm - 4.30pm | Wellington | Wellington Transfer Station 83 Nanima Village Road WELLINGTON |
| Sun 28 Nov 2010 | 11am – 1 pm & 2 pm - 4 pm |
Manildra | Manildra Landfill Toogong Road MANILDRA |
| Mon 29 Nov 2010 | |||
| Tues 30 Nov 2010 | |||
| Wed 1 Dec 2010 | 8am - 12 noon | Broken Hill | Broken Hill Landfill Wills Street BROKEN HILL |
| Thur 2 Dec 2010 | 9 am - 1 pm | Wilcannia | Wilcannia Engineering Depot Barrier Highway WILCANNIA |
| Fri 3 Dec 2010 | 9 am - 1 pm | Menindee | Menindee Works Depot Broken Hill Road MENINDEE |
| Sat 4 Dec 2010 | 11.00 am - 3.00 pm | Narromine | Narromine Waste Depot Gainsborough Road NARROMINE |
| Sun 5 Dec 2010 | 9.30 am - 1.30 pm | Trangie | Trangie Waste Depot Trangie Tip Road TRANGIE |
To find out how to properly dispose of the different types of household hazardous waste (such as paint, batteries, used oil etc), on a year-round basis, please visit the 'Getting Rid Of...' section of this website.
For further information on this program, please contact: your local Council
