REMOVING dangerous chemicals from Kingston homes has seen 3309kg of materials handed in to Victoria’s Detox Your Home program.
Just under 14.5 tonnes of dangerous chemicals were taken out of homes in March.
“Dangerous material from around 500 households was brought in on an extremely wet Melbourne Saturday. Just over half had not been to a Detox Your Home event before,” Sustainability Victoria CEO Stan Krpan said.
So far this year, 27.3 tonnes of dangerous chemicals, such as household cleaning products, engine oil, herbicides and pesticides, have been collected at seven locations in Melbourne and regional Victoria.
In 2017, Victorians handed in more than 69 tonnes of chemicals at Detox Your Home collection sites across the state.
“Hanging-on to old and out-of-date chemicals is dangerous for children and pets, packaging can be damaged or fail and create dangers to your property, neighbours and the wider community,” Mr Krpan said.
There are restrictions on the types and volumes of materials that can be taken to Detox Your Home events.
“If you don’t know what to do with old chemicals, batteries, fluorescent tubes, paint and other dangerous goods contact your council or Sustainability Victoria,” Mr Krpan said.
“You don’t have to live in a municipality in which a Detox Your Home Collection is being held, however bookings are essential for some sites.”
See sustainability.vic.gov.au or call 1300 363 744 for drop-off location details.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 18 April 2018