Detox Your Home - Shepparton
Toxic household chemicals, such as cleaning products, pool chemicals and pesticides can be safely disposed of for free at Sustainability Victoria's Detox Your Home events, in partnership with local councils.
- When:
- Saturday 10th of May, 2025, at 9:00am to 12:00pm
- Where:
- Shepparton Resource Recovery Center, 125 Wanganui road Shepparton
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Resource Recovery Department, Greater Shepparton City Council on (03) 5832 9700 or
- Website:
- www.eventbrite.com.au/e/detox-your-…
Collected items are recovered for reuse or safely disposed of.
With community safety in mind, Detox Your Home events are drive-through (no walk-ins) and contactless. This service is for household chemicals only.
Spaces are limited: Bookings are essential.
Detox Your Home events accept:
- Cleaning
- Acids and alkalis, including spirit of salt, bleach, rust remover, and hydrochloric acid
- Aerosol cans (empty cans can be put in your recycling bin)
- Oven cleaner
- Cosmetics
- Nail polish remover
- Garden and pool
- Fertiliser
- Fuel (old lawn mower/power tools fuel)
- Weed killers/herbicides
- Insect sprays and pesticides
- Pool chemicals, including liquid pool chlorine and pool salts
- Garage
- Brake fluid
- Coolant
- Fuels, including petrol, diesel and kerosene
- Machine oil and lubricant
- Rat poison
- Transmission fluid
- Turpentine, thinners and paint strippers
- Wood preservatives and finishes
- Hobby materials
- Photographic chemicals
- Wood preservatives and finishes
- Kitchen and camping
- Butane gas canisters
- Hand sanitiser
- See cleaning products above
- Insect sprays
- Items found at home with these symbols
See more information on the Detox Your Home website.
Detox your Home does not accept paint. Paint can be disposed of at any Paintback drop off location.
Any details you supply will be treated in accordance with Sustainability Victoria’s Privacy Policy.
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