Detox Your Home - Annual Household Chemical Collection
Safely dispose of unwanted household chemicals at a free Sustainability Victoria Detox your Home event, without harming your health or the environment.
Household chemicals such as bleach, pesticides, weed killers, cleaning products, cosmetics, and cooking oil should never be put in your rubbish bins or poured down the drain.
Detox your Home events are drive-through and contactless.
The most recent Detox Your Home event was held on March 21, 2026. The date for the 2027 event will be published here once it is confirmed.
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
Fire and safety
Non-halon (red) fire extinguishers
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:
Detox your Home does not accept:
- Ammunition or firearms - these can be taken to Warrnambool’s police station located at 214 Koroit Street, or to Warrnambool Diving & Firearms located at 179A Fairy Street.
- Asbestos - this can be taken to WestVic Waste at 3 Hammond Place, for a fee.
- Batteries: car and household varieties - there are numerous battery drop off locations across Warrnambool, they can be found at most supermarkets, transfer stations and even the Council’s Civic Centre. Car batteries can be dropped of at Super Cheap Auto, Burson Auto Parts, Bridgestone Service Centre, Garden Tyrepower and Ag Warehouse for free.
- Chemicals used by businesses - businesses are required to organise their waste management privately.
- Farm chemicals - as businesses, farms are are required to organise their waste management privately.
- Fire extinguishers (other than Non-halon) - these can be taken to Southwest Cylinder Test and Fire Equipment Maintenance Services located at 11 Chatham Court, for a fee.
- Fluorescent light bulbs, compact fluorescent lamps and tubes - these can be taken to the Cleanaway transfer station at 355 Koroit Street.
- Gas bottles - we recommend you contact the gas bottle provider to confirm if they take used bottles. Failing this you can drop off the standard gas bottles at, the Cleanaway transfer station at 355 Koroit Street and WestVic Waste at 3 Hammond Place, for a fee.
- Motor oil - small amounts (under 10L) of old motor oil can be taken to Supercheap Auto at 84 Raglan Parade. You can also take motor oil to a transfer station that accepts oils such as WestVic Waste at 3 Hammond Place.
- Paint - drop off paint for free at any Paintback drop off location.
See the full list of accepted items on the Sustainability Victoria website.
Disposing of toxic items correctly will:
- reduce the risk to the environment and human health
- help keep our waterways clean
- prevent chemicals from ending up in landfill
- reuse precious resources