Household Hazardous Waste and Farm Chemical Collection

About the Collections
What Happens at the Collection?
Collection Timetable 2008
What is accepted at Collections?
What is not accepted at Collections?
Safely Transporting your Chemicals to the Collection
Collection Results
Fact Sheets
Oil Recycling
Hazardous Household Waste Depot
ChemClear

About the Collections

Household chemicals can be dangerous if they are not stored or disposed of safely. Zero Waste SA with the assistance of Local Government is undertaking free household hazardous waste collections to help you dispose of your unwanted chemicals in an environmentally safe way.

Licensed professional waste management contractors will set up temporary collection points in metropolitan and country areas of the State (refer to timetable). Householders will be asked to deliver their unwanted chemicals to the collection points.

For further information contact;
Zero Waste SA on (+61 8) 8204 1961

What Happens at the Collection?

• Council staff will be there to assist you with directions.
• Remain in your car, unless directed, and trained staff will unload your chemicals for you.
• Pets and children MUST remain in the car at all times to ensure their safety.
• No smoking on the site.
• Car engines to be switched off while unloading.
• Licensed professional contractors will manage the segregation, transport, recycling, treatment and disposal of the waste.

Apart from taking your old chemicals to the collections you can help the environment by:

• Reducing waste chemicals by only buying the amount you need or purchasing less hazardous alternatives. Avoid over purchasing with the thought that it can be used later. Buying in large quantities is not a bargain if half of it has to be discarded.
• Reusing leftover chemicals. In most cases the best thing to do with left over product is to use it all according to the label instructions or find someone else who can use it. Inform your family, friends, neighbours or community groups that you have spare product which is suitable. It is important however, that banned or restricted pesticides, old medicines and products whose safety instructions are no longer readable, are not used or shared.

Remember, it is much better for the environment to reduce the amount of waste chemicals generated, rather than develop elaborate and expensive systems to deal with them.

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2008 Collections

Confirmed Collections 2008

Proposed Collections 2008

Remember that Zero Waste SA has a Hazardous Household Waste Depot for members of the public. The details are as follows:
Zero Waste SA Hazardous Household Waste Depot
Cnr Magazine Road and Henschke Street
Dry Creek

It is open on the first Tuesday of every month from 9am - 12 noon.
For further details contact Zero Waste SA on (+61 8) 8204 1947

What is accepted at collections?

• Acids and alkalis
• Pharmaceuticals
• Garden chemicals
• Agricultural and veterinary chemicals
• Fertilizers
• Paints
• Solvents
• Oils
• Batteries
• Cleaning chemicals
• Pool chemicals
• Photographic chemicals
• Fluorescent light tubes

What is not accepted at collections?

• Waste materials generated by business and Government Agencies - contact waste companies in the Yellow Pages.
• Explosives and ammunition - contact your local police station.
• Pressurised gas cylinders - contact the EPA on (+61 8) 8204 2004 or Zero Waste on (+61 8) 8204 1961 for further advice.
• Empty pesticide containers - contact your local Council re the drumMUSTER program.
• Asbestos- contact the EPA on (+61 8) 8204 2004 for further advice.
• Tyres - contact the EPA on (+61 8) 8204 2004 for further advice.

To Help the Collection Team:

• Keep chemicals in their original containers.
• Ensure containers are clearly labelled and well sealed. Attach your own label if the label has fallen off. Only label the container if you are sure of the name of the chemical. Do not guess.
• Do not mix chemicals. Apart from making disposal difficult you will increase the risk of being exposed to the chemical and in extreme cases mixing of incompatible chemicals can lead to a violent chemical reaction such as fire or explosion.

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Safely Transporting your Chemicals to the Collection

• Transport in the boot of your vehicle or preferably in a ute or trailer.
• Do not transport in the passenger compartment - a fallen or leaking container may fill the interior with dangerous vapour.
• Travel with your car windows down if carrying flammable or odorous materials.
• Secure containers so they don't fall over or leak.
• Ensure lids are tightly fitted.
• Place containers of liquids in a tray or plastic bucket so that they do not spill or fall over.
• Pack powders and solids securely.
• Keep corrosive chemicals, such as battery acid, away from poisons.
• Keep oxidising agents, such as peroxide, away from all other materials.
• Protect taps on drums so that the tap does not break off during transit.
• Avoid transporting open or leaking containers. Put into another container and make sure you label it.
• Corroded or suspect containers can be placed into another container, such as a plastic rubbish bin, to act as a secure overdrum. A bucket can be used for smaller containers.
• Don't transport your chemicals with food, consumer goods, pets or livestock.

Collection Results

Results from Stage 1 and Stage 2 collections

Results from Stage 3 collections

Results from Stage 4 collections

Results from Stage 5 collections

Fact Sheets

To find out more about how you can reduce your usage of hazardous chemicals see the following fact sheets.

• Management of Household Hazardous Waste
• Safe Alternatives to Household Hazardous Products
• The Kitchen
• The Bathroom
• The Laundry
• The Garden

Oil Recycling

To find out about the national oil recycling program please visit the following website: http://www.oilrecycling.gov.au/.

For Zero Waste SA's information on Used Oil Recycling click here

Hazardous Household Waste Depot

The Environment Protection Authority has a Hazardous Household Waste Depot for members of the public. The details are as follows:

EPA Hazardous Household Waste Depot
Cnr Magazine Road and Henschke Street
Dry Creek

It is open on the First Tuesday of every month from 9am - 12 noon.

For further details contact the EPA on (+61 8) 8204 2004, or visit their website: http://www.epa.sa.gov.au/hhwd.html

ChemClear

Croplife Australia Ltd, Animal Health Alliance, Veterinary Manufacturers Association (VMDA), the National Farmers Federation (NFF) and the Local Government Association together with Agsafe Ltd have implemented a national chemical waste disposal program ChemClear for the safe management of unwanted rural agricultural and veterinary chemicals.

ChemClear is an industry stewardship initiative designed to collect unused unwanted currently registered chemicals.

To find out more about ChemClear check out their website
www.chemclear.com.au

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