Detox Your Home coming to Kerang next month
Published on 12 March 2026
Residents needing to rid their home of unused household chemicals will be able to do so for free this April.
Sustainability Victoria is bringing its Detox Your Home service to the Kerang Transfer Station on Sunday, 19 April from 1pm-4pm.
“The Detox Your Home program is a convenient way to safely remove toxic chemicals and hard to recycle materials from your property,” Gannawarra Shire Council Chief Executive Officer, Geoff Rollinson said.
“Expert chemists will be on-site to identify and sort all chemicals handed in for safe transport back to a licensed facility in Melbourne where they are processed for reuse or safe disposal. Chemicals collected are processed and recovered or recycled wherever possible, and if they cannot be reused in any way, they are safely disposed of.”
Around 40 regular household items will be accepted for disposal, including:
- Cleaning products, including acids and alkalis, including bleach, rust remover, and hydrochloric acid, and oven cleaner.
- Garden materials, such as fertiliser, fuel (old lawn mower/power tools fuel), weed killers/herbicides, insect sprays and pesticides, and pool chemicals.
- Garage materials, including brake fluid, coolant, fuels including petrol, diesel and kerosene, machine oil and lubricant.
Items that will not be accepted for collection include ammunition or firearms, asbestos, batteries, chemicals used by businesses and farms, cosmetics, empty aerosols and oils, including cooking oil, fire extinguishers, gas bottles and paint.
“There is no limit on the volume of materials you can drop-off, however the maximum acceptable weight or size of any single container is 20 kilograms or 20 litres,” Mr Rollinson said.
“Decanting is not permitted, so please bring chemicals in disposable containers.”
To assist with organising this event, residents looking to drop off items are encouraged to register by visiting the Detox Your Home page at http://sustainability.vic.gov.au/detoxyourhome. This page also features a list of items that can be accepted for disposal.