Chemicals and liquid waste

Domestic chemicals are everyday products you buy from supermarkets and hardware stores, for example:

• paint and solvents including aerosol spray paints
• household cleaning products and bleach
• garden chemicals
• pool chemicals
• car-care products
• medicine
• engine and cooking oils

Once your domestic chemical containers have been cleaned (well rinsed, with no chemical residue on the inside or outside) you can recycle these through your yellow lid recycling bin or place them in your general waste bin if they are not recyclable.

Council has a number of methods for disposal of different domestic chemical wastes:

• treatment through the sewer system (After mixing the chemical with water, tip small quantities down the sewer through your toilet or sink. Never put these chemicals into septic tanks or stormwater drains as they will harm the environment.)
• recycling programs (customer drop-off at waste facility)
• treatment before landfilling (customer drop-off at waste facility)
• direct to landfill (household general waste bin)

‡Medicines – any medicine you purchase from the supermarket, pharmacy, dentist, or doctor can be returned to a pharmacy for safe disposal. Any animal medications can be returned to a vet practice for safe disposal.