Detox Your Home of Household Chemicals

Detox your Home is a free and easy way to dispose of unwanted household chemicals. Collected items are recycled, not sent to landfill.

There are 31 Detox Your Home mobile collections in Victoria each year. The program is run by Sustainability Victoria in partnership with local councils.

There are nearby Detox Your Home mobile collections held each year in:

Register for the collections online or call 1300 363 744.

Visit Detox Your Home for a list of upcoming mobile collections and accepted products.

Items accepted and not accepted by Detox your Home.

Less toxic items – paint, household batteries, fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent lamps – can be taken to a permanent Victorian drop-off site.

Nearby drop-off sites

Monash Waste Transfer & Recycling Station
380 Ferntree Gully Rd, Notting Hill (Melway Ref 70 H8).
Ph: 03 9518 3767.

Coldstream Recovery and Waste Transfer Station
200 Leonard Road, Lilydale 3140 (Melway 281 E12).
Ph: 03 9739 1227.

Hampton Park Resource Recovery Precinct
274 Hallam Road, Hampton Park 3976 (Melway 129 E2).
Ph: 03 9799 6277.

Fees may apply for some items at these sites.

For a full list of permanent drop-off sites visit Sustainability Victoria's website.