How to safely dispose of the most common hazardous waste items
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Whether it’s gas bottles, batteries or paint, you should never put hazardous household waste into your garbage bins.
These nasty materials can cause fires in our garbage trucks, affect the health of garbage collection staff and leak toxins in landfill sites.
They can also pose a risk to the health of staff at the recycling facilities, who are required to remove these dangerous wastes by hand.
The good news is there are a number of free ways to recycle and/or dispose of hazardous waste.
You can see a full list here. Your next local collection is the 26 and 27 September at the Warringah Aquatic Centre Car Park, Aquatic Drive, Frenchs Forest.
Narrabeen Pharmacy, 67 Waterloo St and Brookvale Community Health Centre also participate in the needle exchange program. If you find a needle in a public place contact the Needle Cleanup hotline pickup on 1800 633 353.
X-rays can be dropped off at Council’s Mona Vale, Dee Why and Manly customer service offices and Warringah Mall, Glen St and Forestville Libraries. All non-lead paint can be taken to Kimbriki – you can see what kind of paint is accepted via the Paintback Scheme here.Solar panels contain hazardous materials and can be collected and recycled by PV IndustriesHave another hazardous household items you would like to dispose of? Check out our A to Z guide to Recycling, Reuse and Disposal.