Detox your Home and reduce fire risk this season

As part of their bushfire readiness this summer, Sustainability Victoria and Ararat Rural City Council are encouraging residents in and around Ararat to safely dispose of any flammable chemicals or other toxic material at its free Detox your Home event on Saturday 9 March.

Storing flammable chemicals and other toxic material you no longer need at home is dangerous, particularly in fire season. In the event of a fire, flammable materials add fuel to the fire and toxic household chemicals can release gases that pose a risk to you and your family, and to the emergency services personnel who come to your aid.

At the free Detox your Home event being held at Ararat Transfer Station, residents can safely dispose of unwanted flammable chemicals, like turpentine, kerosene, mower fuel, and other household cleaning and garden chemicals. These chemicals are harmful to the environment and should not be placed in kerbside bins or tipped down the drain as they can pollute our waterways, harm animals and vegetation, and contaminate our water supply.

Running for nearly 30 years, Sustainability Victoria’s Detox your Home program has seen the safe removal of 7,000 tonnes of toxic chemicals – equivalent to the weight of 40 trams – and over 10,000 tonnes of hard-to-recycle materials from households around the state.

Hosted in partnership with local councils, Detox your Home events are staffed by expert chemists who identify and sort the chemicals for safe transport back to a licenced facility in Melbourne where they are processed for reuse or safe disposal. Chemicals collected are recovered or recycled wherever possible. If they cannot be reused in any way, they are safely disposed of.

Don’t take the risk this fire season, dispose of your chemicals by registering your drop off. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/detox-your-home-ararat-registration-741882790397

To find out more and view the full list of accepted items visit: https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/DetoxYourHome/

Event details:

For further information please contact:

Jenny Littlewood | PR & Media Lead E: [email protected] | T: 0403 359 864