Central Coast Council will hold its final Chemical CleanOut events for 2024 in August and is inviting residents to clear out unwanted hazardous chemicals from around the home and safely dispose of them for free.
Community members can safely drop off unused, out-of-date or unwanted household chemicals over the first two weekends of August: Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4, 9am-3.30pm – Charmhaven Depot (Chelmsford Rd); and Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11, 9am-3.30pm – former Kincumber Waste Facility (Cullens Rd, Kincumber).
Although the facility remains closed for general waste disposal, it will open for the Chemical CleanOut event.
Council Director Infrastructure Services Boris Bolgoff said the events provided the perfect opportunity for residents to make their home safer by clearing out unused chemicals, fuels and potential hazardous products and disposing of the waste correctly.
“Dumping chemicals, placing them in the bin or pouring them down the drain is not only an offence that attracts fines and penalties, but can also cause considerable harm to our local environment by contaminating our waterways and landfill sites,” he said.
“Residents can drop off household items such as paint products, pesticides, gas bottles, fire extinguishers, fluorescent globes and tubes, with any unknown or unidentified chemicals also accepted for identification and correct disposal.”
Only household quantities are accepted for disposal at the Chemical CleanOut events with a 20-litre or 20kg maximum container size per item applying, except for paints.
Residents can drop off up to 100 litres of paint, however they must be in containers of 20 litres or less.
Council Administrator Rik Hart said the Chemical CleanOut events were just one of the many waste and recycling services that offered to the community in support of a cleaner Coast.
“It’s clear from the ongoing popularity of these events each year that local residents want to do the right thing and dispose of waste correctly in an effort to protect the Coast’s precious environment and waterways,” he said.
“I encourage residents to take this opportunity to get rid of unwanted chemical waste responsibly.”
For the full list of chemicals that can be dropped off and information on storing and transporting unwanted chemicals safely, go to the NSW Household Chemical CleanOut page at www.epa.nsw.gov.au