Residents can safely drop off unused, out-of-date or unwanted household chemicals laying around the home, garage or shed for free at Central Coast Council’s Chemical CleanOut events in March.
The cleanups will be held over two weekends: on Saturday and Sunday, March 2 and 3 from 9am-3.30pm at the former Kincumber Waste Management Facility on Cullens Rd; and on Saturday and Sunday, March 9 and 10 from 9am-3.30pm at Council’s Long Jetty Depot, 1 Morris Pl, Bateau Bay.
Items that can be dropped off include paint tins, pesticides, gas bottles, fire extinguishers, fluorescent globes and tubes and any unknown or unidentified chemicals which are accepted for identification and correct disposal.
Only household quantities will be accepted.
This includes up to 100L of paint in containers of 20L or less.
For all other items, up to 20L or 20kg will be accepted.
Transport material safely by keeping chemicals in the original container and remaining in vehicles when dropping off hazardous waste.
This initiative is run twice a year providing Central Coast residents with a safe and free disposal option for chemical waste.
The Household Chemical CleanOut program is a NSW Government Waste Less Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy, brought to you by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Paintback and Central Coast Council.
For the full list of chemicals that can be dropped off at the Chemical CleanOut events and information on storing and transporting unwanted chemicals safely, see the links on Council’s website.