Detox Your Home

Published on 05 March 2026

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The only Detox Your Home event in our region will be held at the Horsham Transfer Station at 93 Kenny Road, Haven on Saturday, 13 June from 8am to 10am. Bookings are essential as there are limited paces.

Register here

What is Detox your Home?

Many homes have a range of partially filled chemical contains that may be long past their use by date or they simply do not know what they are. They may be hazardous chemicals. Never put hazardous household chemicals in your rubbish bin or pour them down the drain.

Throwing hazardous household chemicals in your rubbish bins is dangerous. They can explode, catch fire, leak, or mix with other substances—posing serious risks in your bin, the collection truck, or at sorting facilities.

Pouring chemicals down the drain may pollute waterways and make rivers and beaches unsafe for swimming, contaminate our water supply, and harm wildlife and vegetation.

The most convenient way to safely dispose of your hazardous household chemicals at a Detox Your Home event. It is free and staffed by trained chemists.

Accepted items

If you have items not listed below, see our advice on safe ways to dispose of other common hazardous household items.

Cleaning

  • Acids and alkalis, including spirit of salt, bleach, rust remover, and hydrochloric acid
  • Aerosol cans (empty cans can be put in your recycling bin)
  • Oven cleaner

Cosmetics

  • Nail polish remover

Fire and safety

  • Non-halon (red) fire extinguishers 

Garden and pool

  • Fertiliser
  • Fuel (old lawn mower/power tools fuel)
  • Weed killers/herbicides
  • Insect sprays and pesticides
  • Pool chemicals, including liquid pool chlorine and pool salts

Garage

  • Brake fluid
  • Coolant
  • Fuels, including petrol, diesel and kerosene
  • Machine oil and lubricant
  • Rat poison
  • Transmission fluid
  • Turpentine, thinners and paint strippers
  • Wood preservatives and finishes

Hobby materials

  • Photographic chemicals
  • Wood preservatives and finishes

Kitchen and camping

  • Butane gas canisters
  • Hand sanitiser
  • See cleaning products above
  • Insect sprays

Items found at home with these symbols

 

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