Household Hazardous Waste Brochure for limits - ACT Government

ARE THERE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY OPTIONS WHEN BUYING
AND USING HOUSEHOLD
CHEMICALS?
• Buy environmentally friendly products.
• Only buy what you need and read the labels
first to avoid highly toxic products.
• Share spare chemicals with neighbours,
friends or community groups
to ensure products are
being used efficiently.
Find safe substitutes. For example
many household kitchen products
such as vinegar, bicarb soda,
lemon juice and eucalyptus oil
can clean just as well as the
more toxic varieties.
Please refer to
http://safersolutions.org.au
website for more hints.
FREE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS
WASTE DROP OFF FACILITIES.
HOUSEHOLD
H A Z A R D O U S
W A S T E
t For additional disposal locations
visit www.tams.act.gov.au
Paints
(water and oil based)
4 4
Motor oils 4 4 4
Heater oils 4 4 4
Sharps t 4 4
Mobile phones
and accessories t 4 4
Car batteries
(household batteries used in toys or
electrical goods - take to Aldi
supermarkets or Battery World Phillip)
MUGGA LANE
RMC
MITCHELL
RMC
4 4 4
Gas bottles 4 4
WEST BELCONNEN
RMC
HOUSEHOLD
H A Z A R D O U S
W A S T E
A guide to understanding
Household Hazardous
Waste and its safe
disposal!
There are three facilities that provide free drop off
of your household hazardous waste.
MUGGA LANE
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CENTRE (RMC)
Mugga Lane, Hume
MITCHELL
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CENTRE (RMC)
Flemington Road, Mitchell.
WEST BELCONNEN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CENTRE (RMC)
Parkwood Road, Macgregor.
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Fire extinguishers 4 4
Cooking oil 4 4
Fluorescent lamps and tubes
(sodium vapour and mercury bulbs)
4 4
Household chemicals
(such as herbicides, pesticides and
flammable liquids, hydrocarbons,
S6 poisons etc)
4
NEED MORE INFORMATION?
Please call Canberra Connect on 13 22 81 or
email Nowaste@act.gov.au

WHAT IS HOUSEHOLD
HAZARDOUS WASTE?
Household hazardous waste are chemicals
disposed of by household residents which are
potentially hazardous to the environment due to their
toxic, corrosive, flammable or reactive properties.
Examples include household cleaning products,
aerosol sprays, automotive supplies
(including oil and petrol), paints
and thinners,
batteries,
photographic
chemicals, pool
chemicals and
pesticides.
HOW DO I DISPOSE OF
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE?
If household hazardous waste is not stored or
disposed of properly it can potentially cause harm
not only to people but to the environment.
Please remember the following points:
• Never pour chemicals down the sink,
stormwater drain or onto the ground.
• Do not put hazardous materials out with
your household rubbish.
• Reuse or recycle where possible.
• Take unwanted medicines to your
nearest pharmacy for safe disposal.
• Take unwanted chemicals to your
nearest Household Hazardous Waste
drop off facility or contact the
Environment Protect Agency
(EPA) through Canberra Connect
13 22 81 for advice on disposal.
• Find a contractor in the ‘Waste
Reduction and Disposal’ section
of the yellow pages who specialises
in the collection of hazardous waste in your area.
WHAT IS HOUSEHOLD
HAZARDOUS WASTE?
WHAT IS A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS
WASTE DROP OFF FACILITY?
To assist ACT residents, the ACT
Government has set up FREE
drop off areas for householders
to dispose of their unwanted
household hazardous waste in an
environmentally safe way.
The three drop off facilities are
located at:
• Mitchell Resource Management Centre
• Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre
• West Belconnen Resource Management Centre
All facilities are open from 7:30 am - 5 pm,
seven days a week (with the exception for
Parkwood which closes at 4:45 pm).
Excludes Good Friday and
Christmas Day.
* PLEASE NOTE: Not all facilities provide the
same drop off services so please refer to the
table over for specific information on service
locations.*
WHAT QUANTITIES CAN I BRING?
Householders can bring up to a
maximum of 20L or 20kg of a
singular item, or in the case of
fluorescent lamps, 10 per
customer per load.
Business-related and commercial
quantities are not accepted.
Please refer to the yellow pages for
a commercial collection service or
contact the EPA by calling Canberra
Connect on 13 22 81.
WHAT IF I HAVE BANNED CHEMICALS,
AMMUNITION OR EXPLOSIVES?
The following chemicals are either banned or
require a permit to use: 245-T, Ethylene
dibromide, Arsenic compounds, Cyhexatin,
Tributyltin, Phenyl mercuric acetate, DDT,
Heptachlor, Endrin, Lindane, Chlordane, Aldrin,
Chlordimeform and Sodium fluoracetate (1080).
If you suspect you have any of these chemicals,
please contact the Environment Protection
Authority (EPA) by calling Canberra Connect
13 22 81 for advice on disposal.
Objects such as ammunition, firearms, flares and
explosives are not permitted to be dropped off at
the free drop off facilities. Please contact the
(Australian Federal Police) for advice on disposal.
WHAT DO I DO WITH ASBESTOS FROM
MY HOUSE?
Small amounts of asbestos from domestic sources
will be accepted at the Mugga Lane and Mitchell
Resource Management Centres (RMC) FREE of
charge.
Asbestos material must be double wrapped and
sealed in heavy duty plastic. Plastic packages
should be no longer than 800mm x 800mm and
must be identified to facility operators when at the
RMC Transfer Station weighbridge.
Asbestos loads greater than 250g or larger than
800mm x 800mm are only accepted as commercial
loads and will be charged accordingly.
Commercial loads are accepted by appointment
only at the Mugga Lane Resource Management
Centre. Please contact Remondis on 6126 5800
to arrange an appointment.
For fees and charges relating to commercial loads
of asbestos please refer to www.tams.act.gov.au
or call Canberra Connect on 13 22 81.