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Detox Your Home
A free services for dropping off paint, motor oil, all types of batteries, gas cylinders and fluorescent tubes.
Residents can dispose of the following items free of charge at the Geelong Resource Recovery Centre located at 100 Douro Street in North Geelong.
- Batteries - alkaline, NiMH, NiCad
- BBQ gas bottles
- Car batteries
- Fluorescent tubes
- Light tubes
- Motor oil
- Oils
- Paint
- Paint tins (dry)
The service is provided to residents by the City of Greater Geelong in conjunction with EcoRecycle Victoria and the Barwon Regional Waste Management Group.
For details on how to dispose of hazardous house chemical contact Sustainability Victoria on 1800 353 233.
Transporting chemicals
- Travel with your car windows down if carrying flammable or odorous materials.
- Keep chemicals in their original containers.
- Ensure lids are tightly fitted. Protect taps on drums so that the tap does not break off.
- Place containers of liquids in a tray or plastic bucket so that they do not spill or fall.
- Pack powders and solids securely.
- Keep corrosive chemicals, such as battery acid, away from poisons.
- Keep oxidising agents, such as peroxide, away from all other materials.
- Double-wrap old liquid containers in plastic bags to prevent leaking.
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