Brisbane residents will be able to dispose of dangerous waste for free this weekend as part of the Schrinner Council’s free household hazardous waste days.
On Saturday 7 September from 7:30am to 3:30pm the Chandler Resource Recovery Centre will accept a range of hazardous waste for free so residents can safely dispose of dangerous waste.
If hazardous material is incorrectly dumped, it can lead to explosions and fires in bins or collection vehicles, putting our environment and the community at risk.
More than 550 residents attended the first two drop-off days this year with more than 10 tonnes of household hazardous waste disposed of including acids, paint, batteries, and poisons.
This adds to the more than 900 tonnes of hazardous waste disposed of through Council’s resource recovery centres since 2006.
The final drop off date for the year will be held at the Nudgee Resource Recovery Centre on Saturday December 7.
To find out how to safely store and dispose of household hazardous waste visit brisbane.qld.gov.au and search ‘Household hazardous waste’.
Quotes attributable to Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner:
“Brisbane is a clean and sustainable city and we want to make sure that disposing waste correctly is easy and affordable.
“We are helping residents dispose of hazardous materials with our free drop off days across the suburbs, saving them money and protecting the environment.
“The program is part of our wider cost-of-living initiatives, including green bins for less than$1 per week and rebates for composting equipment.”
A full list of accepted materials is included below.
Kitchen
Insect sprays
Floor care products
Metal polish with solvent
Garage
Antifreeze
Car batteries
Brake fluid
Motor, sump and gear oil
Petrol and marine fuel
Garden
Fungicide/insecticide
Herbicides and weed killers
Other
Batteries (household and lead acid batteries)
Compact fluorescent light bulbs
Dry cleaning solvents
Electronic waste
Fibreglass resins
Fire extinguishers
Fluorescent light bulbs and tubes
Gas bottles (must be empty, a maximum of six bottles of up to nine kilograms)
Ink cartridges
Paints and mediums (maximum of 20 litres per container and 100 litres per customer)
Photographic chemicals
Smoke detectors
Swimming pool chemicals
