Council’s annual Hawkesbury Household Chemical CleanOut event will be held on Sunday, 28 July from 9am to 3:30pm at Hawkesbury Showground, 1 Racecourse Road, Clarendon (enter via Gate 1).
This event is free for all residents and it is safest and most convenient way to dispose of potentially hazardous household chemicals. It also keeps your home and community safe by getting rid of chemicals.
The Hawkesbury Household Chemical CleanOut event in 2018 was a record-breaking event, with more residents attending than in any previous year. In total, 720 residents attended the event to dispose of household chemicals like paints, motor oils, pesticides and herbicides, car batteries, gas bottles and fire extinguishers. Business-related and commercial quantities of chemicals are not accepted. Please enquire with a commercial waste operator or visit www.businessrecycling.com.au for commercial waste disposal.
What can residents take to a Household Chemical CleanOut event?
Hawkesbury residents can take household quantities of the following household chemicals and items – up to a maximum of 20 litres or 20 kilograms of a single item:
- Solvents and household cleaners
- Floor care products
- Ammonia-based cleaners
- Pesticides and herbicides
- Poisons
- Pool chemicals
- Hobby chemicals
- Motor fuels
- Fluorescent globes and tubes
- Acids and alkalis
- Smoke detectors
- Paint and paint-related products
- Gas bottles
- Fire extinguishers
- Car and household batteries
- Motor oils and cooking oils
Results of previous Hawkesbury Household Chemical CleanOuts
Year | Number of cars that attended | Total Tonnages |
2013 | 416 | 24.5 tonnes |
2014 | 550 | 32 tonnes |
2015 | 578 | 34.7 tonnes |
2016 | 630 | 40.5 tonnes |
2017 | 525 | 25 tonnes |
2018 | 710 | 40 tonnes |
These results show that Hawkesbury residents are committed to doing the right thing and want to safely dispose of their chemicals.
The community should be congratulated for an outstanding result which will help protect our local environment and make homes safer for residents.
