Specialised Waste Collections

Bookings for this event have now reached capacity, however you can join the waitlist here should there be a cancellation.

If you are on the waitlist, watch your email for updates. Spots fill quickly once released.

It’s time to clean those unwanted household chemicals out of your shed, cupboard, and from under your sink!

Safely dispose of household chemicals at Sustainability Victoria’s 'Detox Your Home' event on Saturday 14 March 2026 between 9am – 12 noon, at Council’s Warragul Depot at 188 Normanby Street, Warragul.

Co-hosted with Council, Detox Your Home is a free and convenient service for householders to safely dispose of everyday household chemicals such as weedkiller, cleaning chemicals, old cooking oil and cosmetics.

With community safety in mind, Detox Your Home events are drive-through.  

Chemicals accepted:

Sustainability Victoria accept an extensive number of items, visit their website for the full list.

These are some of the most common chemicals collected on the day:

• Acids and alkalis (including spirit of salt, bleach, rust remover, and hydrochloric acid)

• Aerosol cans (empty cans can be put in your recycling bin)

• Brake fluid

• Butane gas canisters

• Coolant

• Fire extinguishers (non-halon only)

• Fertiliser

• Fuel (old lawn mower/power tools fuel, petrol, diesel and kerosene)

• Hand sanitiser

• Insect sprays and pesticides

• Machine oil and lubricant

• Nail polish remover

• Oven cleaner

• Photographic chemicals

• Pool chemicals (liquid pool chlorine and pool salts)

• Rat poison

• Transmission fluid

• Turpentine, thinners and paint strippers

• Weed killers/herbicides

• Wood preservatives and finishes

Chemicals that CANNOT be accepted include:

• Ammunition or firearms (for disposal of these items, contact a licensed firearm dealer or local police station)

• Asbestos (call the EPA on 1300 372 842 for information on asbestos disposal)

• Batteries: car and household varieties

• Chemical containers

• Chemicals used by businesses

• Cooking oil

• Cosmetics

• Farm chemicals - Please refer to ChemClear - Rural Chemicals Disposal tab below

• Halon fire extinguishers - Contact National Halon Bank - DCCEEW

• Fluorescent light bulbs, compact fluorescent lamps and tubes

• Gas bottles

• Motor oil (this can be disposed of at Council Transfer Stations)

• Paint - Paint tins (but not chemical containers) are accepted at each of our transfer stations at very nominal fees (see Transfer station information guide 2025-26(PDF, 409KB) for details). Empty paint tins are free. Household paint can be dropped at no charge at any Paintback location. For details see  Paintback.com.au/find-location

• Automotive oils (up to 20L)

• Car / truck batteries - Accepted free at our transfer stations

• Empty gas bottles - Accepted at the transfer stations for a fee (see Transfer station info guide 2025-26)

• Fluorescent lamps and tubes

Please note that the following items are not accepted as part of the Detox Your Home event, but are accepted at transfer stations - refer to Transfer station information guide 2025-26(PDF, 409KB) for applicable fees.

For more information about the Detox Your Home Program and advice on the storage of and alternative disposal pathways for chemicals, go to: https://sustainability.vic.gov.au/detoxyourhome 

The community can now dispose of unwanted x-rays at the Drouin customer service centre by placing them in the secure x-ray disposal bins located in the reception area. Photo and film negatives can also be placed in the x-ray bin, as long as they are not in plastic pockets.

There is silver contained in the x-rays which can be recycled.

X-rays dropped into the bins at our customer service centre will be sent to a refinery for processing where the silver is extracted and re-used for a variety of purposes such as making jewellery, silver plating of utensils and electrical components.

Residents can also dispose of unwanted x-rays in secure x-ray disposal bins at the West Gippsland Hospital and at Regional Imaging, 29 Mason Street, Warragul.

Council is pleased to offer this free X-Ray disposal service to the community which will assist in keeping x-rays out of landfill.

Household batteries are one of the most common hazardous waste materials that are incorrectly placed in the kerbside bin.

Batteries are a risk to human health and the environment if disposed of inappropriately. They also contain valuable metals such as cadmium, zinc, manganese, cobalt and rare earth metals that may be recovered through recycling.

Recycle your batteries to:

• Remove toxic and hazardous substances from landfill (particularly lead, cadmium and mercury that may contaminate soil and groundwater)

• Minimise the risk of explosions or fires because of inappropriately stored or disposed of lithium metal batteries.

• Reduce the use of finite natural resources in the production of new batteries

• Reduce landfill.

Residents can dispose of old household batteries at Council’s Drouin Customer Service Centre in the battery recycling bank in the reception area.

We also provide free recycling of both household and car/truck batteries at our four transfer stations.(PDF, 409KB)

For further information visit the Sustainability Victoria website.

Baw Baw Shire residents can recycle waste motor oil free of charge at any of our transfer stations during normal operating hours.

The transfer stations are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday.

Transfer Stations Open Hours and Contacts

LARDNER TRANSFER STATION

• Simpson Road, Lardner
• Phone: 5626 1399
• Operating Hours: Every day 10.00am - 4.00pm

TRAFALGAR TRANSFER STATION

• Giles Road, Trafalgar
• Phone: 0407 505 108
• Operating Hours: Saturday, Sunday and Monday 10.00am - 4.00pm

NEERIM SOUTH TRANSFER STATION

• Neerim East Road, Neerim South
• Phone: 0438 281 444
• Operating Hours: Friday and Sunday 10.00 am - 4.00pm

ERICA TRANSFER STATION

• Mathiesons Road, Erica
• Phone: 0400 251 620
• Operating Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Sunday 12.00 noon - 4.00pm

Silage wrap disposal is charged at $66.60 per cubic metre at Council's transfer stations. There is also a fee of $12.60 to purchase bulka bags. 

You are welcome to bring your silage wrap loose to the transfer station where a bulka-bag is set up to put your silage wrap in (at a cost of $12.60 per bulka bag).

The charge to dispose of silage wrap has been introduced as unfortunately there are currently no processors accepting silage wrap and it's going into landfill.

For more information, please call Waste Management Officer on 03 5624 2411.

Deposit your empty and clean (triple rinsed) farm chemical containers at Council transfer stations, commonly known as tips.

• Containers include non-returnable crop protection, dairy chemicals, liquid fertilisers and animal health chemical containers displaying the drumMUSTER symbol on the drum or label.
• The program does not accept petroleum or liquid chlorine containers.
• The caps should not be left on the container but may be brought in separately if they are clean.
• Any uncleaned or partly filled containers will not be accepted.
• For quantities larger than 20 drums, users are requested to phone the tips to book in for a delivery time to ensure that inspectors are available.

We have three drumMUSTER locations at our Trafalgar, Lardner and Neerim South transfer stations:

LARDNER TRANSFER STATION

• Simpson Road, Lardner
• Phone: 5626 1399
• Operating Hours: Every day 10.00am - 4.00pm

TRAFALGAR TRANSFER STATION

• Giles Road, Trafalgar
• Phone: 0407 505 108
• Operating Hours: Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 10.00am - 4.00pm

NEERIM SOUTH TRANSFER STATION

• Neerim East Road, Neerim South
• Phone: 0438 281 444
• Operating Hours: Friday and Sunday 10.00 am - 4.00pm

ChemClear, AgSafe Limited, runs the national ChemClear Chemical Collection program for the collection and disposal of unwanted rural chemicals by a booking arrangement.

You can dispose of your unwanted or obsolete agvet chemicals at scheduled collections throughout the year.

Free collection of chemicals:

• with readable labels
• still in original containers
• not mixed with other products
• within 2 years of expiry or de-registration.

Fee for service available for other agvet chemicals.

There are currently no scheduled collections in Baw Baw Shire.

For more information on this service, free call 1800 008 182 or go to:

ChemClear Product Registration Guide Fact Sheet(PDF, 535KB)

Frequently Asked Questions Fact Sheet(PDF, 310KB)