Detox your home this winter - Mornington

We're pleased to invite the community to safely dispose of household and garden chemicals at our Detox your home this winter event.

Saturday 20 June 2026 9am – 3pm at Mornington Resource Recovery centre

Bookings are ESSENTIAL: max 60 cars per hour in 15-minute time slots via Eventbrite!

Before the event

• Only bring accepted items (see list below)
• The maximum acceptable weight or size of a single container is 20 kg or 20 L. This is for lift-related occupational health and safety reasons of our chemists.
• Label items clearly:
• • Use the original packaging if possible.
  • If repackaged, write contents with a permanent marker.
  • Label unknown substances as 'Unknown'.
• Bring chemicals in disposable containers that you can leave behind – decanting is not permitted at the event site.
• Place items in your empty car boot or tray.

At the event

• Follow event signage and directions provided by event and council staff.
• Stay in your car – our trained event staff and qualified chemists will unload items for you.
• It takes 10 to 15 minutes for our team to service each car.

Accepted items

If you have items not listed below, see our advice on safe ways to dispose of other hazardous items

Hazardous Waste Disposal - Mornington Peninsula Shire

Cleaning

• Acids and alkalis, including spirit of salt, bleach, rust remover, and hydrochloric acid
• Aerosol cans (empty cans can be put in your recycling bin)
• Oven cleaner

Cosmetics

• Nail polish remover

Fire and safety

• Non-halon (red) fire extinguishers

Garden and pool

• Fertiliser
• Fuel (old lawn mower/power tools fuel)
• Weed killers/herbicides
• Insect sprays and pesticides
• Pool chemicals, including liquid pool chlorine and pool salts

Garage

• Brake fluid
• Coolant
• Fuels, including petrol, diesel and kerosene
• Machine oil and lubricant
• Rat poison
• Transmission fluid
• Turpentine, thinners and paint strippers
• Wood preservatives and finishes

Hobby materials

• Photographic chemicals
• Wood preservatives and finishes

Kitchen and camping

• Butane gas canisters
• Hand sanitiser
• See cleaning products above
• Insect sprays

When

Location

Follow directions from Event staff

Mornington Resource Recovery Centre, 134 Watt Road, Mornington, 3931, View Map