ChemClear coming to the Gannawarra

Published on 24 January 2025

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Residents and agricultural businesses will have the opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted or expired agricultural chemicals thanks to Agsafe’s ChemClear program.

Gannawarra Shire Council has partnered with the program to enable the safe disposal of unwanted or obsolete agricultural chemicals, building on its longstanding relationship with Agsafe’s sister program, drumMUSTER.

“Council is pleased to be providing residents with this opportunity to safely dispose these items, which will reduce the risk of polluting our environment or increasing fire hazards if an emergency occurs,” Council Chief Executive Officer, Geoff Rollinson said.

“The ChemClear program is also timely thanks to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority’s decision to cancel the sale of all products containing dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate, or DCPA. This means that it is essential for farmers and agricultural businesses to properly dispose of these now-unregistered chemicals.”

Residents wanting to dispose of unwanted chemicals are asked the complete the following steps before Friday, 31 January:

  • Make a list of all unwanted or outdated agricultural chemicals, including product name, container size, and the condition of each item. This will help ensure everything is ready for registration.
  • Registering all chemicals that need to be collected, which can be online at www.chemclear.org.au or by phoning 1800 002 182. You’ll receive a reference number for each item, and ChemClear will classify them as Group 1 (free collection) or Group 2 (disposal fee applies).
  • Keep these chemicals in a secure area, away from people, animals, and potential hazards. ChemClear will send you storage stickers to help label and identify your chemicals until collection day.

“Details regarding the collection day will be confirmed once ChemClear has confirmation regarding how many items are to be disposed of,” Mr Rollinson said.

“Once a collection is scheduled, residents who have registered to benefit from this program will be notified of the date, location, and time.”

For more information regarding the ChemClear program, please visit www.chemclear.org.au. Information regarding the recycling of empty, cleaned farm chemical containers within the Gannawarra via the drumMUSTER can be found by clicking on the Transfer Stations heading at www.gsc.vic.gov.au/waste

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