Croudace Bay will enter the spring-cleaning fray on Saturday 31 August when Lake Macquarie City Council’s Chemical CleanOut arrives at the Thomas H Halton Park boat ramp.
Residents from across the Hunter are invited to bring their household problem waste along for safe disposal from 9am to 3.30pm on the day.
Household quantities of these waste items such as paint, smoke detectors, gas bottles, pool chemicals, cleaning products, batteries and more can be surrendered free of charge.
Lake Macquarie City Council Manager Waste Services Paul Collins said the event helped protect the environment, with the last CleanOut at Rathmines diverting 29 tonnes from landfill.
“The Chemical CleanOut helps us to mitigate the impact hazardous waste can have on our environment and waste management facilities,” he said.
“A large amount of the waste we collect at these events can be recycled, while other items are disposed of to stop them polluting our beautiful lake and waterways.”
Chemical CleanOut is a drive-through service run in collaboration with the NSW Environment Protection Authority and is open to all Hunter residents.
For safety reasons, no walk-ins are accepted.
To ensure waste is transported safely, it is recommended that containers with liquids are wrapped in newspaper and a plastic bag, then placed inside a bucket or tray, away from passengers.
Attendees are advised not to mix chemicals and, where possible, leave them in their original containers.
All containers must be sealed and labelled. If a waste product is not identified, it should be made known to the staff so the onsite chemist can test it.
Quantities of accepted waste are limited to 20kg by weight and 20L by volume for single items and up to 100L for paints (maximum 20L per container).
