Household DISPOSING OF HHW NON METROPOLITAN FACILITIES City of Albany Hazardous HHW should NOT be disposed of in any home bin or bulk Hanrahan Road Waste Minimisation Facility verge collection. Hanrahan Road, Albany HHW can be taken to any one of the thirteen Permanent 9842 3415 Waste Program facilities in the Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan areas: Bunbury Harvey Regional Council METROPOLITAN FACILITIES Stanley Road Waste Management Facility Free and safe disposal of your unwanted City of Armadale Stanley Road, Australind household chemicals or hazardous materials Armadale Landfill and Recycling Facility 9797 2404 Hopkinson Road, Brookdale City of Greater Geraldton 9399 3935 Meru Waste Disposal Facility to City of Canning Landfill Lane off Goulds Road, Narngulu City of Canning Transfer Station 9923 3188 Lot 502 Ranford Road, Canning Vale City of Mandurah 1300 422 664 Waste Management Centre City of Cockburn 80 Corsican Place, Parklands Henderson Waste Recovery Park 9550 4700 Rockingham Road, Henderson Shire of Toodyay 9411 3444 Railway Road Transfer Station Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council Railway Road, Toodyay Red Hill Waste Management Facility 9574 2661 1094 Toodyay Road, Red Hill 9574 6235 HoecfistTrac_ __ Mindarie Regional Council WECTOkS FOR usL todWclaisiren-yijL ***Wpoo®t Ttesrntistff Tamala Park Waste Management Facility **CTcr*i tor 1700 Marmion Avenue, Tamala Park For more information on the Household Hazardous Waste 9306 6303 Program visit the WasteNet website: City of Rockingham www.wastenet.net.au a * 11 1 Millar Road Landfill Facility ii 1 Millar Road West, Baldivis This Program is administered by WALGA and funded by the M§ | , 9528 8550 Waste Authority through the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Account. City of Stirling Recycling Centre Balcatta www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au 238 Balcatta Road, Balcatta 9205 8555 Western Metropolitan Regional Council JFR (Jim) McGeough Resource Recovery Facility '%J^WASTE Cnr Brockway Road and Lemnos Street, Shenton Park 9384 2544 AUTHORITY WA...TOO GOOD TO WASTE www.wastenet.net.au WHAT IS HOUSEHOLD WHAT CAN BE DISPOSED SAFE STORAGE AND HAZARDOUS WASTE? OF THROUGH THE HHW TRANSPORTING OF HHW Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) includes unwanted PROGRAM? • NEVER mix chemicals together household products that contain chemicals or substances that • Always keep hazardous materials out of reach of children can be harmful to you, your family, yourpets, or the environment. ACCEPTED MATERIALS THROUGH THE HHW PROGRAM and pets HOW CAN HHW BE HARMFUL? Acids and Alkalis Household Chemicals • Handle hazardous materials with care and avoid direct contact Hazardous waste can be dangerous at every stage of its ‘life’; Aerosols (e.g. cleaners) this is because these materials could: Batteries (household) Paint • Always wash hands after handling (even if you wore gloves) • Cause poisoning or severe burns if swallowed, inhaled or Engine Coolants & Glycols Pesticides/Herbicides • Keep HHW dry and away from heat or flames and not in a contacts skin Fire Extinguishers - Poisons/Toxics hot car too long (as may cause dangerous fumes or chemical • React with otherchemicals or heat and cause fire or Non halon (red) only Pool Chemicals reactions) toxic fumes Flammables Smoke Detectors • Keep products in original containers where possible • Leak on the ground and contaminate the soil or groundwater Flares Unknown Chemicals • Injure waste collectors if HHW is placed in household bins or • Store containers upright with lids tightly closed and ensure accepted at most facilities out for verge collections Fluorescent Lamps containers are not leaking and Tubes (CLFs) (except Albany) and must • Pollute the environment if it ends up in a landfill be in sealed, chemical • If container is damaged or leaking, place it in a larger Gas Cylinders resistant containers. container with a tight fitting lid and label the outer container THE HOUSEHOLD (small household) with the contents HAZARDOUS WASTE The Program can only accept domestic quantities of • If you must replace the damaged original container, always (HHW) PROGRAM materials (no larger than 20kg/20L per material type). label the new container with the contents • When transporting hazardous materials, ensure theyare stored THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS ARE NOT ACCEPTED The HHW Program provides 13 facilities in WA for the public to securely in a box or crate so they will not fall over and leak THROUGH THE PROGRAM: safely drop off their hazardous materials for free. See the back • Transport HHW in the boot or rear of your vehicle, separate of this brochure for the list of HHW collection locations. • Asbestos • Medications & from the main cabin, where possible. • Commercial & Industrial Pharmaceuticals Waste • Mobile Phones • Electronic Waste • Motor oil & Cooking oil • EPIRBs & PLBs • Printer Cartridges/Toners • Explosives, Ammunition & • Sharps & Needles Firearms • Tyres • Fire extinguishers - Halon (yellow) The HHW Program does NOT accept waste from commercial businesses (including small businesses) or industrial sites. To see disposal optionsfor these materials please speak with your local waste facility or visit: www.wastenet.net.au.