Hazardous waste
Hazardous waste is waste that has substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment. Hazardous wastes can be harmful due to their toxic, corrosive, flammable and/or reactive properties.
Hazardous waste must not go in your household bins.
Examples include household cleaning products, aerosol sprays, automotive supplies (including motor oil and fuel), paints and thinners, batteries, photographic chemicals, gas bottles, e-waste, pool chemicals, volatile fuels and pesticides. Electronic devices with embedded batteries should also be considered as hazardous waste at the end of their life and disposed of appropriately.
The type of hazardous waste determines the disposal method. Some items can be dropped off at the hazardous waste section at the ACT Government Resource Management Centres. Other materials will need to be disposed of by specific waste industry specialists and recycling product stewardship schemes.
Disposal options
- Drop off eligible waste for free to the hazardous waste stations at:
- Find out what hazardous waste is accepted
- For commercial quantities, contact a business that specialise in chemical or hazardous waste removal such as:
Additional Information
- Maximum 5 litres of fuels can be dropped off for free at a Resource Management Centre due to the hazardous and flammable properties.
- All fuel must be contained in a metal container or an approved plastic or metal jerry can.
- If unclear on the chemical type, call the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) through Access Canberra Ph: 13 22 81.
- Some high-concentration (<45%) Ammonium Nitrate products may be deemed to be “Security Sensitive” products.