Meri Kirihimete, Palmerston North

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Dispose of your chemical waste

Photo shows box of common household chemicals, like pesticides and weedkiller.

Using chemicals can be unavoidable, so it's important you know how to dispose of them safely.

Chemical waste can be anything you use for gardening, cleaning your home or pool, maintaining your property, or for driving or fuelling power tools.

If these chemicals end up in the wrong place, they can cause some nasty damage.

Never tip chemicals down the drain

They can damage equipment in our wastewater treatment plan, pollute waterways, and harm aquatic life and the environment.

Your rubbish bin also isn't the right place.

Please contact a chemical collection and disposal company to get rid of these items safely.

Every two years we hold a free chemical waste day, where you can register to drop off your old chemicals and we'll arrange for them to be recycled. Keep an eye on our Facebook page or website for details of the next one.