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Regional Victorians are being reminded to have a look in their sheds for any unwanted agvet chemicals and to register them for ChemClear’s next local collection. The program has just wrapped up a four day run which collected and disposed of more than 1700 litres of unwanted agvet chemicals from landholders in the Coldstream, B...

More than 100 farmers have cleansed their lands of toxic and dangerous chemicals after using the ChemClear program during its state wide collection this year. ChemClear chemist Andrew Haines said farmers drove away with big smiles on their faces. “The relief these farmers expressed in being able to deliver their chemicals to u...

Registrations have officially closed for the upcoming West Australian ChemClear collection. Preparations for the comprehensive state-wide pick-up are well under way, with around 53 local shire councils set to host the ChemClear retrieval vehicle in its ‘milk run’ collection around the West. There are currently 14,566 litres...

Western Australian agvet chemical users are invited to start the Australian Year of the Farmer off in the right way by taking part in the upcoming ChemClear collection. Locals have the opportunity to responsibly get rid of any old, obsolete or inherited products on their properties by simply calling or logging onto the ChemClear...

Records are made to be broken and that is exactly what happened during ChemClear’s recent Tasmanian collection run. An unprecedented 5,532 litres of agricultural and veterinary chemical were disposed of by 58 dedicated waste holders in a superb effort. Since ChemClear began collections in the Apple Isle in November 2006, four ...

South Australian chemical users are being urged to do the right thing by the environment and themselves by registering for the upcoming ChemClear collection run. To be held from late May until early June, the route undertaken by the ChemClear truck will be determined by demand in each shire council region. National Program Manag...

The ChemClear program recently made its long-awaited return to South Australia and chemical users were delighted to jump on board. An industry stewardship service implemented in 2004, ChemClear helps participants dispose of their unwanted, obsolete or inherited chemicals in their local shire area. This particular state-wide run ...

Chemical users across the state of Queensland will receive an excellent opportunity to dispose of their unwanted, inherited or unknown chemicals in June, with ChemClear coming to town. This will be the first foray into the Sunshine State since June 2009 and ChemClear are planning to collect from a wide area of QLD in their sched...

There has been a truly unprecedented response to ChemClear’s latest registration drive, with the Queensland state-wide collection set to be a record-breaker. While the final figures are yet to be tallied, over 70 tonnes of chemicals have been placed on the booking line since it closed on June 3. ChemClear will now enter a plan...

Well over 100 tonnes of chemical have been registered for the upcoming ChemClear collection run across Queensland, with final scheduling now taking place. The Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) has provided flood damage funding assistance for 29 of the hardest-hit Local Government areas to assi...