Disposeofwastesafely

Upcoming collection of unwanted agricultural chemicals

Agsafe’s product stewardship programs, drumMUSTER and ChemClear, provide farmers with a reliable pathway for the safe disposal of their empty agvet containers as well as any unused or obsolete agvet chemicals. If you have unused or obsolete agvet chemicals that you would like to safely dispose of, you can register them online at chemclear.org.au and they will be picked up when a collection is scheduled in your area. Collections are conducted once registrations reach a level that can be supported – on average, collections are conducted in each state every two years.

There is currently a ChemClear collection scheduled for Queensland agricultural chemical holders that wish to dispose of their unwanted chemicals.

Simply visit chemclear.org.au to register your chemicals. Registrations are open until August 31 for an October collection.

Agsafe’s general manager

Dominique Doyle notes that farmers’ committed engagement in the ChemClear program always impresses, but never surprises.

“Farmers understand that they are the custodians of the land, and they are always mindful of sustainable

Dispose of your unwanted or obsolete agvet chemicals in one easy collection.

A collection is scheduled for Queensland AgVet chemical holders in October and November 2023. Simply register your unwanted chemicals for collection by 31 August at www.chemclear.org.au

Group 1 chemicals collected free of charge: eligible drumMUSTER products

• with readable labels

• still in original containers

• not mixed with other products

• within 2 years of expiry or deregistration service has made since 2003 in which the program has collected and disposed of almost one million litres of obsolete, inherited and unknown agvet chemicals. farm practices. ChemClear enables farmers to safely dispose of chemicals off farms and out of rural communities,” she says.

Group 2 chemicals are those that have expired and are not part of the drumMUSTER program. Group 2 chemicals may incur a fee for service.

Using ChemClear also ensures that farmers and agvet chemical users will meet their responsibilities and obligations under any Quality Assurance, Farm or Environmental Management program.

ChemClear sends information to waste holders after they have registered, enabling them to segregate and continue to store their surplus chemicals securely until the planned run commences.

The program collects registered chemicals produced by 126 manufacturers supporting the Industry Stewardship Scheme. Chemicals classified as Group 1 are collected free of charge. As an additional service, ChemClear collects what is classified as Group 2 chemicals.

ChemClear and its partners are delighted with the progress the

This category covers deregistered, out-of-date, mixed, unlabelled or unknown agvet chemicals produced by a manufacturer not signed to the ChemClear stewardship program. There is a cost for disposal of Group 2 chemicals which is quoted to the waste holder once their registration has been processed. For further information about Agsafe’s ChemClear program, visit chemclear.org.au to register your chemicals.

Queensland Collection

Oct-Nov 2023

Registrations close 31 August