Collection of Hazardous waste in NSW

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Prima
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Re: Collection of Hazardous waste in NSW

Post by Prima »

That's great news - I will wait a bit longer. Thanks Sue
bigmack
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Re: Collection of Hazardous waste in NSW

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This is good news
I have not been around when this has happened in the past.
What is the procedure ?
Do we have to apply for collection or does a truck just turn up ?
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Whspa
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Re: Collection of Hazardous waste in NSW

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Well I've been here 16 years, so I should have had 5 collections!
But the only time my chemical waste has been collected was when we paid for it. So that's happened twice. And last time it cost about $800.
bigmack
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Re: Collection of Hazardous waste in NSW

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Yeah I'm a bit nervous about paying for collection . Labbie I know around the area contacted a waste disposal company and was told around $1000 based on the weights she told them . When they came , the bill was for over $1500 because the weight also includes the jars and containers not just the weight of the chemicals . Suffice to say it blew out the budget for the year .

So a free pick up sounds like gold .
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mazza
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Re: Collection of Hazardous waste in NSW

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Chemical waste collection and Bio Hazard Waste should come out of the school waste budget - check with SAM
Lorikeet
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Re: Collection of Hazardous waste in NSW

Post by Lorikeet »

It took me 2.5 years to sort through everything aka equipment, chemicals and reduce and chuck ... so keep it up sharon you will get there ... We disposed of our chemicals last year and its so enlightening ...
With thanks Kate :coffee:
ferret
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Re: Collection of Hazardous waste in NSW

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Hi all, I organised a chemical pick up for my school through Transpacific back in 2015. I sent them a detailed list of what I had and the individual weight including the packaging. They arrived with special barrels for different categories of chemicals.It was quick and well managed. The cost for the 60 kg I disposed of was approx $800. This was not taken out of the Science budget as it was a WHS issue to have these chemicals in the school. I feel much better going into the chemical storeroom now :)
Prima
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Re: Collection of Hazardous waste in NSW

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Labbie wrote: 01 Dec 2017, 11:51 I believe it is coming next year. They started in 1999 did a very large pick up, then after that it was small ones. But through so many labbies asking for a free pick up, we have been lead to believe it will be next year.
Any idea how we can ask for one of the free pick ups? Is there someone we can email - perhaps if we all bombard one person weekly, something might happen???
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littltesttube
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Re: Collection of Hazardous waste in NSW

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I have just had two chemical clean ups at two schools.Used Cleanway they charge $18/kg. No problems. I picked up the brochure at a conference at Sydney Grammar.
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Labbie
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Re: Collection of Hazardous waste in NSW

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How is bombarding coming along???????? That sounds OK LIttlesttube not a bad price.
Regards Labbie

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Now retired :wub:
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