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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 ...

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

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???

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.

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