Thanks to the more than 350 local government councils who host agricultural and veterinary chemical container sites (drumMUSTER), Australian property owners have diverted millions of tonnes of agricultural waste from landfill towards recycling projects or safe disposal.
Since 1999, councils have demonstrated their strong commitment to improved waste management practices, by engaging with the drumMUSTER and ChemClear agricultural waste services.
As the nation’s longest running agricultural stewardship programs, drumMUSTER has been instrumental in helping landholders clear their land of over 40 million empty agvet drums, while ChemClear has safely disposed of more than 800 tonnes of unwanted chemicals.
Councils who host collection sites for regular chemical pickups are not only allowing a safe product disposal pathway for local residents, they’re helping Australians to keep their land and waterways pristine.
With recent flooding events in SE QLD and Southern and Central West NSW, ChemClear partnered with the QLD Government, as well as the NSW EPA to provide a targeted, free collection of flood-affected agvet chemicals to ensure the safe disposal of these chemicals.
Farm safety is vital to the continued viability of the Australian food and fibre industries and with the amount of agvet products diverted from landfill and into recycling projects, it’s clear farmers get the message and want to deliver on better farm safety.
If a local council would like to get involved, contact drumMUSTER on 1800 008 707 or ChemClear on 1800 008 182.
