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Chemicals management
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ChemCollect was a nationally co ordinated, free collection scheme for the collection and safe disposal of unwanted and de-registered agricultural and veterinary chemicals from farms. These chemicals, particularly the persistent organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), otherwise pose a risk to the environment, human health and markets for our agricultural products. The $27 million program was funded on a 50/50 basis between the Australian Government, States and Northern Territory. Collections were completed in December 2002 and collected over 1,700 tonnes of chemicals.
Contact your State or Territory environment protection agency for any State based information or contact us:
Chemical Policy Section
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2600
Email: ocp@environment.gov.au