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ChemClear is on its way!

ChemClear’s massive seven-week agvet chemical collection run across Queensland kicked off this week in Cunnamulla and there are busy times ahead.

Set to travel all around the state, the distinctive green ChemClear truck will be arriving at 67 different shire council sites as it looks to pick up and dispose of the 60,000-plus litres of agvet chemicals that have been registered on the booking line. Users in eligible Local Government areas with suitable agvet chemical inherited or damaged as a result of the devastating floods have also been given a helping hand by the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) to help with their disposal costs.

Registered agvet chemical is separated into two distinct categories. Group one chemicals are currently-registered products from participating manufacturers and are accepted free of charge, while group two involves chemicals that are unlabelled, unregistered or obsolete, and include a fee-per-litre for disposal.

Rita Thompson has been at the forefront of the collection scheduling process by taking care of the 1800 registration hot-line and she is confident the collection will go off without a hitch.

“It’s been hectic, but it’s all going well at the moment!” she said.
“Everything is looking great, I have been working so I’m constantly ahead of the collection truck so I can stay on top of it all and I get in touch with the boys every day to see how they’re doing.”

This will be the biggest ChemClear collection in the program’s history and there will be particularly large volumes of chemical to be retrieved from areas such as Gatton, Toowoomba and Tully. National Program Manager Lisa Nixon will have a frenetic two months ahead as she attends several sites and makes sure the ‘milk-run’ across the state runs successfully.

“This is a huge collection and there is plenty of work to be done as we progress through the seven-week scheduling but we are delighted to be able to help chemical users in the state of Queensland dispose of their unwanted, obsolete or inherited agvet chemical,” she said.

“We will be covering around 12,000 kilometres on the run and we are working closely with our national contractor Chemsal to finalise host sites with local councils two weeks ahead of the truck’s arrival. It’s a very exciting time and we are looking forward to the challenge ahead!”

To find out more about the ChemClear program, simply call 1800 008 182 or log on to www.chemclear.com.au