Draft Upper Lachlan Housing Strategy and Draft Upper Lachlan Development Control Plan – Notice of Public Exhibition Extended

Council Crookwell and Gunning Offices and Works Depots will close at 12pm on Friday, 19 December 2025 and will reopen on Monday, 5 January 2026

Household Chemical Cleanout – 2025

23-10-2025

The annual Household Chemical Cleanout is back again in 2025 in Crookwell for all Upper Lachlan Shire residents.

The Household Chemical Cleanout is the safe way to dispose of potentially hazardous household chemicals that are not otherwise accepted at Council’s Waste Management Centres.

The event will be held at the Todkill Park, Crookwell on Saturday 1st of November, from 8 am-11.00am.

Residents can dispose of household quantities of the following household chemicals and items – up to a maximum of 20 litres or 20 kilograms of a single item:

  • Solvents and household cleaners
  • Floor care products
  • Ammonia-based cleaners
  • Pesticides and herbicides
  • Poisons
  • Pool chemicals
  • Hobby chemicals
  • Motor fuels
  • Fluorescent globes and tubes
  • Acids and alkalis
  • Smoke detectors
  • Paint and paint-related products
  • Gas bottles
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Car and household batteries
  • Motor oils and cooking oils

This event is for household problem wastes only. Business-related and commercial quantities of chemicals are not accepted.

The Household Chemical Cleanout is supported by the NSW EPA and the Canberra Region Joint Organisation (CRJO). For the further information, call Upper Lachlan Shire Council’s Waste Info Line on (02) 4830 1062.