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Agsafe’s drumMUSTER program upheld its reputation as Australia’s most successful agricultural waste management operation, when the 30-millionth empty farm chemical container was collected on Tuesday. The occasion was marked at a community event in the tiny town of Dookie near Shepparton, Victoria, where volunteers at the Doo...

Australia’s longest running agricultural waste management program will record a landmark achievement on Tuesday, with the collection of its 30-millionth chemical container. Agsafe’s drumMUSTER program, which began in 1999, is an end-of-life product stewardship program that has already saved councils an impressive $31 million...

Are you an Australian woman involved in the agriculture industry? Or perhaps you’re a domestic ag student seeking mentoring opportunities. Agsafe’s ChemClear and drumMUSTER programs are sponsoring three people to attend the AWiA annual conference this September in Brisbane, where this year’s theme is Securing Australian Ag...

Ever wondered what happens to unwanted agvet chemicals when ChemClear collects them? When landholders commit to safe disposal of unwanted agvet chemicals, they start the ball rolling by taking an inventory and booking unwanted product, which they deliver to the ChemClear truck at a council waste depot. Once those registered chem...

Have you checked out our new Instagram account?  Follow us on @agsafeaustralia as we celebrate the achievements of the nation’s ag industry. ...

Queenslanders have only a few days left to book their obsolete farm chemicals for collection with Agsafe’s ChemClear scheme. The environmentally-friendly program, which supports the safe disposal of agricultural and veterinary chemicals, will travel throughout the state in June collecting unwanted products from farmers who no ...

  Queensland farmers are proving their worth as recycling champions with bookings for Agsafe’s ChemClear collection ramping up during its final few weeks of registration. Farmers end up with leftover product they cannot reuse and ChemClear works with the State Government to help farmers fund collections of unlabeled, unre...

Queensland property owners can register their unwanted agricultural and veterinary chemicals in Agsafe’s ChemClear collection, which is hitting the road in June. The industry-led chemical waste cleanupis aimed at encouraging farmers and other agvet chemical users to ensure their safety by registering any unused and unknown che...

Devastating climate events nationwide have resulted in renewed calls for agricultural and veterinary chemical users to dispose of their waste safely, as rural landowners face a massive cleanup. Fires in central NSW and flooding of horticultural regions in southern WA and the NT have prompted Agsafe to remind agvet chemical retai...

With soaring temperatures nudging the barometer into the 40s this week, Agsafe recommends chemical users and suppliers perform some simple safety checks on their stored products. The effect of heat can reduce the effectiveness of a product and UV radiation can degrade plastics, possibly rendering containers unsafe for transporta...