States wash hands of 40,000 bathtubs worth of sanitiser

Huge supplies of hand sanitiser need to be disposed of after they passed expiry dates. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Hand sanitiser that could fill more than 40,000 bathtubs has been handed over to waste companies, having expired and become a hazard.

NSW and Western Australia have taken steps to dispose of tonnes of disinfectant bottles after supplies outstripped demand towards the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.