What is the best way to dispose of paint without causing pollution?

Question

in the United Kingdom

Answer 1

There are a couple things you can do...First, DRIED paint poses no environmental threat - pop the can lids and allow the paint to dry in the cans until hard, then simply throw them into the trash (sometimes it'll dry faster if you roll out remaining paint onto a sheet of cardboard or scrap lumber - allow to dry - then throw away). This is perfectly legal, environmentally responsible and will work with both latex and oil based coatings...

Another thing you can do with leftover paint is to donate it to your local Habitat for Humanity facility. This is a wonderful organization dedicated to helping less fortunate people with their housing needs and will accept, and always be able to use donated home-building type of items.

I hope this info is useful...good luck.

Ric

Answer 2

I took mine to the waste recycling centre in my locality and the cans were carefully stacked with hundreds of others and I asked what would be done with them. I was told that the cans would be recycled and the paint sympathetically disposed of. I went back to the tip later the same day with some other rubbish and was in time to see the hundreds of paint tins, complete with paint being lifted onto a dump truck and they were transported to the land fill and dumped with everything else. I reported this but was told that the contractors were responsible people and would never do such a thing. I do not know where to take paint etc now.

Answer 3

There isn't a way to do this by yourself. Call your city/town -- whichever office deals with refuse and trash. Many cities have a "round up" day when you can bring paint, batteries, and other toxic, polluting items to be properly disposed of. Find out if your community has such a day, or if there is one in a town nearby. Good luck!

Answer 4

Paints contain volatile organic and organic compounds (VOC's) that evaporate off after the paint is utilized, leaving the dry pigments on your wall. VOC's alongside with nitrogen oxides (yet another pollutant emitted whilst combusting something) chemically react interior the air above a city to type smog. additionally, those VOC's can in my opinion be risky on your wellbeing whilst portray. that's why you may desire to ventilate your room ok, whilst making use of the paint.

Answer 5

Most paint stores and home hardware stores (Rona, Home Depot, etc.) will take in old paint and dispose of it properly for you. Sometimes, it costs a little, sometimes you don't have to pay anything, sometimes you get a little bit back. If that doesn't work, or you don't have a store like that near you, go to a recycling depot, and ask if they can take it. If not, go to a hazardous waste facility. Most towns and cities have one, at least near to them.

Answer 6

Contact Waste Management for the city you live in. You can find the info on-line. Do a search for waste management. It will give you instructions for disposal of all sorts of waste.

Answer 7

Your local council should provide re-cycling facilities for paint. Have you tried your local refuse disposal centre (or 'tip' in plain english)?

Answer 8

most home centers have an additive to hardened latex paint in the can, once it is completely hardened you can dispose in regular trash with out worry of contamination

Answer 9

Where I live, in Norfolk UK, you can take it to the local council recycling and waste centre for correct disposal.

Answer 10

UK ?- take it to the local Council recycle/rubbish tip they will segregate it for disposal