| All paint, stain, varnish, lacquer, shellac, etc. |
Lead, oil or water-based |
In liquid form—take to your nearest HHWCF*
In dried form—wrap in newspaper & place in the
waste bin
|
| Thinners, paint strippers |
Solvent-based |
Take to your nearest HHWCF |
| Clean-up fluid |
Solvent-based e.g. turpentine |
Reuse—let paint settle and decant off clean fluid
to a new container
Disposal—take to your nearest HHWCF
|
| Water |
Leave to dry or pour over vegetated area |
| Used painting containers |
Paint tins or clean-up containers |
Let dry, peel off dried paint* if possible and re-use container
Relatively clean used painting containers can be placed
in the recycling bin
|
| Paint scrapings |
Lead, oil or water-based |
Wrap in newspaper and place in the waste bin |
