What Paint is Not Recyclable?
Paint Products Not Accepted
- Unidentifiable or unlabelled containers
- Brushes, rags and rollers
- Paint in glass containers
- Improperly sealed paint containers
- Paint containers with poor integrity (e.g. badly rusted or leaking cans)
- Bulging containers
- Industrial paints & finishes (e.g. baked-on, heat-resistant etc.)
- Paints or wood preservatives that are registered as a pesticide under the Pest
- Control Products Act (has a P.C.P. Registration number on label)
- Craft paint (non-aerosol)
- Automotive paint (non-aerosol)
- Two-part or component paints containing catalyst or activator
- Roof patch or repair
- Tar or tar/bitumen-based products
- Traffic or line marking paint
- Quick drying paint
- Resins
- Paint thinner, mineral spirits or solvents
- Deck cleaners
- Colorants and Tints
- Caulking compound, epoxies, glues or adhesives
- Other household chemicals