Paint
When dropping off your paint remember:
- Paint must be in its original container, tightly sealed with the labels affixed.
- Do not mix different types of paint products together. Our recycling locations can’t accept paint which has been mixed with other products
- You can bring up to 10 containers of paint or 50 spray cans at a time (no larger than 25 litres for paint or 680g / 24oz for paint aerosols)
Accepted Products:
Household Paint
We accept many types of paint, as well as empty paint containers.
- Interior and exterior water-based (latex, acrylic) and oil-based (alkyd, enamel) household paint
- Undercoat and primers (e.g. metal, wood, etc.)
- Empty containers of accepted products with original label (and original lid if liquid inside)
- Anti-rust paint
- Block filler
- Concrete and masonry paint
- Deck and floor paint or coatings (including elastomeric)
- Drywall paint
- Marine paint (unless registered under Pest Control Products Act)
- Melamine, stain and shellac
- Stain blocking paint
- Stucco paint
- Swimming pool paint (only single component)
- Textured paint
- Varnish and urethane (only single component)
- Wood finishing oil
- Wood preservatives (unless registered under Pest Control Products Act)
- Wood, masonry, driveway sealer, and water repellant (not tar based or bitumen based)
Household Paint
We accept many types of paint, as well as empty paint containers.
- Automotive
- Craft
- Industrial
Not Accepted Products:
The following types of paint and paint related products are excluded from the program, including the empty containers.
- Unidentifiable, unknown, unlabelled, and non-original containers
- Containers with poor integrity (e.g. badly rusted, leaking, bulging, improperly sealed)
- Brushes, rags, and rollers
- Caulking compound, epoxies, glues, and adhesives
- Colourants and tints
- Deck cleaners
- Household cleaners
- Non-aerosol automotive paint
- Non-aerosol craft and artistic paint
- Non-aerosol industrial paints and finishes (e.g. baked-on, heat resistant, etc.)
- Non-aerosol traffic or line marking paint
- Paint for skating rinks and curling club floors
- Paint in glass containers
- Paint mixed with other products
- Resins
- Paint thinner, mineral spirits or solvents
- Patching stucco and spackling compounds
- Products registered as a pesticide under the Pest Control Products Act (has a P.C.P. registration number on label)
- Resins
- Roof patch and repair
- Tar or tar/bitumen based products
- Two-part or component paints containing catalyst or activator
- Waxes, polishes, sealants, and other household products
Free Re-Use Paint Program
We offer a free reuse paint program. When reusable paint comes into the depot we place it on the paint shelf. If you need it you just need to sign a paper and its yours.
