Paint

Product Care Recycling operates over 200 depots throughout BC that accept leftover household paint for recycling. Each depot accepts 10 cans of paint per person, per day, provided that the paint is residential, in its original container with the original labeling, and is not leaking. Paint containers up to 23 litres (5 gallons) are accepted.

No. Paint cans are not accepted through municipal recycling programs. In most areas, they are also banned from the garbage can. All paint cans, empty or full, should be taken to a Product Care Recycling depot for recycling.

Some paint recycling depots also operate as Product Care PaintShare depots. Through this program, any leftover paint is set aside for others to pick up for free reuse.

Solvents like paint thinner are subject to different regulations than paint. They are more dangerous than most paints and require different storage and handling facilities.