Paint Disposal?

MrsBreaux2008

Does anyone know where I could look for information about disposal of paint?  I've seen packets at Lowe's/Home Depot to make the paint hard, so you can just throw it out with the trash.  I'd rather find somewhere that recycles paint - but I'm not sure where to look.

TIA!

uncannycanuck

If you live in an urban area, look on your city's website.

Here, we can drop usable paint at recycling depots (which offer said paint to whoever wants it for free) or the household hazardous waste days take it.

You could freecycle it, too.

falltime26

Call your local recycling or garbage company. They will typically have a list of sites that recycle paint and can you give you information. They would much rather it stay out of the garbage.

mcgee

I don't have the patience to wait in line when our city has the hazardous waste drop off days, so whenever I have a garage sale (our neighborhood does one annually), I gather up paint and other items I can't throw out but no longer need and place them on the sidewalk with a sign that says "free." We did this last year when I wanted to ditch a bunch of half-empty bottles of shampoo, cleaning products and other non eco-friendly items I didn't want in the house. They were gone within the first half hour of the garage sale.

SuperGreen

falltime26:

Call your local recycling or garbage company. They will typically have a list of sites that recycle paint and can you give you information. They would much rather it stay out of the garbage.

This.  The yard sale idea is really good too, I hadn't thought of that.