Recommendations

Eco-peinture’s recommendations:

• Empty containers, whether metal or plastic, are recyclable. Contact your municipality to find out where they should be returned and how they should be disposed of.
• Only buy the quantity of coating required for your projects.
• Applying a second coat is a good way to use leftover paint and gives better results.
• Give your leftover paint to someone who needs it: a neighbour, a friend, etc. However, make sure that the coating product is in its original container and that the label is intact.
• Did it cross your mind to give your paint leftovers to a non profit organization prior to disposing of them?
• Should you decide to store your paint containers for a certain period of time once your paint project is over, make sure your containers are tightly closed and turn them upside down, thus avoiding the formation of a skin on the surface of the paint.
• Do not spread the residues on the ground and do not dispose of them in the sewers or in the drain pipes as they could contaminate the ground water table.
• Reuse paint thinners once they have settled.
• Contact your municipality to find out when and where the collection of household hazardous wastes (HHW) will take place, or click here to find out where the drop-off point nearest to your home is located.