Disposing of paint? Would anyone collect it?

[DulwichLondoner]

I have 4 paint tins I'd need to dispose of. I understand I can take them to the council disposal centre near the Old Kent road, but I was wondering if there is a rubbish removal company that would come and collect it, for a fee of course. Does any one know? If there is, do they need to be somehow registered with the council? Is there any way to check? I wouldn't want to pay a stranger to just dump the tins who knows where.

The council doesn't collect paint "for health and safety". I'm not sure I understand why it would be a hazard for a council van to drive paint around, but it wouldn't be for local residents to do it with their own car!!

I don't have a car, so I'd need to either rent a zip car or go with a minicab.

Thanks!

[almost peckham]

DL

if there is usable paint in the tins then why not list them on 'for sale/free'? They might be just what someone wants for a little bit of DIY and you get shot of for free. Bingo.

[DulwichFox]

At the dump, any empty cans will go straight in the general waste.

I assume therefore any empty cans can go in the green bin.

I may be wrong.

DulwichFox

PS They must be completely empty.

[dbboy]

Pop then in a skip would be my suggestion and ask the owner if they would mind.

[DulwichLondoner]

They're not completely empty. Supposedly, they need to be disposed of separately as paint is toxic and polluting.

[stev0b]

The City of London Corporation will collect hazardous waste (including paint) free of charge.

Details here: https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/environment-and-planning/waste-and-recycling/household-waste-and-recycling/Pages/Hazardous-Waste.aspx

[Growlybear]

If you put them in a tied up bin bag in your green bin, how will anyone know if there's pain left in them?

[DulwichFox]

Growlybear Wrote:

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> If you put them in a tied up bin bag in your green

> bin, how will anyone know if there's pain left in

> them?

That's not the point. The point is being a responsible person and disposing of things properly.

DulwichFox

[tomskip]

I think this is a good question, OP.

How are people who can't get to the council dump several miles away supposed to dispose of toxic waste such as old paint?

[womanofdulwich]

I wonder if you decant it into smaller pots to the extent it dries in them - if you can then put them in a bin? - like an inch of paint in a tin will dry quite easily?

[intexasatthe moment]

steve0b thanks for that link ,that's really good to know!

[Asset]

Still polluting and toxic when it's dry womanofdulwich

[Asset]

from a quick internet search I think it depends on the type of paint what you need to do with it. Emulsion is ok to put in bin if dry, latex is recyclable and oil-based needs to be disposed of as hazardous waste.

[DulwichLondoner]

I wonder if these rules are counterproductive, though. I'm not going to dump it illegally, but how many people would, given that the council doesn't collect it?

[Asset]

https://communityrepaint.org.uk/

Or if it's usable there's this

[Sue]

On a separate but related subject, I have an old microwave to dispose of, is there any way I can get that collected free?

Don't really want a trip to the tip just with that though I will if I have to.

ETA: Sorted thanks to a very kind forum member

[lemonellen]

Hi DL

I have some tins of paint, amongst other things and will be doing a run to the tip this week. I'd be happy to take yours too if you haven't solved this already.

[worldwiser]

freecycle.org has proved very useful in the past.

The council wouldn't remove a clean old bath citing 'health & safety' so I guess they definitely wouldn't collect paint. Their operatives really must have terribly delicate hands. Do they not wear gloves anyway?