Paint Recycling Program
Every drop counts – give your leftover paint new life!
Used paint can be recycled into new paint products, giving it a second life.
In Newfoundland & Labrador, waste paint is handled through an industry-led Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) organization called the Product Care Association. Residents and businesses can properly dispose of paint products and containers through Product Care Recycling in a convenient and environmentally friendly manner at one of over 65 collection sites located throughout the province.
What’s Accepted?
Household Paint
- 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)
Aerosol Paint
- Automotive
- Craft
- Industrial
What’s Not Accepted?
- Non-program products (e.g. propane tanks, household hazardous waste)
- 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
- 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
Paint – More Information
Product Care Recycling
For more details on what’s accepted, commercial volumes, and to find a drop off location, visit Product Care Recycling.
