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Paint Disposal

Paint CansPaints need to be disposed of carefully, and this page provides information about how and where this can be done.

Park View Road Reuse and Recycling Centre

Paint is collected at the Reuse and Recycling Centre on Park View Road N17 in Tottenham, through a new Community RePaint arrangement.

The specific items accepted are:

  • emulsion paint (vinyl, matt and silk)
  • satin paint
  • gloss and tile paint
  • eggshell
  • undercoat
  • primer
  • masonry and floor paint
  • varnishes and woodstains

For more information on the location and opening times of the Park View Road site, please visit the Reuse and Recycling Centres page.

Please note that paint cannot be taken to the Hornsey Reuse and Recycling Centre, owing to licensing restrictions.

For more information on Community RePaint, please see the reuse of paint section below, or visit the Community RePaint website (external link).

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Water-Based Paint (Emulsion)

Water-based paint (emulsion) can be disposed of in your normal rubbish bin, but it must be fully dried out first. This is because of restrictions on the disposal of liquid chemical waste.

To dry your paint, take the lid off, add some sand or sawdust (if you have any) and then leave for several weeks. When it is completely dry, put the lid back on tightly and dispose of it in your bin.

If there is much paint in the tin then it will take quite a long time to dry out, so it is best to use all of the paint first. To avoid having lots of paint to dispose of, try to buy only what you will need when redecorating.

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Reuse of Paint

Paint that is collected from Park View Road Reuse and Recycling Centre (and other facilities around London) is delivered to Forest Recycling Project (FRP), which runs the Community RePaint scheme in this area.

Residents and community groups can obtain paint from FRP to reuse, by visiting their facility in Walthamstow:

Forest Recycling Project
2c Bakers Avenue
Walthamstow
London E17 9AW

Tel: 020 8539 3856
Email: info@frponline.org.uk

For more information visit the FRP website - see the external links section below.

Paint for reuse is also available to customers purchasing furniture from ReStore Community Projects in Tottenham. For more information, please visit the ReStore website using the external links section.

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Page Last Updated: 26 March 2013

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