Paint or solvents
How to get rid of a paint or solvents
Start with whether you have to pay at all. Your city or county may take it, and in some places a retailer or a charity will. The order below is the same everywhere; the answers are local, so put your postal code in and we will tell you what we have actually checked.
No phone number and no address. You get the answer first.
The order worth trying
- Usually free
This one cannot go in the bin anywhere
Household hazardous waste is refused by normal collection almost everywhere. Look for a drop-off depot or a hazardous waste collection day near you; where one exists it is usually free, because the cost is already in what you pay in rates or taxes.
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The transfer station, if you can move it
Municipal recycling sites normally take household quantities for nothing or for a small charge. Worth it only if you can lift it and have somewhere to put it, which for a paint or solvents is the real question.
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Then, and only then, pay somebody
If the free routes are out, get more than one price and ask what is included before anyone turns up. The fees that turn a good quote into a bad bill are call-out charges, minimum loads, stairs and disposal levies.
Now check what applies where you are
Everything above is true everywhere. Whether your city or county will take a paint or solvents, and what it costs if they will not, is local, and that is the part we have actually checked.
No phone number and no address. You get the answer first.
Questions people ask about a paint or solvents
Will my city or county take a paint or solvents?
Often, yes, and that is the first thing worth checking. Many run a bulky waste collection and a lot of people never think to look, which is the single most common reason somebody pays a hauler when they did not have to. Tell us your postal code above and we will show you what we have checked where you are.
What does it cost to have a paint or solvents taken away?
It depends on volume and on where you are, and we will not invent a figure. We show a range only where at least three companies in your area have published their prices, because two numbers are not a going rate.
Is it cheaper to take it to the transfer station myself?
Usually, if you can lift it and have something to carry it in. Municipal sites normally take household quantities for nothing or for a small charge. For a paint or solvents the honest question is whether moving it is realistic.