disposal of paint cans?

What is the easiest way to get rid of old paint cans? Most are dried up but some still have paint in them. thanks

ktm6

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 12 years and 11 months ago

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Bklnite | 12 years and 11 months ago

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Not an immediate solution if you need to get rid of stuff soon, but there was a safe disposal event in May in prospect park (parkside / PPSW). There was a long line of cars Parkside ave so I walked over with some waste. They were taking all kinds of stuff – paint, solvents, electronics, etc. etc. I’m going to keep an eye out for it next spring. http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/downloads/pdf/safeevents/DSNYSpring2012SAFEdisposaleventmailer_SECURE.pdf

slopegirl | 12 years and 11 months ago

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we put the empties in metal/cans recycling since I read on DOS it’s ok.

overherhead | 12 years and 11 months ago

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You can put the empty dried up cans out with regular recycling, as long as the lids are off.  http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/recycle_what.shtml

cupolacoffee | 12 years and 11 months ago

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Household Special Waste Drop-Off: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/stuff/harmful_hh_prod_special_waste.shtml

greenmountain | 12 years and 11 months ago

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You are right to want to get rid of them.  Many people keep them around, yet they are hazardous.  Pigments, not only lead, are often toxic.  Linseed oil and nearly all oil-based finishes generate heat as they “dry” (polymerize – like plastic) on rags or leak in to insulated boxes in closets and storage lockers.  Spontaneous combustion is not as rare as many people think.  Solvents cause cancer and are flammable.   They take up space.  Colors can be recorded more accurately by the ID number provided by paint manufacturers.  Why store them at all?   But, there is no good way to get rid of them.  If this is your home, call the Dept of Sanitation, 311.  As a business, I am not allowed to toss them in the residential waste stream.  I let solvents evaporate, sometimes on roof tops, or I store them in an airtight safety can.  I inspect all cans of oil products for damage and leaks, pouring them in to air-tight cans from ones which are not.  Any oily rags or residual oil from cans must be exposed to air for days or weeks to harden and fully polymerize before it can be  put in the trash, and even then the trash cans may not to be kept in doors.  I give the full, undamaged cans to my carting company, empties to the scrap yard.   Of course water based paints are less hazardous, but not safe.   Best not to over buy in the first place.  Best to use the leftovers if you can.  The wall color in my workshop is always “white cocktail.” You can find me in the directory under Shower Stalls – Green Mountain