ELIGIBLE MATERIALS
- Container Size: 100 ml to 24 litres
- Interior & exterior latex (water-based) & alkyd (oil or solvent-based) paints
- Porch, floor & deck paints
- Interior & exterior varnishes & urethanes
- Primers, undercoats & water repellent sealers
- Enamels
- Wood finishing oils & stains
- Non-catalyzed & non-nitrocellulose lacquers and paints
- Shellac
- Rust & decorative metal paints
- Concrete & driveway (non-tar based) paints
- Deck & floor paints
- Fence & barn paints
- Empty paint cans & pails
- Paint aerosols
- Tree marking paints
- Marine paint (must not contain pesticides)
INELIGIBLE MATERIALS*
- Non-aerosol automotive paints
- Non-aerosol craft & artist paints
- Ink based aerosol or liquid
- Chaulk based aerosol or liquid
- Casein (milk based) aerosols or liquids
- Tar based aerosol or liquid
- Non-aerosol traffic marking paint
- Colorants and tints
- Paint or wood preservatives containing pesticides
- Catalyzed & Nitrocellulose lacquer and paint
- Two-part / component paints
- Glues, adhesives, caulking compounds
- Spray adhesives
- Deck cleaners
- Epoxies
- Fibreglass resins
- Corrosive products
- Roof patch, tars & grease
- Solvents, thinners and mineral spirits
- Brushes, rags & rollers
- Galvanizing coatings
The following products may not be accepted*:
- Bulging or leaking paint cans
- Unidentifiable paint or containers
- Paint not in original containers
*Call your municipal collection site to see if these products will be accepted as hazardous waste.
Fees
The fees are based on container sizes:
| Unpressurized paint containers: |
|
| 100 ml to 250 ml |
$0.10 |
| 251 ml to 1 L |
$0.25 |
| 1.01 L to 5 L |
$0.75 |
| 5.01 L to 23 L |
$2.00 |
| Aerosol paint containers all sizes |
$0.10 |