Can I recycle it?
Paint is not collected as part of your recycling collection.
We accept paint for re-use at 3 of our Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs):
- Helston
- St Erth and
- Falmouth
You can take paint to all of our HWRCs to be disposed of, except the site at Dudnance Lane, Pool.
Water based paint goes into the general waste container and gloss paint can be deposited in the chemical storage container. If you're taking gloss paint to one of our HWRCs, please ensure it is in a container no larger than 5 litres.
Useful information
Donate or sell
If your paint is still usable, you could consider donating the paint for reuse to a:
- local community group
- charity
- youth/church group
- college
- sports club
- neighbour
- work colleague
- relative
- friend
For larger quantities of reasonable quality paint you could also consider advertising it for sale on an online platform such as Facebook Marketplace.
Household Waste and Recycling Centres
View our Household Waste Recycling Centres to find
- location maps
- opening times
- materials accepted
You can also find your nearest centre by entering your postcode on our my area page.
For safety reasons, no public pedestrian access is allowed through the entrance or exit gates at any of our household waste recycling centres.
We now take commercial waste at our St Erth and Launceston HWRCs. You’ll need to book a slot in advance using our online booking system. To find out more, visit: Commercial Waste at HWRCs.
We only take waste from households at our other sites.