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Paint cans

Can I recycle it?

Paint cans are not collected as part of your kerbside recycling collection.

You can recycle empty, metal paint cans at your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre. Plastic paint pots should be placed in your rubbish bin.

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Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)

We have 14 Household Waste and Recycling Centres across Cornwall. You can find opening times and a list of accepted items for each site using the button below.

Find out more about HWRCs

You can find your nearest HWRC by entering you postcode on our My Area page. 

You need to book a slot to visit some sites.

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