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[Terbs]

Simple enough question to ask, but hard to find a decent answer.
Council site says they won't accept liquid paint, so trying to fill the pots with sand. Can't see it ever drying.
Help !!!!!
 

[Sir Tigger KC]

They accept paint at my local tip, so when you next come down this way chuck it all in the boot. 

[STEMO]

Yes, our local council accept it too, I think it's recycled in some way.

[Terbs]

They accept liquid paint !!!!! What's the tip called, Steve

[Sir Tigger KC]

Bridport. 

Bit of a way from Wareham to get rid of some old paint though.  Worth phoning the local Recycling Centre nearest your site? 

Other than that dig a deep hole at the bottom of your garden! 

[ianu]

In our area as along as it's solidified with something - cheap cat litter is a good start, or soil and stick it in the bin. It goes for landfill unfortunately....

[Terbs]

Yes Ian, I am trying to fill with sand. However, I started with a litre of gloss white, I now have 2.5 litres of stodgy white gloss. I have added a bit of mortar.
We are away for a month from Monday, so how long should it take to go solid 

States quite clearly at all our local WDC sites, no liquid paint accepted

[STEMO]

Yes Ian, I am trying to fill with sand. However, I started with a litre of gloss white, I now have 2.5 litres of stodgy white gloss. I have added a bit of mortar.
We are away for a month from Monday, so how long should it take to go solid 

Surely white gloss will always come in handy?

[Terbs]

Its years old Steve.....some left over from before I retired. Skinned, but liquid underneath. I should have got rid of it all when I was working, instead of keeping it 'for a rainy day' !!!

[Bigron]

Some recycling sites (often in supermaket car parks) have big wheely bins with mouths big enough to take paint tins.....just saying. 

Ron.

[Sir Tigger KC]

https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/recycling-centres/household/wareham

Says they take paint Tony.  Click on What you can recycle... 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Put the tins in bin bags and chuck them in the skip when the on site workers are busy doing something else.
I do this with all kinds of stuff regularly. 

[zirk]

The Local Bus Garage will dispose of it for Free.

Just going to cost a cheap Bus ticket ride and then forgot something 

[Terbs]

https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/recycling-centres/household/wareham

Says they take paint Tony.  Click on What you can recycle... 

Thanks, buddy...we are coming down on Monday...looks like I shall have some paint with me 

[Viral_Jim]

Bloody stupid system. Parents tried to get rid of some at their local too (Llandovery)
Their suggestion was that we paint some bits of wood with it, which they would then accept and recycle  . Instead, the tins went in black bags and then into landfill.