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We now recycle your leftover paint and empty cans
It’s free, it’s easy.
Give your leftover paint &
cans a second life
PaintCare, in partnership with Dulux Decorator Centre, makes it simple to recycle leftover decorative paint and empty paint cans. Instead of sending them to landfill or incineration, you can help support a more sustainable circular approach to paint and packaging.
- Free drop-off in selected Dulux Decorator Centre stores
- For DIY customers and professional painters (Trade)
- Decorative water-based and solvent-based paint
- Empty paint cans: plastic or metal
Participating stores
This limited service trial is available in selected Dulux Decorator Centre stores. Choose your nearest location below. Drop off your unused paint and empty paint cans at one of our participating stores and join us in reducing waste and protecting the environment.
Current participating locations
- Birmingham Newtown
- Leamington Spa
- Coventry Holbrooks
- Wolverhampton Chapel Ash
- Birmingham Kings Norton
- Tamworth
- Sutton Coldfield
- Brierley Hill
How it works
The scheme is designed for leftover decorative paint and empty paint cans (plastic or metal). We accept decorative water-based and solvent-based paint from both DIY customers and professional painters (Trade).
What we can accept
Use the lists below to check what can be dropped off as part of the PaintCare recycling service.
Some paint types and damaged cans aren’t eligible for recycling.
Check the “Accepted / Not accepted” section below before dropping items off.
- Plastic
- Metal
- Matt emulsion – all qualities – non-hazardous and hazardous (typically water-based)
- Soft / mid-sheen emulsion – non-hazardous and hazardous (typically water-based)
- Silk emulsion – all qualities – non-hazardous and hazardous
- Eggshell – non-hazardous and hazardous
- Gloss – non-hazardous and hazardous
- Satin – non-hazardous and hazardous
- Undercoat – non-hazardous and hazardous
- Wood and universal
- Interior wall primers
- Metal primers (single pack only)
Items must be presented safely. If containers are heavily damaged or leaking, the team may be unable to accept them.
- Car paints
- Car refinish paints
- Marine paints
- All 2-pack paints
- Industrial maintenance paints
- Road marking paints incl. car parks / traffic marking paint
- Original Equipment Manufacturer (factory application) paints and finishes
- All 2-pack paints
- All aerosol paints
- Paint additives, colourants, tints, resins
- Paint thinners, mineral spirits, white spirit, solvents
- Hardeners / restorers
If you’re unsure whether an item qualifies, bring a photo/label or ask the team in-store before you visit.