Repurposing & Recycling Leftover Paint

PSA Time: If you have leftover cans of paint sitting around after buying too much for a project (like we did after repainting our interior 2 years ago), you can take them to be safely and responsibly recycled for free.

In parts of the United States where the non profit PaintCare operates, households, businesses, and individuals can take their unwanted, leftover paint to a drop-off site. From there it is sorted and managed for reuse, recycling, energy recovery, or safe disposal.

There’s even information regarding their protocol for managing their services during the COVID-19 outbreak on their site.

Visit PaintCare.org to learn how to:

• Estimate and buy the right amount of paint for future projects

• Store your paint wisely to extend its lifespan

• Discover fun projects for using up leftover paint

• Donate your paint to organizations that might need it

• Recycle your leftover paint

Note: This blog post was not sponsored, but the corresponding Instagram post was paid for by PaintCare. The Tiny Canal Cottage donates a portion of our earnings from paid partnerships to The RightWay Foundation.