Paint Recycling

If you have any leftover or unwanted paint from a redecoration or art project stored in your home or workplace that you no longer need, a professional paint disposal service from Wayst is the reliable and sustainable solution to clearing it away responsibly.

Paint is a broad category of waste that includes primers, household decorating paints, varnishes, spray paints, undercoats, protective coats, and even lead-based paints - not just general wall colourings or artist tools. Paint can be hazardous and non-hazardous as well, depending on the different types of paint which include solvents, oils, glosses, and water-based paints. Hazardous paints that must be handled with care include solvent-based paints, resins, two-part fillers, solvent-based mastics and glues, some general sealants, and solvent-based paint removers.

Because paint can contain hazardous materials, it is imperative that you choose a reliable company to deliver a proper paint disposal service on your behalf. Our mission at Wayst is to evolve the waste industry into one that holds the customer and the environment at its core. The experienced paint disposal experts at Wayst carry out this mission by providing you with a reliable and professional service from start to finish - a service that gives you the peace of mind in having your paint removed and disposed of quickly and effortlessly on your behalf whilst making a positive impact on the environment.

We have over ten years of experience in proper paint disposals, so we know the importance of the legislation involved and what to look for when hiring professional and compliant paint disposal specialists. We thoroughly audit our paint recycling partners to guarantee they deliver the highest quality in their services from start to finish, using the latest safety equipment along with comprehensive health and safety protocols. This starts with a professional collection and clearance, our approved paint recycling service providers will collect any kind of paint, including empty paint cans that may contain paint residue - which is also important to dispose of properly by recycling due to the size taking up much landfill space. Paint cans can be washed clean of paint residue and recycled along with other steel containers separate from the paint recycling process - this is carried out in the same service on your behalf, however, by our professional service providers, saving you the stress and energy in having to do this yourself. In choosing Wayst to carry out your paint disposal, you will be protecting the health and safety of everyone involved in receiving a service that is compliant with all legislation and regulations. We work around your schedule and provide a convenient and versatile collection service that saves you the hassle of having to work around your own agenda to fit in a paint collection.

Choosing Wayst to carry out a proper paint recycling on your behalf delivers an environmentally-friendly solution as well. Although it can dry out and harden, paint is classified as liquid waste as that is the state it is most commonly stored in and found to be thrown away in too - and like all liquid wastes, it is banned from landfills. Paint disposal, therefore, must be carried out carefully as it cannot be accepted by your local council. Paint also contains hazardous materials that can possibly leak into the ground, contaminate septic tanks, or cause physical injury to sanitation workers. Our professional paint disposal specialists deliver a sustainable solution that turns your paint waste into energy recovery via Transfrontier Shipment. Transfrontier Shipments of combustible waste allows your paint to be diverted from landfill and sent for reuse or recovery through energy recovery from waste - this is both an eco-friendly solution and becomes very cost-effective the larger the amount of paint you need to dispose of.

Do you need a sustainable paint disposal service? We are here to organise it for you.

Serious risks are involved when paint disposal is not carried out properly - and in choosing Wayst to deliver a reliable and responsible paint disposal service, one of the biggest risks you can prevent is harmful and hazardous materials in some paints entering the environment. Consumer paint is available in two forms: alkyd (oil-based) and latex (water-based). When some latex and alkyd paints are illegally fly-tipped or irresponsibly dumped in landfill by an unauthorised company, they dry up and release volatile organic compounds or vapours into the air. If found to be illegally fly-tipped, you may be liable to large fines and possibly even conviction, so you need to make sure you receive full traceability of your waste to avoid this. Volatile organic compounds released by dried up paint are chemicals that are one of the main components of smog, and are harmful to both the environment and our health. It is critical we dispose of our paint waste correctly to ensure dangerous materials like volatile organic compounds and other harmful substances in paint do not enter local ecosystems.

With around 500 landfills in the UK and space rapidly shrinking it is crucial we divert more waste away from landfill sites as they are literally running out of space. Paint and the containers it is stored in take up landfill space that can lead to a significantly negative impact on the environment as well, by increasing the volume of greenhouse gas emissions from fuller landfill sites. By choosing a professional paint recycling service from Wayst to carry out the proper disposal of the paint on your behalf by recycling, you can mitigate these risks and reduce the amount of paint waste being sent to landfills. Recycling paint has other huge environmental benefits as well, such as saving large amounts of energy that is needed in making new paint. The professional paint disposal experts at Wayst will provide you with the relevant completed Waste Transfer Note or Consignment Note for hazardous waste if your paint is from a commercial premises and contains hazardous materials - granting you the peace of mind in knowing you will be having a positive impact on the environment in disposing of your paint waste properly whilst having complete traceability of it.

Wayst is a platform that has been designed with you in mind by giving you all of the information necessary in order to make informed decisions at every stage of your paint recycling service. Coupled with this, we want your transaction process to be as smooth as possible - so we ensure all of the information you may need at any step of the process can be easily accessed and comes with clarity and transparency. Your paint disposal is in good hands because you can expect a service that is in full compliance with all associated legislation and regulations from start to finish

There are many types of paints, so we make sure we work with experts that know how to carry out proper collections that include separating all types of paint for efficient and reliable disposal processes once it is transported away from your site. You can take comfort in knowing that your paint is handled properly on your behalf, and you will be having a positive impact on the environment by choosing a paint recycling service from Wayst. The entire process - up until your paint is recycled where possible and raw materials are reclaimed - is documented on the relevant and compliant paperwork like Waste Transfer Notes, giving you complete traceability of your waste paint after it leaves your premises.

There can be many risks to both human health and the environment associated with the disposal of all kinds of paint - most of which are toxic and harmful substances - and we are here to mitigate all of them by delivering an expert service that you can rely on.

The experienced paint disposal service providers from Wayst deliver fast and efficient turnaround times that are packaged into an environmentally-friendly recycling solution to the proper disposal of your unneeded paint. For more information on all of the paint disposal services at Wayst, please get in touch and a friendly customer service representative will be happy to help you.