We recycle your leftover household paint and empty paint cans!
We recycle your leftover household paint and empty paint cans!
The Nova Scotia Paint Recycling program administered by ReGeneration provides consumers of residential-use paint with collection sites to drop off household paint cans throughout Nova Scotia, at no charge.
Most household paints and all paint aerosols are accepted for recycling.
A quick history on paint recycling in Nova Scotia
A quick history on paint recycling in Nova Scotia
The paint recycling program was implemented in 2002 by Divert NS
when regulations banned all paint from going to the landfill.
When you purchase paint, an Environmental Handling Fee is applied
to your purchase to cover the cost of the paint recycling program.
That allows you to drop it off to us free of charge when
you decide you can't stand that colour any longer!
The program is now run by ReGeneration a federally incorporated not-for-profit agency company.
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We currently accept consumer paint in the following container sizes:
Household paint up to 25 litres
Aerosol paint spray cans (660 grams or 24 oz.)
Do NOT leave accepted program items outside after hours.
We are open 6 days a week, please visit us during that time.
Ask our staff for assistance with your products.
We do NOT accept household hazardous waste/household special waste products.
These items MUST be disposed of properly. They must NEVER be dropped off or left on site as it could be very danergous for our staff, customers or animals to come into contain with these extremely hazardous products.
Remember HSW products are free to dispose of to all residents. They are open limited Saturdays and are located in Bayer's Lake.
CALL 311 with any questions regarding HSW.
They also have mobile sites in various communities during the spring and summer. We will let you know when these occur in the community.
Please dispose of these chemicals properly and for free!
Household Special Waste Mobile Events
Household Special Waste Mobile Events
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DATES NOT ANNOUNCED FOR 2026. PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON!
SACKVILLE TRANSIT TERMINAL
PORTERS LAKE TRANSIT TERMINAL
MIC MAC MALL
BMO CENTRE
COLE HARBOUR PLACE, COLE HARBOUR
OYSTER POND ACADEMY
GEORGES P. VANIER SCHOOL, FALL RIVER
HORIZON COMMUNITY SCHOOL, EASTERN PASSAGE
MIC MAC MALL LOWER PARKING LOT, DARTMOUTH
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OTHERWISE PLEASE TAKE TO:
20 Horseshoe Lake Drive, Bayer's Lake Business Park - Halifax
on these select Saturdays between 9am - 4pm.
CLOSED DATES FOR 2026 - APRIL 4, MAY 16, JULY 4, AUG 1, SEPT 5, OCT 10, NOV 14, DEC 26
Call 311 or click here to see HRM's list of accepted HSW items.
Products we ACCEPT
Products we ACCEPT
Already empty paint containers
Interior and exterior: water-based (e.g. latex, acrylic) and oil-based (e.g. alkyd, enamel) consumer paint
Deck and floor coating (including elastomeric)
Varnish and urethane (single-component)
Concrete and masonry paint
Drywall paint
Undercoats and primers (e.g. metal, wood etc.)
Stucco paint
Marine paint (unless registered under Pest Control Products Act)
Wood finishing oil
Melamine, metal and anti-rust paint, stain and shellac
Swimming pool paint (single-component)
Stain blocking paint
Textured paint
Block filler
Wood, masonry, driveway sealer or water repellant (non-tar based or bitumen based)
Aerosol paint of all types, including:
Automotive
Craft
Industrial
Products we do NOT ACCEPT
Products we do NOT ACCEPT
The following types of paint and paint related products are excluded from the program:
Unidentifiable or unlabelled containers
Brushes, rags and rollers
Paint in glass containers
Improperly sealed paint containers
Paint containers with poor integrity (e.g. badly rusted or leaking cans)
Bulging containers
Industrial paints & finishes (e.g. baked-on, heat resistant etc.)
Paints or wood preservatives that are registered as a pesticide under the Pest Control Products Act
(has a P.C.P. Registration number on label)
Craft paint (non-aerosol)
Automotive paint (non-aerosol)
Two-part or component paints containing catalyst or activator
Roof patch or repair
Tar or tar/bitumen-based products
Traffic or line marking paint
Quick drying paint
Resins
Paint thinner, mineral spirits or solvents
Deck cleaners
Colorants and Tints
Caulking compound, epoxies, glues or adhesives
Other household chemicals
Products must be their original container with label on.
Container must be tightly sealed and not leaking.
Do not mix different types of paint products together.