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RSS FeedTuesday, August 23, 2011
How to Get Rid of Extra Paint In your house
Do you have some old paint you would like to get rid of? You can donate your unused cans of paint to a charity, such as Habitat for Humanity, or you can simply dry and throw away your Acrylic and Latex paints with your regular garbage. Oil or Alkyd-based paint must be disposed of at your local Hazardous Waste Disposal Day, which normally happens one or two times per year.
Now, drying out your Latex paints just by taking off the lids and letting it sit out is far too time-consuming, and potentially hazardous. Here are a couple of safe ways to dry out your paint:
- Add some kitty litter or sawdust into the paint and stir it around.
- Get some paint hardener and mix it into the can.
- Get out some of your old cardboard storage boxes, flatten them and then pour the paint onto the boxes and let them dry outside. After they’re dry, you can just throw away or recycle the flattened boxes.
If you have any other questions regarding paint disposal, or just about painting in general, any one of our staff would be happy to help you. Give us a call at 845-878-3444.
