what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

you can't put them in the recycling

you can "recycle" them by letting the contents dry out and take them to the
household recycling centre. But I'm not lugging 6 tins there on the bus
(that's if they'll even let me in when I get there)

so what do you do with the damned things

fly-tip them?

tim

On 22/06/2020 11:52, tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

you can't put them in the recycling

you can "recycle" them by letting the contents dry out and take them to
the household recycling centre.Â* But I'm not lugging 6 tins there on the
bus (that's if they'll even let me in when I get there)

so what do you do with the damned things

fly-tip them?

tim




Let them dry out and then flatten. Dispose in normal rubbish.

In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)

you can't put them in the recycling

you can "recycle" them by letting the contents dry out and take them to the
household recycling centre. But I'm not lugging 6 tins there on the bus
(that's if they'll even let me in when I get there)

so what do you do with the damned things

fly-tip them?

tim



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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

On Monday, 22 June 2020 14:07:38 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)


Yes. They do.

I'd argue that, as with batteries, all who sell paint should take back paint tins - empty or with remnant contents. And thinners/white spirit and paint-soaked brushes and rollers.

Might not be the answer to carrying on the bus...

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)

and there was me thinking Dave liked to be seen as a responsible camper

Chris Hogg wrote:

Can't get near the depot ATM,
social distancing etc has meant a very slow throughput, queues down
the road for hundreds of yards, and waiting times of several hours.

Ours says appointment only, which seems to have deterred anyone from
bothering to go, they had council-heavies at the top of the road for a
few days, but they've now gone ...

Chris Hogg wrote:

As for half-empty paint tins, I've taken them to the recycle depot in
the past, and been told just to dump them in the skip used mainly for
plastic (they were plastic 'tins'). Can't get near the depot ATM,
social distancing etc has meant a very slow throughput, queues down
the road for hundreds of yards, and waiting times of several hours.
I'm just stacking stuff in the garage until the situation improves.

Our tip has (sensibly) set up an appointments system to guarantee
social distancing.

--
Chris Green
·

Chris Hogg wrote:

I had a sharp note written on a scrap of cardboard the other
week, saying that if I put out tissues with the waste paper for
recycling, they wouldn't take any of it. Reasonable comment, I
suppose, except that I don't use tissues for blowing my nose etc, only
for cleaning my specs, but they're not to know.

I don't think it is a health worry, more that the material is
unsuitable for recycling, as are (at least in our area) tissue
paper and greaseproof).

Chris
--
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@ChrisJDixon1

Plant amazing Acers.

On 22/06/2020 11:52, tim... wrote:
you can't put them in the normal rubbish

Can't you? That's news to me.

you can "recycle" them by letting the contents dry out and take them to
the household recycling centre.Â* But I'm not lugging 6 tins there on the
(that's if they'll even let me in when I get there)

Appointment only around these parts!

On 22/06/2020 15:59, R D S wrote:
On 22/06/2020 11:52, tim... wrote:
you can't put them in the normal rubbish

Can't you? That's news to me.

We can put emulsion tins in our bin around these parts, and that's all I
ever use.

In article ,
Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 06:26:53 -0700 (PDT), polygonum_on_google
wrote:

On Monday, 22 June 2020 14:07:38 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)


Yes. They do.

Agreed. I had a sharp note written on a scrap of cardboard the other
week, saying that if I put out tissues with the waste paper for
recycling, they wouldn't take any of it. Reasonable comment, I
suppose, except that I don't use tissues for blowing my nose etc, only
for cleaning my specs, but they're not to know.

As for half-empty paint tins, I've taken them to the recycle depot in
the past, and been told just to dump them in the skip used mainly for
plastic (they were plastic 'tins'). Can't get near the depot ATM,
social distancing etc has meant a very slow throughput, queues down
the road for hundreds of yards, and waiting times of several hours.
I'm just stacking stuff in the garage until the situation improves.

last week, I did 3 trips top our local 'dump'. No crowds, just wait for one
car the first time, drove straight in the other tw.

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

In article ,
tim... wrote:


"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)

and there was me thinking Dave liked to be seen as a responsible camper

I'd only be throwing out paint if the tin was nearly empty and solid
anyway. If in a condition where it could be useful later, I'd keep it.

If you were burning off old paint or sanding it down and collecting the
dust, how would you dispose of that?



--
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To e-mail, change noise into sound.

In article ,
Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 06:26:53 -0700 (PDT), polygonum_on_google
wrote:

On Monday, 22 June 2020 14:07:38 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)


Yes. They do.

Agreed. I had a sharp note written on a scrap of cardboard the other
week, saying that if I put out tissues with the waste paper for
recycling, they wouldn't take any of it. Reasonable comment, I
suppose, except that I don't use tissues for blowing my nose etc, only
for cleaning my specs, but they're not to know.

Different matter with stuff in the recycle bin. The wrong material could
contaminate the whole batch. And tissues may not be made from paper which
can be recycled. Same as some kitchen 'paper' and wet wipes.

As for half-empty paint tins, I've taken them to the recycle depot in
the past, and been told just to dump them in the skip used mainly for
plastic (they were plastic 'tins'). Can't get near the depot ATM,
social distancing etc has meant a very slow throughput, queues down
the road for hundreds of yards, and waiting times of several hours.
I'm just stacking stuff in the garage until the situation improves.

And wonder just what happens to the stuff in the plastic skip afterwards?

--
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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:53:14 +0100, Chris Hogg wrote:

On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 06:26:53 -0700 (PDT), polygonum_on_google
wrote:

On Monday, 22 June 2020 14:07:38 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)


Yes. They do.

Agreed. I had a sharp note written on a scrap of cardboard the other
week, saying that if I put out tissues with the waste paper for
recycling, they wouldn't take any of it. Reasonable comment, I
suppose, except that I don't use tissues for blowing my nose etc, only
for cleaning my specs, but they're not to know.

As for half-empty paint tins, I've taken them to the recycle depot in
the past, and been told just to dump them in the skip used mainly for
plastic (they were plastic 'tins').

I was told to throw them into the compactor. I suggested this would
mean the compactor getting covered in wet paint, but they said that
did not matter.

On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:59:19 +0100, R D S wrote:

On 22/06/2020 11:52, tim... wrote:
you can't put them in the normal rubbish

Can't you? That's news to me.

you can "recycle" them by letting the contents dry out and take them to
Not aware of any restriction here. Sometimes if the guys collecting
the recycling see something in the bag they don't like they'll leave
that item behind. Don't say anything or leave a note. I just put
whatever it is in the bin with the ordinary rubbish.

On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:30:49 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 06:26:53 -0700 (PDT), polygonum_on_google
wrote:

On Monday, 22 June 2020 14:07:38 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)


Yes. They do.

Agreed. I had a sharp note written on a scrap of cardboard the other
week, saying that if I put out tissues with the waste paper for
recycling, they wouldn't take any of it. Reasonable comment, I
suppose, except that I don't use tissues for blowing my nose etc, only
for cleaning my specs, but they're not to know.

Different matter with stuff in the recycle bin. The wrong material could
contaminate the whole batch. And tissues may not be made from paper which
can be recycled. Same as some kitchen 'paper' and wet wipes.

I thought it passed along a long conveyor belt with electromagnets to
remove ferrous items, air jets to lift the paper and cans and teams of
pickers to remove unsuitable and wrongly categorised items.

I also thought the paper and card was pulped with all impurities
removed at that stage, so would plastic contaminant make any
difference? They seem to cope with the ink okay so why not a bit of
plastic?

On 22/06/2020 16:59, Peter Johnson wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:59:19 +0100, R D S wrote:

On 22/06/2020 11:52, tim... wrote:
you can't put them in the normal rubbish

Can't you? That's news to me.

you can "recycle" them by letting the contents dry out and take them to
Not aware of any restriction here. Sometimes if the guys collecting
the recycling see something in the bag they don't like they'll leave
that item behind. Don't say anything or leave a note. I just put
whatever it is in the bin with the ordinary rubbish.


Round here the council have outsourced the bin collections.
If the bin guys see anything in your bin they don't like the look of,
they don't take it.
A bone of contention is pizza boxes with a bit of grease on.

On 22/06/2020 15:12, Chris Green wrote:
Chris Hogg wrote:

As for half-empty paint tins, I've taken them to the recycle depot in
the past, and been told just to dump them in the skip used mainly for
plastic (they were plastic 'tins'). Can't get near the depot ATM,
social distancing etc has meant a very slow throughput, queues down
the road for hundreds of yards, and waiting times of several hours.
I'm just stacking stuff in the garage until the situation improves.

Our tip has (sensibly) set up an appointments system to guarantee
social distancing.

Ours too. I think they allow 8 per hour. You can book three weeks in
advance. Needless to say, getting one is rather like getting a
Glastonbury ticket, you have to camp on the site when they release the
new slots.

"tim..." Wrote in message:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

you can't put them in the recycling

you can "recycle" them by letting the contents dry out and take them to the
household recycling centre. But I'm not lugging 6 tins there on the bus
(that's if they'll even let me in when I get there)

so what do you do with the damned things

fly-tip them?

tim





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On 22/06/2020 11:52, tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

you can't put them in the recycling

you can "recycle" them by letting the contents dry out and take them to
the household recycling centre.Â* But I'm not lugging 6 tins there on the
bus (that's if they'll even let me in when I get there)

so what do you do with the damned things

For stuff that is still useable, some areas have paint re-use charities
that accept donations (and may collect).


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On 22/06/2020 14:26, polygonum_on_google wrote:
On Monday, 22 June 2020 14:07:38 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)


Yes. They do.

I'd argue that, as with batteries, all who sell paint should take back paint tins - empty or with remnant contents. And thinners/white spirit and paint-soaked brushes and rollers.

Might not be the answer to carrying on the bus...


You could make two holes and wear the tin over your head
and voila, a face mask.

On 22/06/2020 16:57, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:30:49 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:


As for half-empty paint tins, I've taken them to the recycle depot in
the past, and been told just to dump them in the skip used mainly for
plastic (they were plastic 'tins'). Can't get near the depot ATM,
social distancing etc has meant a very slow throughput, queues down
the road for hundreds of yards, and waiting times of several hours.
I'm just stacking stuff in the garage until the situation improves.

And wonder just what happens to the stuff in the plastic skip afterwards?

There's a relatively new waste-to-energy incinerator in mid Cornwall.
I assume all combustible stuff ends up there. I don't see the point of
keeping plastic waste separate, otherwise.


There is a suspicion that a lot of the recyclable material in West
Sussex is just being trucked over to Brighton to keep their
incinerator constantly fed.

On 22/06/2020 17:05, Scott wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:30:49 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 06:26:53 -0700 (PDT), polygonum_on_google
wrote:

On Monday, 22 June 2020 14:07:38 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)


Yes. They do.

Agreed. I had a sharp note written on a scrap of cardboard the other
week, saying that if I put out tissues with the waste paper for
recycling, they wouldn't take any of it. Reasonable comment, I
suppose, except that I don't use tissues for blowing my nose etc, only
for cleaning my specs, but they're not to know.

Different matter with stuff in the recycle bin. The wrong material could
contaminate the whole batch. And tissues may not be made from paper which
can be recycled. Same as some kitchen 'paper' and wet wipes.

I thought it passed along a long conveyor belt with electromagnets to
remove ferrous items, air jets to lift the paper and cans and teams of
pickers to remove unsuitable and wrongly categorised items.

I also thought the paper and card was pulped with all impurities
removed at that stage, so would plastic contaminant make any
difference? They seem to cope with the ink okay so why not a bit of
plastic?


Biodegradeable plastic bags render perfectly re-usable plastic
from being recycled.

On 22/06/2020 14:26, polygonum_on_google wrote:
On Monday, 22 June 2020 14:07:38 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)


Yes. They do.

****s. That gives you the moral right to fly tip.

Bill

On Monday, 22 June 2020 11:54:10 UTC+1, tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

you can't put them in the recycling

you can "recycle" them by letting the contents dry out and take them to the
household recycling centre. But I'm not lugging 6 tins there on the bus
(that's if they'll even let me in when I get there)

so what do you do with the damned things

fly-tip them?

tim

Sometimes people take them when offered free, sometimes not. Sometimes such batches can be mixed to make useful paints, just don't expect to ever get anything to match well later.

Lesser amounts can be mixed in the can if the result is a nice colour & offered to charities - need to black out the manufacturer name.

You can also mix emulsion into cement/sand.


NT

Assuming your recycle centre will take them, you can pay for a collection if
you want. However around here I think the advice is they do not handle them
even when dry and need to be taken by a registered waste company to the
nearest site for safe disposal. I'm sure many folk around here simply take
the lids off and burn them then flatten them and put them in the recycling,
which seems to be very un environmentally friendly. Also many so called
paint times these days are plastic!
I think he makers of paint should be responsible for their disposal from
the tip myself.
Brian

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"tim..." wrote in message
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what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

you can't put them in the recycling

you can "recycle" them by letting the contents dry out and take them to
the household recycling centre. But I'm not lugging 6 tins there on the
bus (that's if they'll even let me in when I get there)

so what do you do with the damned things

fly-tip them?

tim

Yes they do go through the rubbish round here, well lets say they are
practiced at seeing tins.
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)

you can't put them in the recycling

you can "recycle" them by letting the contents dry out and take them to
the
household recycling centre. But I'm not lugging 6 tins there on the bus
(that's if they'll even let me in when I get there)

so what do you do with the damned things

fly-tip them?

tim



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In article , Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)
wrote:
Assuming your recycle centre will take them, you can pay for a collection
if you want. However around here I think the advice is they do not handle
them even when dry and need to be taken by a registered waste company to
the nearest site for safe disposal. I'm sure many folk around here simply
take the lids off and burn them then flatten them and put them in the
recycling, which seems to be very un environmentally friendly. Also many
so called paint times these days are plastic! I think he makers of paint
should be responsible for their disposal from the tip myself.

Brian

Would you apply that to every product sold?

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On 22/06/2020 23:04, williamwright wrote:
On 22/06/2020 14:26, polygonum_on_google wrote:
On Monday, 22 June 2020 14:07:38 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News)Â* wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)


Yes. They do.

****s. That gives you the moral right to fly tip.

Bill

My neighbour has probably done as much work since selling his
MOT and garage business 12 years ago, on his drive or at his
mates garage. He lives alone with his wife but every 2 weeks his
blue recycling bin is full to the brim (mine takes 8 weeks to
'fill)').

If you sift below the top quarter, it is full of old air cleaners,
pollen filters, brake pads, and dirty newspaper that he has used
for masking while doing body repairs.

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 06:26:53 -0700 (PDT), polygonum_on_google
wrote:

On Monday, 22 June 2020 14:07:38 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)


Yes. They do.

Agreed. I had a sharp note written on a scrap of cardboard the other
week, saying that if I put out tissues with the waste paper for
recycling, they wouldn't take any of it. Reasonable comment, I
suppose, except that I don't use tissues for blowing my nose etc, only
for cleaning my specs, but they're not to know.

Different matter with stuff in the recycle bin. The wrong material could
contaminate the whole batch.

so they pretend

how the wrong sort of paper can make the tins glass and plastic bottles
unrecyclable is anybody's guess

tim

"Andrew" wrote in message
...
On 22/06/2020 17:05, Scott wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:30:49 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 06:26:53 -0700 (PDT), polygonum_on_google
wrote:

On Monday, 22 June 2020 14:07:38 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)


Yes. They do.

Agreed. I had a sharp note written on a scrap of cardboard the other
week, saying that if I put out tissues with the waste paper for
recycling, they wouldn't take any of it. Reasonable comment, I
suppose, except that I don't use tissues for blowing my nose etc, only
for cleaning my specs, but they're not to know.

Different matter with stuff in the recycle bin. The wrong material could
contaminate the whole batch. And tissues may not be made from paper
which
can be recycled. Same as some kitchen 'paper' and wet wipes.

I thought it passed along a long conveyor belt with electromagnets to
remove ferrous items, air jets to lift the paper and cans and teams of
pickers to remove unsuitable and wrongly categorised items.

I also thought the paper and card was pulped with all impurities
removed at that stage, so would plastic contaminant make any
difference? They seem to cope with the ink okay so why not a bit of
plastic?


Biodegradeable plastic bags render perfectly re-usable plastic
from being recycled.

at which point in the process?

If large items are hand sorted (as it seems they often are)

how can having plastic bags in the mix contaminate the selected items?

tim

"R D S" wrote in message
...
On 22/06/2020 11:52, tim... wrote:
you can't put them in the normal rubbish

Can't you? That's news to me.

you can "recycle" them by letting the contents dry out and take them to
the household recycling centre. But I'm not lugging 6 tins there on the
(that's if they'll even let me in when I get there)

Appointment only around these parts!

I've already had them taking up storage space for a year (gap between
starting the job and getting a man in last week to help finish it)

A few months waiting for the end of lock-down is not the problem here

The general rule is the problem

HTH

tim

"R D S" wrote in message
...
On 22/06/2020 15:59, R D S wrote:
On 22/06/2020 11:52, tim... wrote:
you can't put them in the normal rubbish

Can't you? That's news to me.

We can put emulsion tins in our bin around these parts, and that's all I
ever use.

my council make no distinction

paint is paint as far as they are concerned

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
tim... wrote:


"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)

and there was me thinking Dave liked to be seen as a responsible camper

I'd only be throwing out paint if the tin was nearly empty and solid
anyway. If in a condition where it could be useful later, I'd keep it.

I've decanted the final dregs into jam jars

takes up less storage space, and (hopefully) lasts longer

but there's still a small amount at the bottom (currently being left to go
solid)

On 23/06/2020 11:30, tim... wrote:


"Andrew" wrote in message
...
On 22/06/2020 17:05, Scott wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:30:49 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Â*Â* Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 06:26:53 -0700 (PDT), polygonum_on_google
wrote:

On Monday, 22 June 2020 14:07:38 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News)Â* wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)


Yes. They do.

Agreed. I had a sharp note written on a scrap of cardboard the other
week, saying that if I put out tissues with the waste paper for
recycling, they wouldn't take any of it. Reasonable comment, I
suppose, except that I don't use tissues for blowing my nose etc, only
for cleaning my specs, but they're not to know.

Different matter with stuff in the recycle bin. The wrong material
could
contaminate the whole batch. And tissues may not be made from paper
which
can be recycled. Same as some kitchen 'paper' and wet wipes.

I thought it passed along a long conveyor belt with electromagnets to
remove ferrous items, air jets to lift the paper and cans and teams of
pickers to remove unsuitable and wrongly categorised items.

I also thought the paper and card was pulped with all impurities
removed at that stage, so would plastic contaminant make any
difference?Â* They seem to cope with the ink okay so why not a bit of
plastic?


Biodegradeable plastic bags render perfectly re-usable plastic
from being recycled.

at which point in the process?

If large items are hand sorted (as it seems they often are)

how can having plastic bags in the mix contaminate the selected items?

tim




There have been programs on teh TV about this. I seem to remember
that when Hugh Fearnly-W did that 'reduce your waste' series
in ?Bristol, he visited a plastic recycling company and they
visually inspected the compressed bales by spreading them out
on a concrete apron and if it looked contaminated, off it went
to landfill or an incinerator.

On 23/06/2020 11:36, tim... wrote:


"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Â* tim... wrote:


"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Â*Â* tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)

and there was me thinking Dave liked to be seen as a responsible camper

I'd only be throwing out paint if the tin was nearly empty and solid
anyway. If in a condition where it could be useful later, I'd keep it.

I've decanted the final dregs into jam jars

labelled with a soft pencil, because felt markers fade :-)

takes up less storage space, and (hopefully) lasts longer

but there's still a small amount at the bottom (currently being left to
go solid)

"John Rumm" wrote in message
o.uk...
On 22/06/2020 11:52, tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

you can't put them in the recycling

you can "recycle" them by letting the contents dry out and take them to
the household recycling centre. But I'm not lugging 6 tins there on the
bus (that's if they'll even let me in when I get there)

so what do you do with the damned things

For stuff that is still useable, some areas have paint re-use charities
that accept donations (and may collect).

Interesting:

I do have one colour for which the quantity is too large to just wait for it
to go solid

I haven't actually finished using that colour, so it's currently not one of
the tins I need to dispose of. But it will be soon

https://communityrepaint.org.uk/i-ha...aint-new-life/

Oh

"For health and safety reasons access onto HWRCs is by vehicle only"

looks like it's back to freecycling it

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On Monday, 22 June 2020 11:54:10 UTC+1, tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

you can't put them in the recycling

you can "recycle" them by letting the contents dry out and take them to
the
household recycling centre. But I'm not lugging 6 tins there on the bus
(that's if they'll even let me in when I get there)

so what do you do with the damned things

fly-tip them?

tim

Sometimes people take them when offered free, sometimes not.

Yes, I guessed that

Sometimes such batches can be mixed to make useful paints, just don't
expect to ever get anything to match well later.

I already have enough paint for my required needs.

making new colours from it, isn't going to create a use for it


Lesser amounts can be mixed in the can if the result is a nice colour &
offered to charities -

need to black out the manufacturer name.

why?


You can also mix emulsion into cement/sand.

for some specific purpose

or just to get rid of it (the paint that is)

so what does one do with the sand afterwards?

"Brian Gaff (Sofa)" wrote in message
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Assuming your recycle centre will take them, you can pay for a collection
if you want.

no, I don't want

I think that's an unreasonable requirement put upon me because I don't have
a car

The items are not too big to carry to the tip

tim

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Chris Hogg wrote:
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On Monday, 22 June 2020 14:07:38 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tim... wrote:
what to do

you can't put them in the normal rubbish

How would they know? Do your dustmen go through the rubbish? ;-)


Yes. They do.

Agreed. I had a sharp note written on a scrap of cardboard the other
week, saying that if I put out tissues with the waste paper for
recycling, they wouldn't take any of it. Reasonable comment, I
suppose, except that I don't use tissues for blowing my nose etc, only
for cleaning my specs, but they're not to know.

Different matter with stuff in the recycle bin. The wrong material could
contaminate the whole batch.

so they pretend

how the wrong sort of paper can make the tins glass and plastic bottles
unrecyclable is anybody's guess

with tissues, there's a potential health issue.

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