Cork County Council mulls paint recycling scheme

Considering that the average household has 17 part-used cans of paint lying about, a local authority is anxious to get them recycled so they can be used by charities and community groups.

Cork County Council officials are looking at starting a “paint reuse scheme” which would cut down on wastage and costly incineration.

They have supported a call from one of their councillors, who is an environmental engineer, to turn the local authority’s 11 civic amenity sites into centres where people can drop off or pick up reusable paint.