Bluenose Bottle has been accepting household paint since 2002. Here are the guidelines regarding which paints we accept and do not accept.

Acceptable	Non-Acceptable
Interior/ exterior latex, alkyd, enamel & oil-based paints	Empty paint cans
Porch, floor & deck paints	Bulging or unlabelled cans
Interior/exterior varnishes & urethanes	Roof patch, tars, grease
Primers, undercoats & sealers	Solvents (e.g. paint thinner or Varsol
Marine enamels (must not contain pesticides)	Stir sticks, rags, brushes, & rollers
Wood finishing oils & stains	Glues and adhesives
Rust paint, decrotative metal paints	Drywall filler
Fence & barn paints	Corrosive products
Aluminum paints	Other household hazardous waste
AEROSOLS - Latex, alkyds, varathanes, car aerosols	Marine paints
	Art and craft paints
	Industrial and traffic paints
	Two-part epoxies
	Deck cleaners
	Lacquers
	Paints containing pesticides, PCB's or lead
	AEROSOLS - Lacquers and adhesives

Notice - All EMPTY paint cans or cans with dried up paint inside are accepted in most municipalities curbside garbage (put them right in the garbage bags not beside your garbage) on your regular garbage pickup days.

Notice - All HAZARDOUS WASTE or NON-ACCEPTABLE ITEMS are to be brought to the Household Hazardous Waste center, a link to their website is in the links section of this webpage.