Saskatchewan - Products Accepted

Paint Products Accepted

(Maximum Container Size - 23Litres)

  • Interior & Exterior: latex, acrylic, water-based, alkyd, enamel, oil-based consumer paints
  • Deck coatings and floor paints (including elastomeric)
  • Varnishes and urethanes (single component)
  • Concrete/masonry paints
  • Drywall paints
  • Primers (metal, wood)
  • Undercoats
  • Stucco paint
  • Marine paints (unless registered under Pest Control Product Act)
  • Wood finishing oils
  • Wood preservatives (unless registered under Pest Control Act)
  • Melamine, metal & anti-rust paints, stains, shellac
  • Swimming pool (single component)
  • Already empty paint containers
  • Stain blocking paint
  • textured paints
  • block fillers
  • wood, masonry, driveway sealers or water repellants (non tar-based or bitumen based)

Paint Aerosols Accepted

  • Paint aerosols of all types, including automotive, craft and industrial products

Paint Products Not Accepted

 

  • Paints  or wood preservatives that are registered as a pesticide under the pest control act (has P.C.P. Reg# on label) e.g. marine anti-fouling paint, should be treated as a pesticide
  • Craft paint (non-aerosol)
  • Automotive paint (non-aerosol)
  • Industrial paints & finishes (eg.baked-on, heat resistant etc.)
  • 2-part or component paints containing catalyst or activator
  • Roof patch or repair
  • Tars
  • Brushes, rags and rollers
  • Paint in glass containers
  • Unidentifiable or unlabelled containers
  • Improperly sealed paint containers
  • Paint containers with poor integrity (e.g. badly rusted cans) or leaking
  • Tar-based or bitumen based product
  • Bulging containers
  • Traffic or line marking paint
  • Quick drying paint
  • Resins
  • Paint thinners, mineral spirits or solvents
  • Deck cleaners
  • Colorants and Tints
  • Caulking compound, epoxies, glues or adhesives
  • Other household chemicals

Safety Requirements

  • Containers must be tightly sealed
  • Use only original containers when possible
  • Do not return paint in glass containers
  • Do not mix different types of paint products together.

Container Limits

To ensure that depots are not overwhelmed, we ask that you observe the following voluntary limits of 10 containers (or 50 spray containers) per visit.  Product Care currently accepted consumer paint in the following container sizes:

  • Paint up to 5 gallons (23 litres)
  • Aerosol paint spray cans (any size)