Accepted Products
Accepted Products
You can drop off your residential paint to us for free at any of SARCAN’s 72 recycling locations, as well as select paint retailers across Saskatchewan. Find your nearest recycling location using our recycling locator.
All SARCAN recycling locations in Saskatchewan participate in our PaintShare program, which lets you pick up high quality paint that has been dropped off by others, free of charge. Please note that supplies may be limited, and paint is given away on an as-is, as-available basis.
When dropping off your paint remember:
- Paint must be in its original container, tightly sealed with the labels affixed.
- Do not mix different types of paint products together. Our recycling locations can’t accept paint which has been mixed with other products
- You can bring up to 10 containers of paint or 50 spray cans at a time (no larger than 25 litres for paint or 680g / 24oz for paint aerosols)
Accepted Products:
Household Paint
We accept many types of residential paint, as well as empty paint containers.
- Interior and exterior paint: water-based (e.g. latex, acrylic) and oil-based (e.g. alkyd, enamel)
- Empty paint cans – metal or plastic
- Deck and floor coating (including elastomeric)
- Varnish and urethane (single-component)
- Concrete and masonry paint
- Drywall paint
- Undercoats and primers (e.g. metal, wood etc.)
- Stucco paint
- Marine paint (unless registered under Pest Control Products Act)
- Wood finishing oil
- Melamine, metal and anti-rust paint, stain and shellac
- Swimming pool paint (single-component)
- Stain blocking paint
- Textured paint
- Block filler
- Wood preservatives (unless registered under Pest Control Act)
- Wood, masonry, driveway sealer or water repellent (non-tar based or bitumen based)
Aerosol Paint
Aerosol paint of all types, including:
- Automotive
- Craft
- Industrial
Not Accepted Products:
The following types of paint and paint related products are excluded from the program, including the empty containers.
- Industrial paints & finishes (e.g. baked-on, heat resistant etc.)
- Craft paint (non-aerosol)
- Paints or wood preservatives that are registered as a pesticide under the Pest Control Products Act
(has a PCP Registration number on label) - Paint thinner, mineral spirits or solvents
- Automotive paint (non-aerosol)
- Two-part or component paints containing catalyst or activator
- Roof patch or repair
- Tar or tar/bitumen-based products
- Traffic or line marking paint (non-aerosol)
- Resins
- Deck cleaners
- Colorants and tints
- Caulking compound, epoxies, glues or adhesives
- Brushes, rags and rollers
- Unidentifiable or unlabelled containers
- Improperly sealed paint containers
- Paint containers with poor integrity (e.g. badly rusted or leaking cans)
- Bulging containers
- Paint in glass containers
- Other household chemicals