Paint, paint, paint, leftover, unusable paint that is. Packed in the back of my van ready to be dropped off at a local collection site.
Thankfully, New York City sponsors a local drop off for paint, computers and household items for proper disposal. Although it will be disposed of properly, the fact that I am contributing to the landfill in this way disturbs me. I want to do better.
So here’s my question. What can one do to avoid this problem? Is it possible to purchase one gallon of white paint at a time and use tint to achieve my desired colors? Despite my efforts of transferring to smaller containers, sometimes I just can’t avoid the crusty paint lids or semi-dried up paint. Do you have a system for avoiding paint leftovers? If so, please share. Like I said, I want to do better:)
Linking to:
Domestically Speaking: Power of Paint Party
I need to get my garage organized, I’ll be looking up a drop off for my town.
Oh yes, this is a problem! I pour leftovers into clear containers, just to save a bit of that color. But still, I usually have a ton leftover. If the cans aren’t too bad you can take them to some (not all) used furniture/Habitat stores. They don’t always accept. But if the paint is still useable, and you have a nice color swatch on the lid, try it and see. Otherwise, kitty litter will dry out what’s left and off they go to the dump…..
I suppose it depends on what type of pain you are using. Water based paint has a much longer shelf life in my experience so I store mine in the garage and save it for when I have to do touch ups…