Metal paint cans, if empty, can be brought to a scrap metal dealer, to the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation's scrap drop-off in Johnston, or to any local city or town scrap metal container.

What you'll need to pull off this DIY is a shallow tin can (tuna or wet pet food cans are perfect), a wood screw, spray paint ...

To create this DIY feeder, you can use any size paint can, though the smaller ones may work best to keep squirrels and other ...

Over the last few months I have been decorating the house and amassed ten empty paint cans. Now, I understand that the empty cans can’t go in the grey wheelie bin, as the contents go to landfill ...

For more information on recycling metal paint and aerosol cans, contact the Virginia Peninsula Public Service Authority at 728-2062. Originally Published: June 24, 1992 at 12:00 AM EDT Share this: ...

How to Dispose of Paint Method #5: Recycle empty paint cans. Ranjeet Mandal / EyeEm // Getty Images If you've emptied a can of paint, let the residue air-dry, then recycle the can with other metals.

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In many homes, half-empty paint cans sit untouched in basements and garages, collecting dust as homeowners wait for that one day a year when they can finally drop them off at their local transfer ...

People with empty paint and aerosol cans no longer have to wait for a household hazardous waste depot day or try to sneak the cans into their garbage to dispose of them. May 4, 2010.

A few years ago, I took a couple of empty metal paint cans and placed one on my shop bench and one in my garage, both labeled “Small Scrap Metal.” ...