Paintback

An Australian paint industry-led initiative to divert unwanted architectural and decorative paint and packaging from landfill for both household and trade painters.

Funded through a 15c plus GST per litre levy on eligible products.

Paintback accepts a maximum of 100 litres per visit to a collection site of unwanted paint and packaging (wet or dry) in containers no larger than 20 litres.

Eligible products include;

• Deck coatings and floor paints
• Interior and exterior architectural paint (typically not a specialty coat, industrial maintenance or original equipment manufacture)
• Packaging (plastic and metal containers in which paint was originally sold in)
• Primers
• Sealers
• Stains and shellacs
• Undercoats
• Varnishes and urethanes (single components)
• Wood coatings

Not accepted products are also listed on the paintback website.