
1. Sort
The paint is gathered and the good cans are put out for the public to take and reuse.
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2. Consolidation
With paint consolidation the paint is checked for contaminants, filtered and mixed into larger containers for reuse.
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3. Recycle
Solid latex can be recycled and added to Portland cement. Oil paints can be sold as fuel for incinerators or cement kilns.
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4. Reuse
The Paint Recycling Company, based in Atlantic Canada, separates paint into as many as twelve categories, runs it through filters, test it, add pigments and markets it as "Nature Colours."
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