2 March 2020
Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre is now accepting unwanted and unused paint at Kimbriki free of charge under the Paintbackยฎ Scheme.
Kimbriki is an approved Paintbackยฎ collection site providing Australian households and Trade Painters a convenient, responsible and free disposal point for unwanted paint.
- Responsibly deal with waste paint after painting.
- Declutter your garage, shed or under the house of old paint containers.
- Recycle and reduce waste going to landfill.
The Paintbackยฎ drop-off point at Kimbriki is open to everyone as long as they comply with the following conditions:
- Maximum limit of 100L of paint in containers no larger than 20L each
i.e. 5 x 20L drums OR 10 x 10L cans OR 20 x 5L tins, per customer per drop off
- The lid must be securely fixed on the paint tin and drum
- Note: it does not matter how much paint is in each tin, the limit applies to the container size regardless of how full they are
These conditions have been set by Paintbackยฎ to ensure that the collection site is not overwhelmed by large volumes of waste paint. The container size limit ensures safe manual handling of the paint from a customerโs vehicle at the collection point.
| ACCEPTED | NOT ACCEPTED |
| Deck coating and floor paints | Aerosol paints |
| Interior and exterior architectural paint โ water and solvent based | Anti-fouling coatings |
| Packaging (ie tins and drums) | Automotive and industrial surface coating (shop application) paints and finishes |
| Primers | Automotive paints |
| Sealers | Bagged renders |
| Stains | Caulking compounds, epoxies, glues or adhesives |
| Shellacs | Colorants and tints |
| Undercoats | Industrial maintenance coatings |
| Urethanes (single components) | Isocyanates |
| Varnishes | Melamine, metal and rust preventative |
| Wood coatings | Metal coatings |
| Paint additives | |
| Paint thinners, mineral spirits or solvents | |
| Paint washings | |
| Resins | |
| Roof patch or repair | |
| Tar-based or bitumen-based products | |
| Texture coatings | |
| Traffic paints | |
| Two-component coatings |
Who is Paintbackยฎ?
Paintbackยฎ is taking unwanted paint and packagingโs colourful past to a brighter future of responsible disposal and innovative reuse. Paintbackยฎ, established in 2016, is a world-first, industry-led initiative designed to divert unwanted paint and packaging (tins, drums, containers) from ending up in landfill and vital waterways.
Paintbackยฎ is driven by the Australian paint industry and the major companies that supply around 95% of all the architectural and decorative paint sold in Australia. The founding members of Paintbackยฎ are Dulux, Haymes, PPG, Resene and Valspar.
Paintbackยฎ is an independent not-for-profit organisation which is funded through a 15 cents plus GST per litre levy on eligible products*, between 1 litre and 20 litres inclusive.
For more information on Paintback, please visit their website.
What happens to the paint and tins?
After collection from Kimbriki, Paintbackยฎ transport the paint and tins to various treatment facilities:
- the solvent-based paint is used as fuel, replacing coal in high-temperature kilns that produce cement
- the water is taken out of water-based paints and recycled, halving the volume of material going to landfill
- steel cans are recycled into new steel products
