Simply return your left over paint and paint packaging to any of our Dulux Trade Centre and selected Guthrie Bowron stores nationwide and we will recycle, reuse or dispose of it in an environmentally friendly manner.
At DuluxGroup, sustainable practices are at the heart of our business.
Our Paint Take-Back service was established in 2009 and is a service we are proud to offer as part of our commitment to the environment.
Simply return your left over paint and paint packaging to any of our Dulux Trade Centre and selected Guthrie Bowron stores nationwide and we will recycle, reuse or dispose of it in an environmentally friendly manner.
Water-based paints may be donated to community groups for uses such as graffiti abatement. Accepted solvent based paints are sent for solvent recovery or responsible disposal and packaging is then recycled.
While most water-based and solvent-based paints are accepted through this service, there are some exceptions. View our Eligible Paint Criteria below.
Eligible Paints in original Dulux, British Paints, Berger, Cabot’s, Intergrain, Dryden or Feast Watson packaging can be returned free of charge. On non-Dulux group branded paints, a $0.25 per packaging litre return and collection fee is applied.
*Source: DuluxGroup 3R Compliance Report for activity up to June 2023
While most water-based and solvent-based paints are accepted through this service, there are some exceptions. View our Eligible Paint Criteria here.
Eligible Paints in original Dulux, British Paints, Berger, Cabot’s, Intergrain, Dryden or Feast Watson packaging can be returned free of charge. On non-Dulux group branded paints, a $0.25 per packaging litre return and collection fee is applied.
Download Dulux Paint Take-Back brochure here
WE DO ACCEPT
Architectural/decorative paint coatings, in plastic or metal packaging, being:
Water based paints, all brands, must be in original labelled/printed packaging
Solvent based paints, all brands, must be in original labelled/printed packaging
All empty Dulux tinter cans
Rusty metal containers containing paint are acceptable, provided that it is in original packaging and label/ printing is legible and they are not leaking
WE DO NOT ACCEPT
Protective coatings, two pack paints and hardeners and any other industrial paint coatings
Two pack Polyurethanes
Marine paints and anti fouling
Textured coatings apart from high build topcoats
Thinners or solvents e.g. turps, meths etc
Wallpapering materials including glues, adhesives and pastes
Tiling materials including glues, pastes, grouting, adhesives etc
Any paint not in original labelled packaging (i.e. no paint in glass jars, no paint in non-paint cans etc)
Aerosol/spray cans
Plastering products e.g. compounds, adhesives and sealants
Road coatings, flint coatings
If you have more than 20 packaging units we offer a pick-up service (for a small fee)
Our 10L and 15L plastic pails are 100% recyclable in New Zealand by our packaging partner.
Units of plastic and steel paint packaging have been recycled through the Paint Take-Back Programme since it started.
As more recyclable pails get returned to us, the more we can ramp up the recycled content in our packaging.
When you return your plastic pails through our Paint Take-Back collection points, you're ensuring that these containers get another life.
By always returning your used packaging.
