How should paint bucket be sorted?

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Paint bucket should be sorted as:

If there are paint residues

Hazardous waste / Farligt affald

If empty and dry

Plastic / Plast

If made of metal and emptied

Metal / Metal

About this item

Paint buckets should be sorted by contents and material. If wet paint, paint residue or hazard-labelled contents remain, hand the bucket in as hazardous waste. A completely empty and dry plastic bucket may be sorted as plastic in some municipalities, while an empty metal bucket can be sorted as metal. Keep the lid on if residue remains.

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