How should paint can be sorted?

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Paint can should be sorted as:

If empty and dry

Metal / Metal

If there are paint residues

Hazardous waste / Farligt affald

About this item

Paint cans with leftover paint should be handed in as hazardous waste. Empty, dry metal cans can often be sorted as metal.

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