What to do with household waste
Find out how to reduce, recycle and dispose of your household waste.
Paint
Reduce your waste
You can donate your leftover paint to Community RePaint, a UK wide network redistributing surplus paint at reduced prices to those who need it.
There are currently two branches in Hampshire, in Southampton and Basingstoke.
Dispose of your waste
Paint can be taken to your local HWRC to be deposited in a suitable, sealed container. A maximum of five litres per month per household can be deposited.
What happens to your waste?
The contents of your household waste bin will be sent to one of three Energy Recovery Facilities (ERFs) in Hampshire, where it will be safely incinerated. Each year, the three ERFs generate enough electricity to power 53,000 Hampshire homes!
Mixed recycling collected from Hampshire households is sorted at one of two Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) in Hampshire. The MRFs sort your recycling into different material streams to be recycled into new items.
Less than 5% of Hampshire's household waste is sent to landfill.
Find out more about what happens to your waste
It is your duty of care to dispose of your waste correctly. You could be fined an unlimited amount by your local council if your waste ends up fly tipped. Find out more