Donation Guidelines

Want to donate a gently used or new item to our Store?
Please see our donation guidelines below!

Recycle Paint at the Skagit Habitat Store

We ask that all donated paint have lids, original and easy-to-read labels, and are sealed properly. All paint containers must be five gallons or smaller. We have a limit of 7 gallons of paint per customer each week. We will not accept any leaking, unlabeled, or empty containers of paint. Leftover paint is remixed into recycled paint, used as fuel, made into other products, or is properly disposed of if no other beneficial use for it can be found.

Recycle Paint Requirements:

PaintCare Products

  • Interior and exterior architectural paints: latex, acrylic, water based, alkyd, oil based, enamel (including textured coatings)
  • Deck coating, floor paints (including elastomeric)
  • Primers, sealers, undercoaters
  • Stains
  • Shellacs, lacquers, varnishes, urethanes, (single component)
  • Waterproofing concrete/masonry/wood dealers and repellents (nor tax or bitumen-based)
  • Metal coatings, rust preventions
  • Field and lawn paint

Non-PaintCare Products

  • Paint thinners, mineral spirits, solvents
  • Aerosol paints (spray cans)
  • Auto and marine paints
  • Art and craft paints
  • Caulk, epoxies, glues, and adhesives
  • Paint additives, colorants, tints, and resins
  • Wood preservations (containing pesticides)
  • Roof patch and repair
  • Asphalt, tar, and bitumen-based products
  • 2-component coatings
  • Deck cleaners
  • Traffic and road marking paints
  • Industrial Maintenance (IM) coatings
  • Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) (shop application) paints and finishes