Paint and chemical disposal
Never put paint or chemicals in the bin
Paint and chemicals should not be put in household recycling or garbage bins, as they can negatively affect the environment and human health. Dropping off paint or chemicals for recycling reduces these impacts, as well as the costs associated with incorrect hazardous waste disposal.
Paint disposal
We accept household and commercial paint free of charge at all Council waste and recycling facilities through the National Paintback Scheme.
You can take containers with a combined volume of up to 100 litres per visit to all Council waste and recycling facilities. The maximum container size accepted is 20 litres.
We accept:
- paint
- deck coatings
- primers
- sealers
- stains
- shellacs
- varnishes
- urethanes.
We have separate areas for water-based and oil-based products. Please check the label on the container and place them in the appropriate area.
Find a paint recycler near you.
Household chemical disposal
Free household chemical drop-off days
Logan residents can dispose of household chemicals free of charge on special chemical drop-off days. The service is available from 8:00am to 4:00pm.
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 1 February 2025 | 8:00am to 4:00pm | Carbrook Waste and Recycling Facilty and Logan Village Waste and Recycling Facility |
| Saturday 3 May 2025 | 8:00am to 4:00pm | Greenbank Waste and Recycling Facility and Beenleigh Waste and Recycling Facility |
Items accepted on chemical drop-off days
On chemical drop-off days, Logan residents can dispose of up to 10 litres of each of the chemicals listed below.
| Type | Chemical |
|---|---|
| Kitchen |
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| Garage |
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| Garden |
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| Other |
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When bringing your chemicals to chemical drop-off days, please consider the following:
- To prevent spillages and incidents, please make sure your containers are sealed and in good condition (not leaking).
- We will not accept materials that do not fall into the categories described above.
- When you drop off the chemicals, we will keep the containers they are in.
- We accept paint for recycling at all our waste facilities any time.
- We accept up to 25 litres of motor oil and cooking oil at our waste facilities at any time. Volumes of motor oil greater than that are charged at $0.40 per litre.
- Residents need to be able to unload items themselves and place them on a table. Council staff are not able to assist.
- For waste disposal fees see our Waste fee schedule.