Aerosol Can Recycling
Full and part full aerosol cans collected and processed for recycling, with propellant and residue recovered at a permitted facility.
How our aerosol can recycling service works
Aerosol cans are hazardous waste while they still hold propellant or product residue, so they cannot go into general or dry mixed recycling. We supply lidded aerosol bins or cages, collect them on a scheduled or ad hoc basis and send them for puncturing and de-gassing at a permitted plant. The steel and aluminium shells are recovered for recycling and the liquids and gases are treated or used for energy recovery. Typical streams include paint and lacquer aerosols, lubricant sprays, adhesives, cleaning products, hairspray and out of date retail stock. Every collection is covered by a hazardous waste consignment note.
Every collection includes the same standard of care as a matter of course. We classify the waste with you and confirm the correct List of Waste coding, supply UN approved packaging and labelling before the collection date, and send an ADR trained driver with a compliant vehicle. The material is taken to permitted facilities only, and your hazardous waste consignment note is returned to you as evidence that the movement was handled correctly from start to finish.
What we collect
- Paint and lacquer aerosols
- Lubricant and release sprays
- Cleaning and sanitising aerosols
- Adhesive and sealant sprays
- Retail and cosmetic stock
The importance of safe aerosol can recycling
Aerosol can recycling is controlled for good reason. Handled badly it puts people, drains and watercourses at risk, and the waste stays legally yours long after it leaves your gate. Doing it properly protects your staff, your permit position and the environment.
Protects your people
Compatible containers, correct labelling and trained handling remove the burn, fume and reaction risks that come with badly stored waste.
Keeps you compliant
Duty of care follows the waste. Licensed carriage, permitted treatment and accurate paperwork give you the evidence regulators and auditors ask for.
Protects the environment
Where the stream allows we recover rather than destroy, so useful material goes back into productive use instead of being burned or buried.
Why businesses choose our professional service
We look after the whole movement, from classifying the waste on your site to returning the signed consignment note, so your team is not left chasing paperwork.
Fully licensed and audited
Registered upper tier carrier using permitted treatment sites only, with documentation you can show any inspector.
Trained people, correct equipment
ADR trained drivers, compliant vehicles and UN approved packaging supplied before the collection date.
Classification support included
Our experts confirm List of Waste codes and hazard properties so nothing is rejected on arrival.
Clear pricing and planning
Written quotations with no hidden charges, and collections scheduled around your site hours.
The
Process
- 1
Instant assessment
Send us the waste type, container sizes and postcode. Our experts classify the stream, confirm the List of Waste codes and price the collection.
- 2
Compliant collection
ADR trained drivers arrive with UN approved packaging and the correct vehicle. Waste is segregated, packed, labelled and loaded to regulation.
- 3
Treatment & consignment note
Waste is treated or recovered at a permitted facility, and your signed hazardous waste consignment note is returned for your Duty of Care records.
Other hazardous waste we collect
Most sites book more than one waste stream on the same visit, which keeps collection costs down.
Nationwide hazardous waste collection, wherever your site is
From a single drum in a lock up to a full site clearance, we collect across England, Scotland and Wales with the paperwork handled for you.