PAINT TAKE-BACK SERVICE

At DuluxGroup, sustainable practices are at the heart of our business. Our Paint Take-Back service was established in 2009 and is a service we are proud to offer as part of our commitment to the environment. Simply return your paint packaging or unwanted paint to any Dulux Trade Centre for Paint Take-Back pick up. Some exclusions apply. Visit painttakeback.co.nz for more information

Be a part of Dulux’s commitment to sustainability by always returning your used packaging.

Our 10 and 15L plastic pails are 100% recyclable in New Zealand by our packaging partner.

100%

1.6M* units of plastic and steel paint packaging had been recycled through the Paint Take-Back Programme since it started.

50%

When you return your plastic pails through our Paint Take-Back collection points, you’re ensuring that these containers get another life.

With your help, we can reach our goal of incorporating at least 50% post-consumer recycled content in all of our pails by the end of 2025.

As more recyclable pails get returned to us, the more we can ramp up the recycled content in our packaging.

Sustainability is at the heart of the Dulux business, and the drive to do better comes from its partners, customers, and employees. Dulux believes in making positive sustainability impacts with industry-leading safety practices and reducing harmful chemicals while focusing on less landfill waste and contributing to local communities.

Practising sustainability every step of the way

Dulux focuses on the long-term sustainability of the substrates that the paint covers. Coating products are about protection, durability, and extending the useful life of a building or a substrate. On exteriors, it is by protecting the surface from UV, salt, and other climate issues; and for interiors — making coatings that can be washed many times, keeping surfaces looking clean, fresh, and protected for longer.

“Preserving the useful life of the surfaces translates into a longer period between re-coating — resulting in fewer resources used as well as better-quality products, sustaining the built environment”, says Heather Goode, Dulux’s Technical & Quality Manager.

Eco-label Certifications in New Zealand and globally

In New Zealand, the Environmental Choice (ECNZ) eco-label is one of the most recognised labels in steering the coatings industry in the right direction regarding waste, chemicals of concern, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) reduction. In 2022 alone, Dulux added six new products to the ECNZ certification. Dulux UltraAir® is one of the two product ranges recognised by Global GreenTag, a third-party eco-labelling scheme that uses the principles of the United Nation’s sustainability goals to assess a company’s production life cycle and finished products.

Sustainable future for stronger communities

Dulux is involved in several programs to ensure it looks after the communities in which it operates. The Dulux Paint Take Back Service, established in 2009, enables the return of left-over paint and packaging to Dulux to be recycled, reused, or disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner.

Water-based paints are donated for uses such as graffiti abatement, while solvent-based paints are sent for solvent recovery or responsible disposal. In addition, Dulux and the Department of Conservation (DOC) Te Papa Atawhai have partnered since 2013 to protect and restore DOC and community huts and buildings. Dulux is proud to support DOC in protecting the natural and historic heritage sites that have inspired the Dulux Colours of New Zealand range.

Cabot’s Timber Finishes, part of the DuluxGroup, is a leading woodcare brand in New Zealand. Cabot’s is an official partner of Trees That Count and has funded the planting of thousands of native trees across the country in its mission to protect the timber for future generations to enjoy.