AN AWARD-WINNING recycling scheme is hoping for a little help from homeowners in Ayr.

With the return of the annual Kick Out The Can recycling campaign, Crown Decorating Centres are urging householders to bring unwanted paint containers into their local store to help the environment and charitable projects nationwide.

Last year saw the most successful Kick Out The Can campaign, with over 20,000 containers of surplus paint brought into the network of 135 Crown Decorating Centres – and in a bid to further the good work, Crown is expanding this year’s campaign to run for an entire month.

Homeowners can drop off any brand of unwanted paint at their local store from April 1 to April 30 and as a thank you, they receive a discount voucher.

Crown Paints Sustainability Manager, Mark Lloyd, said: “Sheds, cupboards and garages across the country are thought to hold around 54 million litres of unused paint – and we are keen to ensure it is disposed of both responsibly and usefully.

“Once it is reprocessed the paint is then donated to community projects right across the country, while leftover containers are also recycled and turned into garden benches and planters among other things.”