Two friends from Leeds who came up with a pioneering idea to retrieve paint from landfills have grown to be successful business owners who rake in over 300 tonnes of discarded paint per year.
Cat Hyde, 43, and Kate Moree, 54, both from Leeds, have saved more than four million litres of paint from landfill by rescuing used tins, refilling and remixing it to give it a new lease of life. Driven to save the environment, the pair launched a business in 2004, which now employs 14 people.
And back in 2004, the pair say they wanted to try something unique and settled on collecting half-used tins from landfill and paint banks in their hometown of Leeds, Yorkshire. After collecting the paint, their team sorts the good and bad paint and re-blend what they can.
