Local people could get cheap paint thanks to the expansion of a successful scheme run by Keighley Furniture Project.

The charity is seeking funding for a worker to co-ordinate its planned paint recycling and community distribution initiative.

The project's central activities include selling second-hand household items to people on low incomes and renovating broken furniture.

For the past few months it has been distributing tins of paint -- donated by a Bingley firm -- to community groups across the country.

The 128,000 litres had been accidentally sealed in tins without the relevant colours being added, leaving them only white or yellow.

Paul Colley, development manager at the project's Springfield Mills base, said the distribution had been going well. He said there was scope to expand the scheme, finding paint from various sources, in line with the mill's policy of promoting environmental initiatives.

Mr Colley Said: "We're going to build up the paint scheme's profile then set it up as a separate entity. We can sell paint to people on benefits and community groups."

Mr Colley said one source would be rubbish tips, where half-used tins could be collected in recycling bins.

He expected DIY shops and paint companies would donate unwanted stock, saving them the cost of paying for disposal at landfill sites.