Hi, today I'm leaving the UK and I had with me 3 flammable aerosoles car paint spray bottles that I wanted to dispose of them (they are full, unused) because they are not allowed through the airports
I asked Chatgpt and it said I should contact the council of city of London and they come to collect them in 2-4 weeks, that wouldn't work as I'm leaving today
So I saw a council cleaning worker in orange suit, with his movable garbage cart, and asked him if I could dispose of them and he said yes put them in, he was Polish with not so good English so I used Google Translate to get him to understand what I'm saying and he said yes put them in the cart's bin, so I did and gave him a tip and walked away
Before that I went to 2 waste disposal companies and they both said they only do pick ups, although I was right in front of their buildings with the items with me
Did I do the correct thing? If not, I'm I in danger, will I get fined or prosecuted?