Contact:
Scott Cassel, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, PSI, 617-513-3954, scott@productstewardship.us.
MISSOURI — Last week, the Missouri Product Stewardship Council (MO PSC) and the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) added new sites to their series of recycled paint demonstrations throughout Missouri. The demonstration series, “Recycled Paint: Better for Your Pocket and the Planet,” will now feature a set of historic buildings in Ash Grove and the Missouri State Parks Central Warehouse at Lake of the Ozarks. Painting kicked off in Ash Grove on Friday, April 22, and will begin at the State Parks Warehouse in May.
“These demonstrations showcase the high quality, low cost, and sustainability of recycled paint,” said Scott Cassel, CEO and founder of PSI. “We’re excited to be partnering with the Missouri Product Stewardship Council and two of North America’s most experienced recycled paint manufacturers to help people recognize the value of recycled paint while also reducing paint waste.”
The paint being used at each site was donated by recycled paint manufacturers GDB International and Amazon Paint. The recycled paint demonstrations aim to inspire support for product stewardship for paint in Missouri. Product stewardship is a policy that holds companies responsible for the full life cycle of products they put onto the market, including funding for the collection and recycling of unused paint.
“Paint is one of the most expensive products for local household hazardous waste programs to manage, said Lisa McDaniel of the Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District, one of the demonstration project partners along with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. “Paint stewardship has the potential to relieve local governments and taxpayers of that financial burden while also supporting a vibrant recycling system.”
“Giving our historic buildings a much-needed facelift with recycled paint will honor our town’s heritage,” said Melissa Mau, city clerk for Ash Grove, “while also demonstrating that leftover paint can be transformed into new recycled paint that is comparable to virgin paint.”
The full list of paint demonstration sites:
Missouri State Parks Central Warehouse Lake of the Ozarks, MO 65049
Downtown, Ash Grove (historic buildings) Ash Grove, MO 65604
Discovery Center, Springfield (lobby and Sprouts Discovery Preschool exterior) 438 E St. Louis St., Springfield, MO 65806
Municipal Center, Ashland (City Hall offices and lobby, police station) 101 West Broadway, Ashland, MO 65010
Additional sites will be unveiled this summer and fall. For more information on the demonstrations and paint stewardship, visit missouripsc.org/paintdemos.
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Consider using recycled paint for your next project! Learn more about GDB International’s Evolve paint brand at evolvepaints.com and Amazon Paint’s brand at amazonpaint.com.
About the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI)
PSI is a national nonprofit bringing diverse stakeholders together to reduce the health and environmental impacts of consumer products and packaging with a strong focus on sustainable end-of-life management. Learn more at productstewardship.us and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
About the Missouri Product Stewardship Council (MO PSC)
The MO PSC is a coalition of local governments, businesses, and other stakeholders that aim to reduce waste, increase reuse and recycling, save local governments money, and support jobs. Learn more at missouripsc.org.