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Over the past decade, U.S. paint extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs have performed extremely well – collecting more than 70 million gallons of leftover paint with over 2,400 year-round locations currently (two-thirds of which are paint and hardware stores that have volunteered to serve as drop-off locations). The programs save governments millions of dollars each year. Roughly 70% of collected paint is recycled, and another 4% is reused. Each program is funded by consumers and managed by PaintCare, a non-profit producer responsibility organization (PRO) that is preparing to operate its 12th paint EPR program (in Illinois) which will bring the share of the U.S. population with a paint EPR program to 31%.
This webinar featured expert speakers that represent paint producers and government agencies. It briefly covered how the program started, how it operates, what led to the harmonization and passage of the 13 paint EPR laws, and PaintCare’s many successes. As many new states are considering their own paint EPR legislation, this session also covered challenges faced and lessons learned in program planning, operations and continued expansion of the PaintCare into aerosol coatings, including the emerging landscape of packaging and HHW EPR laws.
Jeremy Jones
Director of Extended Producer Responsibility
American Coatings Association
Nadja Karpilow
Senior Environmental Planner
MARC Solid Waste Management District (Missouri)
Megan Warfield
Product Stewardship Unit Supervisor
Washington State Department of Ecology
Lelande Rehard
Policy and Programs Manager
Product Stewardship Institute