ACA Sustainability Report 2022 - Report - Page 35
PaintCare
PaintCare facilitates this recycling and
management of leftover paint, and since
its inception over a decade ago, has had
remarkable success:
Achieving economic growth and sustainable
development requires that we urgently
reduce our ecological footprint by changing
the way we produce and consume goods
and resources. The efficient management
of our shared natural resources, and the way
we dispose of toxic waste and pollutants,
are important targets to achieve this goal.
Encouraging industries, businesses and
consumers to recycle and reduce waste is
equally important.
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Statewide paint
stewardship laws have
been passed in the
United States
To help manage post-consumer architectural
paint and coatings, ACA created a nonprofit program — PaintCare — that provides
public education, translating the three Rs of
responsible waste management — Reduce,
Reuse, and Recycle — into a message that
encourages the public to paint smarter:
“Buy right. Use it up. Recycle the rest.”
This includes tips on consulting with paint
retailers to plan the right amount of paint for
the job, extending the life of unused paint by
storing it properly and making the most of
whatever quantities are left, finding people
and agencies potentially interested in the
remaining paint, and dropping off leftover
paint with PaintCare’s partner sites around
the country for recycling and management.
50Million+
Gallons of postconsumer paint
collected to date
600,000 5,600+
Gallons of paint
collected each month
in nine programs
(estimate)
HHW and other
events, including 250
PaintCare-run events
5,000+
2,000+
98%
75%
Large-Volume Pickups
PaintCare maintains
year-round sites within
15 miles of 98% of the
combined populations of
its program state
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Year-Round Paint
Drop-off Sites
Paint collected is latex
(water-based) paint, the
remainder is solventbased paint