NEW YORK PAINT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Information for HHW Programs in New York Updated — July 2021

New York’s paint stewardship law will including latex paint—is recycled to the maximum extent possible. benefit household hazardous waste Paint Drop-Off Sites programs. The primary requirement of paint stewardship laws is for paint manufacturers to set up paint drop-off sites at START DATE: MAY 1, 2022 (PENDING APPROVAL) retailers and other locations where households and businesses can take leftover architectural paint, free of A state law passed in December 2019 requires paint charge. PaintCare has established more than 2,000 paint manufacturers to set up and operate a paint stewardship drop-off sites across its programs. While most sites are program in New York. Program funding will come from a paint and hardware stores, solid waste facilities including paint stewardship fee (PaintCare fee) applied to each transfer stations, recycling centers, and landfills, as well as container of architectural paint sold in New York when the HHW collection programs are also important partners and program begins in 2022 (pending approval). Household may participate as paint drop-off sites and have their paint hazardous waste (HHW) programs that participate as transportation and recycling costs paid by PaintCare. leftover paint drop-off sites will be able to save money on paint management costs. Become a Drop-Off Site PaintCare HHW programs that would like their facilities and/or events to become drop-off sites can fill out the interest form PaintCare is a nonprofit organization established by the available at www.paintcare.org/drop-off-site-interest- American Coatings Association to implement form/. manufacturer-led paint stewardship programs in states that pass paint stewardship laws. PaintCare currently Benefits of Partnering with PaintCare operates programs in , , , • Save on paint management (supplies, District of Columbia, , , , Rhode transportation, and recycling) and public outreach Island, , and , and is developing a • Help your state conserve resources, keep paint out program for New York. The New York program is required of the solid waste stream, and prevent the by state law, but it is designed and operated by the paint improper disposal of paint in your community manufacturing industry through PaintCare. • Make recycling of leftover paint more convenient Designing a Program for New York for your community The law requires PaintCare, on behalf of paint manufacturers, to submit a comprehensive program plan to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Beginning in spring 2020, PaintCare started holding meetings to present the program’s goals and design and to receive input from HHW programs and other stakeholders. Water-Based (Latex) Paint is a Resource An important goal of PaintCare is to conserve resources and increase the amount of paint that is recycled. In areas where HHW programs do not accept water-based paint, households and businesses are often instructed to let water-based paint dry out and then dispose of the dry paint in the trash. Through the PaintCare program, all paint— PaintCare Partners Receive Our Program Would Like to Partner with • Staff training at your site PaintCare, What Are Our Next Steps? • Paint collection bins • Contact PaintCare to begin contracting • Free paint transportation and processing services discussions as early as possible • Site signage • Analyze your current operations so you can • Compensation for value-added services including describe them in detail to PaintCare to help paint reuse programs, bulking of oil-based paint, determine the most appropriate type of and other optional services contracting approach for your program • Publicity of HHW site or event (optional) • Reach out internally to those who will be involved with the contracting process to understand their Drop-Off Site Responsibilities needs and time constraints • Provide secure storage area for paint collection • Consult with staff involved with paint management bins operations to ensure they understand how • Accept all brands of leftover PaintCare products partnership with PaintCare works and to address from the public during operating hours any questions and concerns with PaintCare staff • Place only PaintCare products in paint collection • Review the Fact Sheet: Contracting with PaintCare bins for more details on contract types and other • Keep paint collection bins neat and properly considerations as you prepare. Get a copy by packed contacting PaintCare or find the fact sheet in the • Complete minimal paperwork related to tracking Waste Facilities section of www.paintcare.org. outgoing paint shipments • Ensure all staff maintain training on PaintCare Contact program guidelines and operating procedures Emily Carino National Programs Coordinator How do billing and payments work? (503) 730-1258 • In the most common scenario, when your site [email protected] ships out PaintCare products, the hauler sends

PaintCare an invoice directly. This avoids the need for reimbursement. • If your site also contracts with PaintCare for value- added services such as paint reuse, your program sends an invoice to PaintCare for reimbursement. Will PaintCare Require Operational Changes? • If your program does not currently accept latex paint, PaintCare will not require you to do so. If you wish to start accepting latex, PaintCare will cover the transportation and processing costs. • If your program does not currently accept paint from businesses, PaintCare will not require you to do so. If you wish to start accepting paint from businesses, PaintCare will cover the transportation and processing costs. • HHW programs may continue to put restrictions on who can use their programs, e.g., to residents of certain towns or cities. (PaintCare retail drop-off sites accept paint from anyone in the state, and from both households and businesses.)

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