PAINT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. Manufacturer Registration Updated — May 2021

PaintCare PaintCare Fee The American Coatings Association (ACA) has worked with The fee funds the collection, transportation, recycling, and various stakeholders interested in the management of proper disposal of paint in the state, as well as education postconsumer paint to develop and implement industry-led and outreach activities. The fee must be added to invoices paint stewardship programs in the U.S. With the passage for paint from manufacturers to dealers (distributors and of paint stewardship legislation, ACA and its nonprofit retailers) and dealers must add it to the final purchase stewardship organization, PaintCare, currently operate price of paint sold to consumers. The fee must be applied programs on behalf of paint manufacturers in , to all architectural paint sold in stores and online. , , the District of Columbia, , , , , , and How Much is the Fee? . PaintCare is also planning a program for New The fee is set on a state-by-state basis and may change in York. the future. The fee is based on container size as follows: PaintCare’s primary effort is to establish convenient drop- California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island off locations for unwanted or leftover paint throughout $ 0.00 ─ Half pint or smaller each state with a paint stewardship law. Funding for the $ 0.35 ─ Larger than half pint up to smaller than 1 gallon program comes from a fee applied to the price of paint $ 0.75 ─ 1 gallon sold in that same state. $ 1.60 ─ Larger than 1 gallon up to 5 gallons This Program is for Architectural Paint Only District of Columbia, Oregon, Washington Architectural paint is defined as interior and exterior $ 0.00 ─ Half pint or smaller architectural coatings sold in containers that are 5 gallons $ 0.45 ─ Larger than half pint up to smaller than 1 gallon or smaller in size. It does not include industrial $ 0.95 ─ 1 gallon up to 2 gallons maintenance, original equipment, or specialty coatings. $ 1.95 ─ Larger than 2 gallons up to 5 gallons Architectural paint includes house paint, stain, sealer, Minnesota varnish, and a few other products. Please refer to the next $ 0.00 ─ Half pint or smaller page for examples of PaintCare products and non- $ 0.49 ─ Larger than half pint up to smaller than 1 gallon PaintCare products and also read PaintCare’s publication $ 0.99 ─ 1 gallon up to 2 gallons titled Definition of PaintCare Products for more details. $ 1.99 ─ Larger than 2 gallons up to 5 gallons (See www.paintcare.org/manufacturers.) Vermont We use the term “paint” below to mean the products $ 0.00 ─ Half pint or smaller included in this definition and covered by PaintCare. $ 0.49 ─ Larger than half pint up to smaller than 1 gallon What Do Manufacturers Need to Know? $ 0.99 ─ 1 gallon $ 1.99 ─ Larger than 1 gallon up to 5 gallons As of the start of each state program, if you are not participating in PaintCare or implementing your own paint New York stewardship program as approved by the state’s The fee structure for New York is not yet known. PaintCare designated oversight agency, you will not be permitted to will propose a fee structure in the program plan for New sell paint in the state. If you are participating in the York, and it will be based on the anticipated costs to run PaintCare program for the state, you will fulfill your the program. The fee must be approved by the state obligations by reporting sales and remitting payment of an oversight agency. Visit www.paintcare.org for updates. assessment (PaintCare fee) on each container of paint you offer for sale in that state.

How Do I Participate in PaintCare? What Products Are Covered? You must register with PaintCare and provide a point of The products accepted at PaintCare drop-off sites are contact and a list of brands/names of architectural paint the same products that have a fee when they are sold. products you offer for sale in the state in which you would PaintCare products include interior and exterior like to register. architectural coatings sold in container sizes of five gallons or less. They do not include aerosol products Registration is a Two-Step Process: (spray cans), industrial maintenance (IM), original 1. You can register to be a participant for a PaintCare equipment manufacturer (OEM), or specialty coatings. program online at www.paintcarereporting.org. During the online registration process, you will list PAINTCARE PRODUCTS your company, contact information, • Interior and exterior architectural paints: latex, brands/products, and check a box for each state acrylic, water-based, alkyd, oil-based, enamel in which you would like to register. (including textured coatings) • Deck coatings, floor paints 2. After we review your list to determine which ones • Primers, sealers, undercoaters are PaintCare products, you will receive an email • Stains to let you know that a user profile has been • Shellacs, lacquers, varnishes, urethanes created. Your company name and the same • Waterproofing concrete/masonry/wood sealers brands/products will be added to the official and repellents (not tar or bitumen-based) registration lists for each state for which you • Metal coatings, rust preventatives register. • Field and lawn paints Each month thereafter, participants report the number of containers of paint they sell (by state and container size) NON-PAINTCARE PRODUCTS and remit the PaintCare fee. (Companies with low sales • Paint thinners, mineral spirits, solvents may request a quarterly or semi-annual report period.) • Aerosol paints (spray cans) • Auto and marine paints PaintCare will undertake all other obligations on behalf of • Art and craft paints participants, including education and outreach for the • Caulking compounds, epoxies, glues, adhesives program, management of the paint accepted at drop-off • Paint additives, colorants, tints, resins locations (from collection through recycling or proper • Wood preservatives (containing pesticides) disposal), and writing reports required by state laws. • Roof patch and repair Are These Government Programs? • Asphalt, tar, and bitumen-based products • 2-component coatings No, the programs in each state are mandated by state • Deck cleaners laws, but they are managed by PaintCare. The program in • Traffic and road marking paints each state is entirely funded by the PaintCare fee on sales • Industrial Maintenance (IM) coatings in the same state. • Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) (shop

application) paints and finishes • • Contact Please contact PaintCare if you represent a manufacturer and would like information about registering your company or assistance with registrations or reports. Taujuana Davis Registration Coordinator for Manufacturers (202) 232-2733 [email protected]

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