MINNESOTA PAINT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Information for HHW Programs UPDATED ─ JUNE 2019 Minnesota’s paint stewardship law Making Paint Recycling More Convenient PaintCare has established drop-off sites statewide for benefits Household Hazardous households and businesses to take leftover architectural Waste (HHW) Programs. paint. Although most drop-off sites are paint retailers, HHW programs, solid waste transfer stations and landfills A law passed in May 2013 required paint manufacturers to may also volunteer to be PaintCare drop-off sites and have establish a Paint Stewardship Program in Minnesota. HHW their paint transportation and recycling costs paid by Programs that participate can save money on paint PaintCare. Facilities that would like to become a drop-off management costs. Program funding comes from a site can fill out the Interest Form available in the Waste “PaintCare Fee” applied to each container of architectural Facilities section of www.paintcare.org/mn. paint sold in Minnesota starting when the program started Benefits to HHW Programs of Partnering with in November 2014. PaintCare ¨ Save on transportation and recycling costs Paint Stewardship Program in Minnesota ¨ Conserve resources and keep paint out of the solid PaintCare Inc. is a nonprofit organization established by waste stream the American Coatings Association to implement state- ¨ Make recycling of leftover paint more convenient for mandated paint stewardship programs on behalf of paint your community manufacturers in states that adopts paint stewardship laws. PaintCare Partners Receive ¨ Staff training at your site Minnesota is the fifth state to pass such a law. Although ¨ Paint collection bins this program is required by state law, it is designed and ¨ operated by the paint manufacturing industry. PaintCare Free transportation and recycling services currently has programs in California, Colorado, ¨ Compensation for value-added services including paint reuse programs, bulking of oil-based paint and Connecticut, District of Columbia, Maine, Minnesota, other services Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. PaintCare is currently ¨ Publicity of HHW site or event (optional) developing a program for Washington, expected to launch in 2020. Designing a Program for Minnesota The law requires PaintCare, on behalf of paint manufacturers, to submit a comprehensive Program Plan to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). A detailed program plan was submitted by PaintCare to the MPCA in March 2014. Comments were received from MPCA in May 2014 and PaintCare revised the Plan accordingly. Drop-Off Site Responsibilities What Products Are Covered? ¨ Provide secure storage area for cubic yard boxes or The products accepted at PaintCare drop-off sites are the drums same products that have a fee when they are sold. ¨ Accept PaintCare products from the public during PaintCare Products include interior and exterior normal operating hours architectural coatings sold in containers of five gallons or ¨ Properly pack PaintCare products in collection bins less. However, they do not include aerosol products (spray ¨ Assist with loading and unloading of full and empty cans), industrial maintenance (IM), original equipment storage bins manufacturer (OEM), or specialty coatings. ¨ Complete minimal paperwork to track outgoing paint shipments PaintCare Products ¨ Ensure staff are trained in PaintCare guidelines and ¨ Interior and exterior architectural paints: latex, acrylic, safe operating procedures water-based, alkyd, oil-based, enamel (including textured coatings) Will PaintCare Require Operational Changes? ¨ Deck coatings, floor paints (including elastomeric) ¨ If your program does not currently accept latex paint, ¨ Primers, sealers, undercoaters PaintCare will not require you to do so. If you wish to ¨ Stains start accepting latex, PaintCare will cover the ¨ Shellacs, lacquers, varnishes, urethanes (single transportation and processing costs. component) ¨ If your program does not currently accept paint from ¨ Waterproofing concrete/masonry/wood sealers and businesses, PaintCare will not require you to do so. If repellents (not tar or bitumen-based) you wish to start accepting paint from businesses, ¨ Metal coatings, rust preventatives PaintCare will cover the transportation and recycling/disposal costs. ¨ Field and lawn paints ¨ HHW programs may continue to put restrictions on who can use their programs, e.g., to households of Non-Paintcare Products certain towns or cities. (PaintCare retailers accept ¨ Paint thinners, mineral spirits, solvents paint from anyone in the state.) ¨ Aerosol paints (spray cans) ¨ Auto and marine paints Water-Based (Latex) Paint is a Resource ¨ Art and craft paints An important goal of PaintCare is to conserve resources ¨ Caulking compounds, epoxies, glues, adhesives and increase the amount of paint that is recycled. Not all ¨ Paint additives, colorants, tints, resins HHW programs accept water-based paint because it is ¨ Wood preservatives (containing pesticides) expensive to manage and is not classified as hazardous. ¨ Households and businesses are often instructed to let Roof patch and repair water-based paint dry out and then dispose of the dry ¨ Asphalt, tar, and bitumen-based products paint in the trash. Through the PaintCare program, all paint ¨ 2-component coatings including latex will be recycled to the maximum extent ¨ Deck cleaners possible. ¨ Traffic and road marking paints ¨ Industrial Maintenance (IM) coatings Contact ¨ Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) (shop Steve Pincuspy application) paints and finishes Minnesota Program Manager (612) 719-5216 [email protected] 901 NEW YORK AVE NW ¨ WASHINGTON, DC 20001 ¨ (855) 724-6809 ¨www.paintcare.org ¨ [email protected] MN-FSHWEN-1116 .