Clover Flat Landfil 4380 Silverado Trail CALISTOGA, CA 94515 Yountvile Corp Yard 7501 Solano Ave. YO UNTVILE, CA 94599 S E P T E M B E R / O C TO B E R 2 0 1 4 53 Local options increase for proper disposal Devine Paint Center 971 Lincoln Ave. NAPA, CA 94558 The Paint Works 3213 Jefferson St. NAPA, CA 94558 Orchard Supply Hardware 3980 Bel Aire PLaza NAPA, CA 94558 Drop-off locations are recruited by PaintCare and participate on a voluntary basis to make proper disposal of paint products more convenient to the public. PaintCare provides storage bins and pick-up service at these locations, and training for staff on details of the program. The drop-off sites accept latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size (the list of all products accepted can be found at www.paintcare.org ). They do not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking. PaintCare is funded through fees on each container of architectural paint sold: 35 cents for half-pint to gallon size, 75 cents per gallon and $1.60 for containers larger than 1 gallon up to 5 gallons. The public is asked to limit drop-off amounts to 5 gallons per trip. One reason there is so much leftover paint is that it’s not easy to know how much paint to purchase for a project in the first place. Most homeowners and DIYers who paint only occasionally need help estimating the right amount of paint needed for their projects. They simply don’t have the experience a professional painter has in estimating how much paint is needed for the job at hand. PaintCare is tasked with helping educate the public on buying the right amount of paint. You can learn more by clicking on the “Buy Right” section on the homepage of the PaintCare website: www.paintcare.org In the “olden days,” prior to 1987, residents of Napa County had few options to dispose of unwanted paint. Disposing of unused paint in the trash is illegal and can contaminate drinking water, impede waste water treatment plants, pollute local waterways and endanger workers. In the early 1990s, cities began to offer one-day household hazardous waste collection days, which were immediately embraced by residents. At a 1993 event in Napa, 1,600 residents dropped off household toxics, and about one-third of that material was paint. In 1996, the Napa-Vallejo Permanent Hazardous Waste Collection Facility opened, providing a reliable year-round option for paint disposal. Since then, paint has continued to make up more than 30% of the approximately 600,000 pounds of waste collected annually. The cost to manage that paint locally was about $130,000 each year, and in other California cities those costs soared into the millions. This unsustainable situation drove cities and counties to join with product stewardship organizations to advocate for paint manufacturers to create solutions to relieve this financial burden. In 2010, California became the second state in the nation to pass legislation for managing leftover architectural paint through the California Paint Stewardship Law (AB 1343). As a result of this law—which was supported by paint manufacturers, retailers and local governments—in 2012 the paint industry began operating a statewide stewardship program for architectural paint through a non-profit called PaintCare. Through the PaintCare program, Napa County residents now have five additional locations to take unwanted paint year-round. Paint products are accepted during regular business hours. UN WANTED PAINT
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