Paint Care Update:
On January 6, 2022, the NYS DEC issued conditional approval of PaintCare’s Paint Stewardship Program Plan and affirmed the May 1, 2022, program launch date. PLEASE NOTE: DEC municipal grant funding for oil-based paint collection ends at that time.
CONTRACTING
For your HHW site(s)/event(s) to participate in the PaintCare program, a contract must be put in place with PaintCare to govern the collection of paint from the public at those site(s)/event(s). There are two types of contracts with PaintCare depending on who is responsible for handling/packing paint into boxes or drums at your HHW facility or HHW events. For more details on contracting options, please consult PaintCare’s factsheet available online at https://www.paintcare.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/xx-factsheet-contracting.pdf. PaintCare also held two webinars in 2021 to describe each contract option. The webinars are available online at www.paintcare.org/states/new-york/.
NEW PAINT STEWARDSHIP FEE
Also, starting on May 1,2022, all architectural paint and other covered products sold in NY State must include the paint stewardship fee. Retailers are encouraged to show the fee on the customer’s invoice. The fee structure is the same as PaintCare programs in Oregon and Washington and is based on container size as follows:
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Half pint or smaller: |
$0.00 |
| Larger than half pint up to smaller than 1 gallon: |
$0.45 per container |
| 1 gallon up to 2 gallons: | $0.95 per container |
| Larger than 2 gallons and up to 5 gallons: | $1.95 per container |
PaintCare now has three regional coordinators:
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Kelsey O’Toole (Upstate) |
315-418--6520 |
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Sandra Vera Torres (Long Island) |
516-398-6026 |
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Michael Rieser (New York City) |
718-938--6632 |
We all look forward to working with you in 2022. Please keep an eye out for further program updates as we get closer to the May 1 launch date.
For more information, please visit paintcare.org/NY and don’t hesitate to contact me, Kelsey, Sandra, or Michael at any time if you have questions about our state’s new paint stewardship program.
