About

PaintCare Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established to represent paint manufacturers (paint producers) to plan and operate paint stewardship programs in the United States in those states that pass paint stewardship laws.

PaintCare was created by the American Coatings Association, a membership-based trade association of the paint manufacturing industry. Working with state and local government stakeholders, ACA passed the first U.S. paint stewardship law in Oregon in 2009, resulting in a pilot program for an industry-led program to manage postconsumer (leftover) paint. Since then, the Oregon program was made permanent and similar laws have been passed in California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Maine, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 

We expect similar legislation to be introduced in other states in the next few years. Without a PaintCare program, the best options for households to recycle or dispose of unwanted paint are government-run household hazardous waste (HHW) facilities and special one-day “round-up” events with limited days, hours and locations. In states with PaintCare, many new paint drop-off locations have been established. Most of these locations are paint retailers who have volunteered to take back paint during regular business hours making paint recycling and disposal much more convenient for the public.