Recycle Your Paint with PaintCare

February 8, 2023

PaintCare February Email Bulletin

PaintCare operates eleven paint recycling programs across the country, providing a network of more than 657 convenient drop-off sites in the northeast alone. Households and businesses are encouraged to recycle products such as paint, stain, and varnish at these drop-off locations. Thank you for your help in recycling over 6.5 million gallons of paint across our five northeast programs in Connecticut, Maine, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont!

Connecticut

Since the Connecticut PaintCare program launched in July 2013, Connecticut has established 157 year-round drop-off sites and collected 3.4 million gallons of paint. For inquiries, please visit the CT state page and contact Laura Honis.

Maine

Since October 2015, the Maine PaintCare program has established 128 year-round drop-off sites and collected 947,000 gallons of paint. For inquiries, please visit the ME state page and contact John Hurd.

New York

Our newest program, the New York PaintCare program, was established in May 2022. New York currently offers 265 year-round drop-off sites and collected 571,000 gallons of paint. For inquiries, please visit the NY state page and contact Andrew Radin.

Rhode Island

Since the Rhode Island program was established in June 2014, Rhode Island has set up 27 year-round drop-off sites and collected 692,000 gallons of paint. For inquiries, please visit the RI state page and contact Laura Honis.

Vermont

In May 2014, the Vermont PaintCare program launched. Since then, 80 year-round drop-off sites have been established in the state, and the program has collected 935,000 gallons of paint. For inquiries, please visit the VT state page and contact John Hurd.

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Disclaimer: Guest blogs represent the opinion of the writers and may not reflect the policy or position of the Northeast Recycling Council, Inc.