Community Corner
Paint Drop Off Event
PaintCare, an organization responsible for the
program to recycle unused and leftover paint in Connecticut, is pleased to
announce paint drop-off event. All events are held on Saturdays from 9:00 AM to
1:00 PM.
PaintCare will hold the events at the
following times and places. The events are NOT limited to only the residents of
the town in which the event is located. Residents from any town in Connecticut
may use these events to dispose of any amount of paint. Businesses may also use
the events, but only for latex paint. (Businesses may not bring oil based paint
due to legal restrictions.) For details about what is acceptable, please visit www.paintcare.org/ct or call 855-PAINT09.
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July 20 Fairfield,
CT – Fairfield Ward High School, 755 Melville
Avenue
July 27 East
Lyme, CT – East Lyme Highway Dept., 8 Capitol Drive
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August 3 Harwinton, CT – Torrington
Recycling Center, 252 Bogue Road
August 3 Danbury, CT
– Danbury Public Works, 52A Newtown Road
August 10 Norwich, CT – Norwich
Public Works, 50 Clinton Avenue
August 17 Berlin, CT – New
Britain Recycling Center, 642 Christian Lane
In addition to these one-day paint drop off
events, PaintCare is also establishing 100 permanent drop off sites statewide.
Created by the American Coatings Association
(ACA), a membership organization of paint manufacturers, PaintCare is a
non-profit (501(c)(3)) organization tasked with working with state and local
government to develop paint product stewardship legislation; secure permanent,
year-round drop-off sites; conduct public outreach/education; and operate
on-going programs in each state for the recycling of post-consumer paint.
The majority of PaintCare drop-off sites are permanent and open
year-round making it much more convenient for people to recycle their paint –
including latex paint. PaintCare is working towards establishing drop-off sites
throughout Connecticut in the next few months as sites are being approved and
added to the program. Most sites are located at local paint stores, hardware
stores and town transfer stations.
For more information on these seven one-day
events, paint recycling, and to find other local drop-off sites in Connecticut please
visit www.paintcare.org.
About PaintCare
PaintCare is a non-profit
organization established by the American Coatings Association to implement
Paint Stewardship Programs on behalf of the paint manufacturers in states that
pass paint stewardship laws. To learn more about PaintCare, please visit www.paintcare.org.
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