Recycling your leftover paint in California just got much more convenient! October 19, 2012 marked the first day of California's Paint Stewardship Program, kicking off with 335 retail collection sites across the state.
Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) is pleased to announce that in Castro Valley, there are now two PaintCare locations where paint is accepted during regular store hours only. There is no fee for dropping off paint at PaintCare locations, and the limit is 5 gallons per visit per day.
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Kelly Moore, 3090 Castro Valley Blvd. 510-690-9249.
Dunn-Edwards, 20923 Redwood Road, 510-881-0313.
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What’s Accepted: Interior and exterior architectural paint sold in containers of 5 gallons or less will be accepted (latex, acrylic, water-based, oil-based, enamel, deck coatings, primers, sealers, stains, shellacs, lacquers, varnishes, swimming pool paints, metal coatings, and rust preventatives).
Who Can Participate: Residents, trade painters, contractors, and businesses (that produce less than 27 gallons of hazardous waste per month) are eligible to participate. Both new and old paint can be dropped off, even if it is over 20 years old.
California’s PaintCare Program is a result of Assembly Bill 1343 (Huffman), passed in 2010. Leftover paint is a national problem representing 40-60%, by volume, of all Household Hazardous Waste collected at public facilities. In California, it is estimated that paint management currently costs local governments $21 million each year. California is the first state in the nation to have a permanent paint stewardship program.
CVSan passed Resolution 3289 on August 7, 2012 in support of Extended Producer Responsibility.
