Paint Stewardship Plans

PaintCare Program Plan

PaintCare is currently the only paint stewardship organization with an approved stewardship plan.

• • PaintCare’s California Architectural Paint Stewardship Program Plan (submitted October 31, 2021)
    • CalRecycle’s Completeness Review of PaintCare’s Plan
    • CalRecycle approved PaintCare’s revised Plan on January 24, 2022
    • No stakeholder comments were received regarding PaintCare’s Plan
  • PaintCare’s Revised California Architectural Paint Stewardship Program Plan (submitted June 4, 2012, approved July 19, 2012, resubmitted with minor correction, August 3, 2015)
    • PaintCare’s cover letter which includes CalRecycle’s review comments on the April 2, 2012 Plan and PaintCare’s responses

Background

Stewardship plans define how a manufacturer or stewardship organization intends to fulfill its responsibilities under the Architectural Paint Recovery Program (Public Resources Code section 48700-48706) and communicate a course of action to stakeholders and the public. Plans will be posted at this website and must include the following information:

• • Demonstrate sufficient funding for the program, including a funding mechanism for securing and dispersing funds to cover administrative, operational, and capital costs, including the assessments of charges on architectural paint sold by manufacturers in this state.
  • Coordination of the program with existing local household hazardous waste (HHW) collection programs.
  • Goals established by the manufacturer or stewardship organization to achieve the purpose of the program, including recovery and recycling of leftover paint.
  • Education and outreach efforts.