Dive Summary:
- A new statewide law in Minnesota, set to take effect in 2014, will transfer the financial burden of recycling paint from counties to the paint companies.
- Paint manufacturers will be responsible for paying a waste assessment fee that will cover the cost of recycling discarded paint at a paint recycling facility.
- Hardware and retail paint stores will collect unused paint, then send it to a pre-approved processing plant for recycling.
From the article:
... The state estimates that 700,000 gallons of paint get recycled, while another 500,000 sit in dusty basements or illegally wind up in landfills.
Possible participants in the paint collection program include Sherwin-Williams, Hirshfield’s, TrueValue and Ace Hardware...
