Paint Product Stewardship Initiative Update – May 2007
PSI National Product Stewardship ForumCalifornia Integrated Waste Management Board – Glenn Gallagher
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Leftover Paint – Historical Concern
One of the first types of household hazardous waste (HHW) ever collected
Majority of HHW collected (high cost to Local Govt. Collection Programs)
Product Stewardship-related legislation proposed several times (CA in 1995 & 2002; other states)
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Stakeholders Agree to Talk – Timeline of Paint Product
Stewardship Initiative
Sept. 2002 – PSI presentation to NPCA Sept. 2003 – Completion of Paint Action Plan Sept. 2004 – Four stakeholder meetings
complete March 2005 – 1st MOU signed March 21, 2007 – NPCA Board Resolution April 1, 2007 – end of original 2-year MOU July 1, 2007 – New MOU
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Paint Projects to help find leftover paint management solutions (First
MOU)
Education Projects #1: Leftover Paint Management Education Pilot #2: Public Education Survey and Analysis
Infrastructure Projects #3: Paint Reuse Guidance Manual #4: National Leftover Paint Infrastructure Model #5: National Leftover Paint Infrastructure Cost
Analysis
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Projects (continued)
Market Projects #6: Market Development Strategy #7: Recycled Paint Marketing Guide #8: Recycled Paint Certification System
Additional Projects #9: Health, Safety, Env. & Regulatory Issues #10: Financing System Research and Model
Development #11: Lifecycle Balance of Costs and Benefits
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Current Status – New MOU
Draft MOU by NPCA for national leftover paint management system
Strong Producer Responsibility included
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MOU Elements (1 of 3)
Eco-Fee collected at retail
Industry-run organization to collect & allocate funding
Consumer Education component
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MOU Elements (2 of 3)
Industry partners with govt. to share cost & responsibility
Industry creates new collection system where infrastructure non-existent
No mandatory retail take-back
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MOU Elements (3 of 3)
Manage using reduce, re-use, recycle hierarchy
Special consideration on how paint can be cost-effectively collected rural areas
Consumers educated on which paints can or cannot be dried and disposed
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Next Steps of Dialogue & Timeline
Add details to Second MOU (define stakeholder roles clearly)
June 26, 2007: Final Draft MOU to Stakeholders
Signatures need on MOU – be an advocate
July 31, 2007: Final Draft MOU approved July-Dec 2007: Design the Demo Project
(need input of all stakeholders)
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Timeline (continued)
Jan-Dec 2008: Implement Project in MN
Oct-Dec 2008: Analyze Project Findings & Revise/Improve
Roll out System to other states: January 2009: OR, WA, VT July 2009: California January 2010: IA, FL, NC, IL