Oregon’s Paint Recycling Program Reaches Over One Million Gallons
PORTLAND – PaintCare’s Annual Report for Oregon’s Paint Stewardship Program boasts a 30 percent increase in the paint recycling program’s second year. More than 600,000 gallons of leftovers were collected during the second year. The program has collected 1,079,136 gallons of leftover paint throughout Oregon since the program began in July 2010.
The report reveals that the Oregon pilot program, the first of its kind in the United States, has shown significant increases in both the collection of latex and alkyd paint, as well as the public’s general awareness of the program.