Canadian Coatings Industry Leads World in Paint Recycling
OTTAWA, Ontario - The Canadian paint and coatings industry now leads the world in post-consumer paint recycling with a waste diversion program in every province of Canada. Under Product Care, the paint and coatings industry has been delivering waste diversion programs since 1994, when the first one was established in British Columbia. The Product Care model has now been adopted in the United States.
Since the Ontario Municipal Household Hazardous Waste (MHSW) program was launched in 2008, the paint and coatings industry has met or exceeded program targets for waste diversion. "The paint and coatings industry has taken the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) seriously, and despite significant challenges with administration of the program in Ontario, the industry continues to exceed government-approved targets in the province," commented Gary LeRoux, President of the Canadian Paint and Coatings Association.