Vermont Governor Signs Paint Stewardship Bill into Law
BURLINGTON, VT - Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin has signed a bill that will require manufacturers to fund and operate a post-consumer paint take-back program across the state. The law, which was passed by both houses of the legislature in late May, ensures the environmentally responsible end-of-life management of leftover architectural paint throughout Vermont, while shifting the managerial and financial burden away from the state and local governments.
"Dealing with post-consumer paint has been a high priority for solid waste districts and alliances, but it has come at a significant cost," said Jen Holliday, Environmental Safety Compliance Manager of the Chittenden Solid Waste District. "This law ensures that we can keep household paints out of our landfills and out of people's storage closets, and do so with funding provided by manufacturers, not taxpayers."