If not, maybe you or a group could help get one started. If the aerosols are empty, recycle the containers in a steel can recycling program. Partially full spray cans which cannot be used up or donated should be saved for a household hazardous waste collection day. The paint industry is taking a hard look at the possibility of recycling paint. Recyclers worry that the old paint may have been contaminated, with other chemicals or by bacteria, or that it may contain ingredients that would not meet today's stringent environmental regulations.
Manufacturers are also concerned because there is currently no market for recycled paint.
While paint recycling is by no means a solution to paint disposal, the industry has not stopped looking for ways to address these and other problems. Rhode Island Ave. All rights reserved. Send questions or comments to the Webmaster . Page last updated December 4, 2000.