Northeast Paint Stewardship Initiative March 5, Scott Cassel, CEO and Founder Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.

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1 Northeast Paint Stewardship Initiative March 5, 2013 Scott Cassel, CEO and Founder Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.

2 Thank You Meeting Sponsors! Product Stewardship Institute,

3 Welcome and Introductions Welcome! Susan Studlien Director, Office of Environmental Stewardship U.S. EPA Region 1 Product Stewardship Institute,

4 Who is the Product Stewardship Institute? Global Product Stewardship Council (PSI represented on Board of Directors) Nonprofit founded in 2000 Memberships 47 States 200+ Local governments Partnerships (95+) Companies Organizations Universities Non-US Governments Board of Directors: 7 states, 4 local agencies Advisory Council: Multistakeholder (14 members) Product Stewardship Institute,

5 Representation at Today s Meeting Federal: U.S. EPA Region 1 State Officials: CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI Locals Officials: CT, MA, ME, NY, RI, VT Product Stewardship Councils: CT, VT, NY Regional Groups: NRRA, MRRA, NEWMOA Industry: ACA, PaintCare, Paint Exchange Product Stewardship Institute,

6 Today s Agenda 9:00 am 9:15 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am Welcome and Introductions - Susan Studlien, Director Office of Environmental Stewardship, U.S. EPA Region 1 Meeting Overview/National Paint Update Paint stewardship laws in OR and CA Paint stewardship bills in TX, IL, MN, WA Break Product Stewardship Institute,

7 Today s Agenda 10:45 am Paint stewardship laws in the northeast (CT, RI) 11:45 am Paint stewardship bills in the northeast (VT, ME, NY, NJ) 12:30 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm Lunch Paint stewardship bills in the northeast (VT, ME, NY, NJ) Cont. Developing a regional/national paint stewardship model bill Product Stewardship Institute,

8 Today s Agenda 3:00 pm 3:45 pm 4:00 pm Roles of state government, local government, ACA, and Paint Care: Implications for Regional/National Implementation Next Steps Adjourn Product Stewardship Institute,

9 PSI s Work in the Northeastern U.S. and Eastern Canadian Provinces 2010 Kickoff meeting at PSI National Forum + Conference Calls Initiated by Recyc-Quebec, PSI partner Quebec government Goals: Share information on EPR and Harmonize policies. Seek regional economic development opportunities. Participants: Northeast US: state and local governments, env l group PSC leaders. Eastern Canadian Provinces: Québec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island. PSI Briefing Document on EPR regional harmonization Status of EPR laws/bills in region. Economic benefits of EPR. Administrative and legislative strategies for pursuing regional harmonization. Product Stewardship Institute,

10 PSI Northeast U.S. Regional Meeting November 30, 2012 Northeast US 50 participants Meeting Outcomes Significant interest in continuing to work together to promote product stewardship in the northeast. Use existing product stewardship networks to advance EPR in interim. PSI to be the coordinating entity. PSI to convene 2 nd meeting focused on paint and invite American Coatings Association and Paint Care. Participants identified the following products as top legislative priorities: Paint (ME, NY, VT, NJ); Packaging and Printed Materials (CT, RI, VT); Pesticides and Fertilizers (CT, VT, NJ); Mattresses (CT, RI); Carpet (CT, NY); and Fluorescent lamps (NY, NJ). Product Stewardship Institute,

11 EPR on the Rise in the U.S. Over the Past Decade 80 EPR laws since 2000 Number of Laws Year Product Stewardship Institute,

12 EPR Laws in the U.S. by State 2012 Product Stewardship Institute,

13 Another View on State EPR Laws 3 70 EPR laws in 32 states (including laws on carpet, framework, cell phones, and agricultural pesticide containers) Product Stewardship Institute,

14 Mandatory EPR Laws and Legislation in the Northeast U.S. Key Product Stewardship Institute,

15 A brief history of paint stewardship Two research reports: PSI has facilitated a national dialogue on paint since December st Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) issued April projects $2 M public/private funds. 2 nd MOU issued in October Detailed work plan elements of legislation First product stewardship law for paint passed in Oregon in June Product Stewardship Institute,

16 U.S. State EPR laws & legislation PAINT Oregon (2009) California (2010) Connecticut (2011) Rhode Island (2012) Product Stewardship Institute,

17 Benefits of paint stewardship legislation for the Northeast 7.5 million gallons of paint go unused each year in the Northeast. The Northeast could gain a total financial benefit of over $60 million annually if all paint were to be managed through EPR. In addition, a paint stewardship law would result in: Reduced government/taxpayer cost. Green sector jobs. More recycling opportunities. Less disposal, more recycling. Less waste. Product Stewardship Institute,

18 Paint Product Stewardship Program

19 About the American Coatings Association Non-profit 501(c)(6) organization Represents manufacturers of paint and coatings for architectural, industrial maintenance, original equipment manufacturer, and specialty coatings Just celebrated its 125 th anniversary Advocacy on legislative, regulatory and judicial issues impacting the industry

20 About PaintCare Non-profit 501(c)(3) organization Created by the American Coatings Association as representative paint stewardship organization Established in 2009 for the Oregon pilot program Governed by Board of architectural paint manufacturers Operational organization dedicated to costeffective and environmentally sound programs for post-consumer paint management

21 Why Paint 50% of household hazardous waste (HHW) products received by municipal HHW programs is paint Studies show that approximately 10% of purchased paint goes unused, remains leftover 70 millions gallons available for recycling in the U.S. annually (10% of annual sales) National dialogue seeking to find a solution to postconsumer paint management began in 2003 with participation from the American Coatings Association Dialogue led to drafting of the model, state-level, industry supported legislation that passed in California 21

22 Model Paint Stewardship Legislation Four states have passed the model paint stewardship legislation with industry support: Oregon (2009) Implementation July 2010 California (2010) Implementation Oct 2012 Connecticut (2011) Implementation 2013 Rhode Island (2012) Implementation 2013

23 About the Paint Stewardship Law Manufacturers selling paint into the state must operate paint management system for leftovers: Reduce the generation of postconsumer paint; promote reuse, and provide system for recycling and proper disposal Requires a plan to be approved by state environmental agency Requires convenient paint drop-off sites Requires environmentally responsible paint management Require goals for reuse, recycling and proper disposal Requires education and outreach

24 About the Paint Stewardship Law Requires an annual report to the state Total volume of paint collected by type Method of disposition (reuse, recycling, proper disposal) for all paint collected Independent financial audit Education and Outreach Reporting and Evaluation of program goals Requires annual fee to state agency for plan and annual report review and for oversight and enforcement

25 PaintCare Funding Financing through a per can assessment fee added to the product price of each container sold. Half pint or less: $ 0.00 More than half pint to 1 less than 1 gallon: $ gallon: $ 0.75 More than 1 gallon to 5 gallons: $ 1.60 Manufacturers pay the fees to PaintCare, on a monthly basis based on sales in the state and pass them through to distributors and retailers who add them to the final purchase price of new paint

26 Program Products Collect the following architectural coatings in 5 gallon containers or less: Interior and exterior architectural paints: latex, acrylic, water-based, alkyd, oil-based, enamel (all types of finishes and sheens, including textured coatings) Deck coatings, floor paints (including elastomeric) Primers, sealers, undercoaters Stains Shellacs, lacquers, varnishes, urethanes (single component) Waterproofing concrete/masonry/wood sealers and repellents (not tar or bitumen-based) Swimming pool paints (single component) Metal coatings, rust preventatives Field and lawn paints

27 Non-Program Products Industrial maintenance (IM) coatings (must be labeled for IM use) Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) coatings (shop use) Aerosol paints (spray cans) Auto and marine paints Traffic, road marking paints Arts and crafts paints 2-component coatings Caulking compounds, epoxies, glues, adhesives Paint thinners, mineral spirits, solvents Paint additives, colorants, tints, resins Wood preservatives Roof patch and repair Tar and bitumen-based products Deck cleaners

28 Who Can Use the Program? Latex Program Products From residents From all businesses Oil-based Program Products From residents From CESQG businesses

29 Collection Site Requirements Clean storage area -- 1 yd 3 space for each bin Impermeable surface (concrete, asphalt, sealed wood floor, etc.) Storage area should not be accessible to the public this is not a self-serve program Away from: Ignition sources Storm or floor drains Preferably indoor or covered area, protected from temperature extremes If outdoors, cover with lid to keep out rain Maintain enough space around bins for emergency access and inspecting for leaks

30 Paint Can Condition Original container Original label that can be read never open any containers Sealed containers Not leaking Not Empty (dried latex ok) 5 gallons or less in size

31 Communications - Starter Kit Operations binder with recordkeeping forms Storage bin(s) & labels Spill kit (upon request) Posters Customer education materials

32 Communications - Posters

33 Communications - Point of Sale Materials Mini Card Customer Bill Insert Consumer Brochure

34 Oregon Pilot Program Collection Infrastructure

35 Oregon Pilot Program Access and Convenience Oregon Population within 15 miles of a collection site

36 Oregon Pilot Program Volume Collected and Disposition Architectural Year 1 Year 2 Paint Gallons % Type Gallons % Type Alkyd 117,529 25% 189,244 31% Latex 352,136 75% 420,227 69% Total 469, ,471 Latex Alkyd

37 California Program Started October 19 th More than 500 drop-off sites added since day one Retail Permanent HHW facilities Temporary HHW Events Transfer Stations Habitat for Humanity Restores

38 Next States Colorado Florida Illinois Maine Minnesota New Jersey New York Texas Vermont Washington

39 Contact - Questions Alison Keane VP, ACA General Cousel, PaintCare (202) akeane@paint.org

40 Flow of Paint and Funds in Oregon Stewardship Program Product Stewardship Institute,

41 Benefits of paint stewardship under Oregon s law 1 st year collection: 470,000 gallons leftover paint. 2 nd year collection: 609,000 gallons 30% increase. 1 st year: 20 permanent collection locations. 2 nd year: 101 locations 400% increase. Baseline convenience: 65% percent of Oregon s population lived within 15 miles of a paint collection facility. End of 2 nd Year: >94% of population had access to a collection site. The largest urban area in Oregon Metro reported a DIRECT cost savings of over $1 million annually. Product Stewardship Institute,

42 OR Paint Manufacturer Comments Product Stewardship Institute,

43 OR Paint Retailer Comments The amount of paint that we have taken in is over the last two years is mind boggling. It is nice to know that it is being disposed of properly. Efforts should be made to make it easy for people to get rid of other items that contaminate our ground water, etc. like aerosol paints & solvents. People assume that we can take these things as well. Being in a rural area it is difficult to properly deal with this kind of waste. Paint Care has made this process absolutely painless. We had a huge turnout for such a small community when we first started and it's amazing how many people are still bringing old paint in. It should be permanent so that buildup of old paint does not happen!!! It just begs for mishandling of paint without this program Product Stewardship Institute,

44 OR Paint Retailer Comments Continued It's a great program! We get more foot traffic in our store (which is sorely need these days) and our customers (as well as, potential new customers) feel great about recycling their old paint in turn helping our environment. Customers do not mind the fee when they purchase, but if they had to pay to recycle I think most would just dump it. This program needs to be at every location if it is to be permanent. I also feel that it should be an item line on the invoice, because many people say "I am not being charged that fee at other stores when we buy paint". Product Stewardship Institute,

45 Next Steps Meeting notes Future coordination on other products Next meeting/call Product Stewardship Institute,

46 Contact Scott Cassel PSI Chief Executive Officer & Founder Product Stewardship Institute,