Your left over Paint:
Every house painting project should have some left over paint or stain. It is a good idea to have one or two gallons of touch up paints available in case the substrates are damaged or high traffic need “freshening” before the next major paint job. However larger quantities should be re-used on other projects, donated to charity, or recycled. Facts about the amount of left over paint in the US: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency calculates that annually nearly 70 million gallons of paint are left over in the United States. Imagine 27.6 billion square feet each and every year ( 303 square miles). Check the label. Paint manufactured before 1978 could contain lead, many paints made before 1991 could contain mercury. Both materials should be listed on the paint label. Paints containing lead or mercury should be taken to a household-hazardous-waste collection facility. Recycle it. Some city/municipalities offer recycling programs for old paint and empty paint cans. Water-based, or latex, paint can be recycled into new paint or it can even be used to create nonpaint products such as cement. Oil-based, or alkyd, paint is usually used for fuel blending—meaning it’s burned to create energy at a power plant. To find out whether paint recycling is an option in your area, contact your municipal recycling or household-hazardous-waste center. Dispose of Latex Paint once latex paint is dried it can be safely disposed of in the garbage, or local a waste facility. Paint cans can also be dried out and disposed. Water-based paint is treated as hazardous in only a few states—including California, Washington and Minnesota—and is still generally accepted at hazardous-waste facilities Oil-based paint is always considered hazardous and should be disposed of at a household-hazardous-waste collection facility.
Shearer Painting will take away and recycle or dispose of your unused paint properly.
Do It Yourself Instructions for Recycling Paint:
1. Lay out plastic film in a well ventilated area. We suggest 4 mil polyfilm spread out in A CONTAINMENT enclosure; such as bracked 4 x 4 posts nailed together. This is the same system we use in our video.
2. Pour out left over paint over the plastic. Take care to keep the no thicker than 1/8 of an inch. Spread out the paint with a stir stick or make shift spreader made of cardboard.
3. Allow paint to dry; this should be 12-48 hours depending on temperature and humidity.
4. Thoroughly dried out latex paint and be disposed of with normal garbage.
More information about Paint Disposal in your city:
Alabama
Montgomery: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/swstmpl.asp?url=/content/dep/solidwaste/index.asp
Birmingham: http://www.wm.com/
Alaska
Juneau: www.juneau.org/
Anchorage: www.alaskawaste.net/
Arizona
Phoenix: phoenix.gov/GARBAGE/landfill.html
Arkansas
Little Rock: www.disposal.com
California
Sacramento: www.sacgreenteam.com
Los Angeles: www.ladumpsterrental.com
Colorado
Denver: www.uswaste.com
Conneticut
Hartford: www.allwaste.com/
Bridgeport: www.city-data.com/city/Bridgeport-Connecticut.html
Delaware
Dover: www.dswa.com/
Wilmington: www.manta.com/c/mm2txvc/krc-waste-management-inc
Florida
Tallahassee: www.leoncountyfl.gov/solidwaste/service.asp
Jacksonville: www.coj.net
Georgia
Atlanta: www.atlantaga.gov/
Hawaii
Honolulu: www.ehawaii.gov
Idaho
Boise: www.adaweb.net/
Illinois
Springfield: www.wm.com/Templates/FAC4549/contacts.asp
Chicago: www.wmchicago.com
Indiana
Indianapolis: www.americanenvironmental.net/pages/ais-about.php
Iowa
Des Moines: www.wm.com/Templates/FAC3999/contacts.asp
Kansas
Topeka: www.superpages.com/...Waste+Management/S-KS/T-Topeka/
Wichita: www.wm.com/Templates/FAC4065/index.asp
Kentucky
Frankfort: www.waste.ky.gov/
Louisville: www.louisvilleky.gov/solidwaste/
Louisiana
Baton Rogue: brgov.com/
New Orleans: www.cityofno.com/
Maine
Augusta: www.maine.gov/spo/recycle/
Portland: www.maineyellowpages.com/ME-Portland.../Waste-Management
Maryland
Annapolis: www.richlaw.com/
Baltimore: www.hoovers.com/.../Maryland/Baltimore/Solid_Waste_Collection-1.html
Massachusetts
Boston: www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/recyclingandsanitation/
Michigan
Lansing: www.lansingmi.gov/pubserv/wastereduction/wrap.jsp
Detroit: www.ecocenter.org/recycling/detroit.php
Minnesota
St. Paul: www.wmtwincities.com/
Minneapolis: www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/solid-waste/
Mississippi
Jackson: www.jacksonms.gov/government/publicworks/solidwaste/
Missouri
Jefferson City: local.volunteertv.com/jefferson-city+tn/waste+management.zq.html
Kansas City: www.hellokansascity.com/.../c_NONHAZARDOUSWASTEDISPOSAL_151.cfm
Montana
Helena: www.city-data.com/business/econ-Helena-Montana.html
Billings: ci.billings.mt.us
Nebraska
Lincoln: www.superpages.com/...Waste+Management/S-NE/T-Lincoln/
Omaha: www.wasteline.org/
Nevada
Carson City: www.superpages.com/...Waste+Management/S.../T-Carson+City/
Las Vegas: www.republicservices.com/
New Hampshire
Concord: www.ci.concord.nh.us/GSADMIN/concordv2.asp?siteindx
Manchester: www.manchesternh.gov
New Jersey
Trenton: www.trentonnj.org/cit-e-access/webpage.cfm?TID=55
Newark: www.wm.com/Templates/FAC5295/contacts.asp
New Mexico
Santa Fe: www.sfswma.org/
Albuquerque: www.cabq.gov/solidwaste/
New York
Albany: www.wm.com/Templates/FAC3825/contacts.asp
New York City: www.nyc.gov/sanitation
North Carolina
Raleigh: www.raleigh-nc.org/sws/hazardou.htm
Charlotte: www.charmeck.org/Living/Garbage+and+Recycling/
North Dakota
Bismarck: www.ndhealth.gov/wm/
Fargo: www.cityoffargo.com/Residential/.../Householdhazardouswaste/
Ohio
Columbus: refuse.ci.columbus.oh.us/
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City: www.okc.gov/trash/index.html
Oregon
Salem: www.co.marion.or.us
Portland : www.wmnorthwest.com
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg: www.dauphincounty.org
Philadelphia: www.globalwastellc.com
Rhode Island
Providence: www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/waste/
South Carolina
Columbia: www.columbiasc.net/solidwaste
South Dakota
Pierre: www.city-data.com/business/econ-Pierre-South-Dakota.html
Sioux Falls: www.siouxfalls.org
Tennessee
Nashville: www.wm.com/Templates/FAC4112/contacts.asp
Memphis: www.memphistn.gov/framework.aspx?page=672
Texas
Austin: www.ci.austin.tx.us/sws/
Houston: www.houstonsolidwaste.org/
Utah
Salt Lake City: www.ci.slc.ut.us/publicservices/streets/garbage.htm
Vermont
Montpelier: www.cvswmd.org/
Burlington: www.cswd.net/
Virginia
Richmond: www.cvwma.com/
Virginia Beach: www.vbgov.com
Washington
Olympia: olympiawa.gov/Default.aspx
Seattle: www.wmnorthwest.com/seattle/contactus.html
West Virginia
Charleston: www.wm.com/Templates/FAC5625/contacts.asp
Wisconsin
Madison : www.cityofmadison.com/streets/
Milwaukee: www.mpw.net/Pages/ops2.html
Wyoming
Cheyenne: www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us