Oregon Paint Stewardship
HB 2048, modifying the 2009 Oregon Paint Stewardship Law, passed the House on June 27, the Senate on July 1, and signed into law by the Governor on July 29.
Washington Paint Stewardship
Paint Stewardship Bills, creating a stewardship program for architectural paint, were introduced in the Washington State Legislature on January 29, 2013, but died when they did not move out of committee before the March 1 deadline.
- Senate Bill 5424: passed out of the Environment Committee on Feb. 21 and was heard in Ways and Means on Feb. 27; watch TVW video clips of the Feb. 27, Feb. 21, Feb. 14 and Feb. 13 hearings
- House Bill 1579
- Synopsis of Paint Bills (PDF)
Tools for Local Government Support of Paint Stewardship in Washington
The NWPSC created a sample resolution, support letter, and fact sheets for use by local governments. These Word documents can be customized for use by your local government or jurisdiction:
- sample Resolution in Support (Word) of paint stewardship
- sample Letter in Support (Word) of paint stewardship
- Why We Need a Paint Stewardship Law in Washington State (PDF)
- Comparing Paint Management in Washington and Oregon (PDF)
- Product Stewardship: At Work in Washington (PDF) describes legislation that has passed in Washington State and 2013 product stewardship bills that are supported by manufacturers
- Management of Unwanted Architectural Paint in Washington new report which describes Washington's current paint collection and recycling programs and projects what a product stewardship system would look like if implemented
- Bill Supporters
Our Activities
NWPSC Paint Subcommittee members has been involved in national dialogues with the paint manufacturers, retailers, the recycling and waste management industry and other government agencies since 2003. The Subcommittee has worked on pilot projects to take back paint from residents, drafted reports and fact sheets and is now providing input on policy language proposed by the American Coatings Association to require paint manufacturers to finance and provide a paint take back program in Washington State.