Reducing, Reusing, & Recycling Waste Latex Paint in Rural Communities includes practical information for municipalities, including case studies.
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Tips for Minimizing Paint Waste, focuses on preventing the generation of waste paint.by consumers, painting contractors, and other users of paint, and is one side of a double-sided handout.
View the First Page Only [PDF]

The other side, What To Do With Leftover Latex Paint..., is designed to be customizable so that communities can highlight local options for donating, disposing of, reusing, and recycling leftover latex paint, where available. Use one of the following templates to customize the Second Page for your specific needs.

• Template 1 Disposal Only - For use where disposal and donation are the only waste paint management options for latex paint
• Template 2 Recycling - For use in states with Product Stewardship programs for paint recycling
• Template 3 Paint Exchange & Disposal - For use in communities that offer latex paint exchanges in addition to disposal and donation

Note: You will need Adobe Reader Version 8 or newer to edit these forms. Be sure to save the form on your computer as a PDF before editing the document.

To see examples of the handout, click on the documents below. 

• Androscoggin County, Maine
• Eastern Rensselaer County, New York
• Erie County, New York
• Montgomery, Ostego, & Schoharie Counties, New York
• Rutland County, Vermont

Note: The first page of each of these handouts remains the same, while the second page contains customized information.

This material is based upon work supported under a grant by the Utilities Programs, United States Department of Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily represent the official views of the Utilities Programs.