If you are a painting contractor, please review the information below to learn more about the PaintCare fee and recycling opportunities.
Free Large Volume Pickup (LVP) Service
For contractors and others who have accumulated a large amount of unwanted paint, PaintCare offers a door-to-door pickup service. This free service is available to businesses and households with at least 100 gallons of eligible paint products that are located in PaintCare states. Learn more about large volume pickups.
Fee and Funding
PaintCare programs are funded by a fee (referred to as the PaintCare fee) which is applied to the purchase price of new paint sold in the state. There is no charge for dropping off paint at a PaintCare drop-off site. The PaintCare fee is not a tax or deposit. The fee funds all aspects of the paint stewardship program. For more information on the fee, visit the PaintCare fee page.
Important Note:
It is expected that contractors pass the PaintCare fee on to customers in order to recoup the price they pay. When estimating jobs, contractors should take the fee into account by checking with suppliers and ensuring quotes include the fee. Let your customers know that fee is included in your quotes and that the fee funds a statewide paint recycling program for you and your customer.
Business Limits
With the exception of businesses in Illinois, to use the PaintCare program for oil-based paint, a business must qualify as an exempt generator under federal and any analogous state hazardous waste generator rules. Please visit the Business Limits page for more information on exempt generator rules. If your business does not qualify as an exempt generator, it will not be able to use the program for oil-based paint, but it can still use the program for latex products. (Non-exempt generators may use the pickup service in New York. Contact PaintCare for details.)