Additional Covered Products
Contact: Steve Pincuspy, Director of Corporate Initiatives & Manufacturer Relations, , (612) 719-5216
While historically the PaintCare program was limited to the management of architectural coatings only, recent state laws are expanding programs in three states to include additional product categories. Some states have enacted extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws that expand the scope of products managed by PaintCare. California and Vermont are adding aerosol coatings, nonindustrial coatings, and coatings-related products to their programs. Connecticut is adding aerosol coatings only to its program. PaintCare has been developing product definitions and program plan updates under these laws for review and approval by each state’s government oversight agency prior to implementation. Find updates by state below.
Additional Product Categories
PaintCare has now published the product definitions guide for the forthcoming program expansions in Vermont, California, and Connecticut. Manufacturers are able to review the list of additional product types and register their products matching those definitions on PaintCare’s manufacturer portal, www.paintcareporting.org.
To review the full product category definitions, download the Vermont, California, and Connecticut Guide to Additional Covered Products. This guide is also available on the manufacturer portal. The manufacturer portal also provides detailed instructions for first-time users and steps for registering products.
Vermont Updates
- H.484 (2025; now also called Act 59) was signed into law on June 11, 2025.
- It adds aerosol coatings, nonindustrial coatings, and coatings-related products to the Vermont PaintCare program.
- PaintCare is required to submit a program plan covering the additional products to the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) by July 1, 2026.
- ANR is also developing a separate program for Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) EPR parallel to PaintCare expansion. Some manufacturers may need to determine which HHW products fall under ANR’s HHW EPR program and which coatings-related products can be registered under the expansion of PaintCare. Products covered by the expanded PaintCare program are exempt from ANR’s HHW EPR program. ANR requests manufacturers visit their HHW EPR website as well as their newly launched manufacturer registration portal. For questions related to ANR’s HHW EPR program, contact Shannon Choquette at (802) 522-0302 or .
California Updates
- Senate Bill 1143 (2024) adding additional products to the PaintCare program in California was signed into law on September 29, 2024.
- It adds aerosol coatings, nonindustrial coatings, and coatings-related products to the California PaintCare program.
- In 2023, another California law added aerosol coatings to the list of products that PaintCare will manage. Under SB 1143, the timeline for adding aerosol coatings has been merged with the additional coatings product categories and extended to 2028 to streamline regulatory processes and program implementation.
- Implementation plans are under development. PaintCare is waiting for CalReycle’s rulemaking process on this topic to incorporate those elements into our plans. We will share updates with manufacturers once known.
Connecticut Updates
- Senate Bill 147 (also now called Public Act No. 26-107, 2026) was signed into law on June 2, 2026.
- It adds aerosol coatings to the Connecticut PaintCare program.
- PaintCare is required to submit a revised program plan to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection by July 1, 2028.