Program Details
PaintCare offers drop-off sites throughout Oregon where the public can take unwanted paint for recycling. These sites are available to households, government agencies, and others with leftover paint.
Drop Off Paint
Large Volume Pickup (LVP) Service
If you have a large amount of unwanted paint (100+ gallons), PaintCare offers a free service to painting contractors, property managers, and others with large amounts of leftover architectural paint.
Products We Accept
PaintCare sites accept house paint as well as primers, stains, sealers, and clear coatings such as shellac and varnish. Accepted products, also referred to as “PaintCare products” and “architectural coatings,” are the same ones that carry the PaintCare fee when purchased.
Fee and Funding
PaintCare programs are funded by a fee (referred to as the PaintCare fee) which is applied to the purchase price of each container 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 a deposit. The fee funds all aspects of the paint stewardship program.
For more information on the fee, visit the PaintCare Fee Page.
The fee in Oregon is based on container size as follows:
Official Documents
Summary of 2024 Oregon Annual Report
This one-page infographic highlights the successes from the most recent reporting period (January to December 2024) for the Oregon PaintCare program. Please consider downloading and printing a copy of the infographic and then posting it for staff and the public at your business or organization.
Annual Reports
- 2024 Annual Report (January – December 2024)
- 2023 Annual Report (January – December 2023)
- 2022 Annual Report (January – December 2022)
- 2021 Annual Report (January – December 2021)
- 2020 Annual Report (January – December 2020)
- 2019 Annual Report (January – December 2019)
- 2018 Annual Report (January – December 2018)
- 2017 Annual Report (January – December 2017)
- 2016 Annual Report (January – December 2016)
- 2015 Annual Report (January – December 2015)
- 2014 Annual Report (January – December 2014)
- 2013 Six Month Report (July 2013 – December 2013)
- 2013 Annual Report (July 2012 – June 2013)
- 2012 Annual Report (July 2011 – June 2012)
- 2011 Annual Report (July 2010 – June 2011)
State Agency
The oversight agency for the Oregon program is the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
Program Plan
PaintCare’s program plan for Oregon describes the operations, outreach, and other activities of the Oregon Paint Stewardship Program:
- Oregon Paint Stewardship Program Plan (June 2021)
On February 9, 2024, PaintCare proposed an amendment to the Oregon Paint Stewardship Program Plan. The plan was conditionally approved by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on April 9, 2024. - On January 8, 2026, PaintCare submitted a revised Paint Stewardship Program Plan and accompanying cover letter to DEQ requesting an increase to the program fee structure. Pending approval by DEQ, the fee increase will take effect January 1, 2027.
Law
Laws relevant to the PaintCare program in Oregon can be found at https://oregon.public.law/statutes
- Oregon Revised Statutes
- Volume 13. Housing, Environment
- Title 36A. Housing
- Chapter 459A. Reuse and Recycling
- Sections 459A.820 – 459A.855
Evaluation Reports by Product Stewardship Institute
The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) evaluated the effects of the PaintCare program on household hazardous waste (HHW) programs in five states that implemented paint stewardship prior to September 2014: California, Connecticut, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont. This report summarizes PSI’s findings from the cross-state evaluation.
- Paint Stewardship: Effect on Household Hazardous Waste Programs (December 2015)
At the request of the American Coatings Association and Metro Oregon, PSI evaluated performance of the first two years of the PaintCare program in Oregon. This report summarizes PSI’s findings.
- Oregon Paint Stewardship Evaluation Final Report (March 2013)
Awareness Surveys
PaintCare conducted general awareness surveys in December from 2013 to 2016. The questions and responses are presented here: