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New York

by | Feb 17, 2021

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Andrew Radin
New York Program Manager
(315) 317-4346
aradin@paint.org

Upstate NY:

Kelsey O’Toole
New York Program Coordinator
(315) 418-6520
kotoole@paint.org

NYC:

Michael Rieser
New York Program Coordinator
(718) 938-6632
mrieser@paint.org

Long Island:

Sandra Torres Vera
New York Program Coordinator
(516) 398-6026
svera@paint.org


Upstate NY:

Wesley Baxter
New York Program Coordinator
(518) 416-5259
wbaxter@paint.org

Contact

For general PaintCare inquires, call (855)PAINT09 or email info@paint.org.

For New York-specific inquiries, contact a New York Program Manager or Coordinator.

Program Details

  • Established in May 2022
  • 200+ year-round drop-off sites

PaintCare offers drop-off sites throughout New York where the public can take unwanted paint for recycling. These sites are available to households, businesses, government agencies, and others with leftover paint.

Manufacturers

Paint manufacturers that sell paint directly or indirectly in a PaintCare state are required by each state’s paint stewardship law to register their company and brands with PaintCare. Visit our Manufacturers page to learn more and register.

Additional Information

Paint Stewardship Law | Requirements for New York Retailers | Official Documents | Order Brochures and Materials

Drop Off Paint

Enter your zip code, city and state, or street address to find the nearest, most convenient paint drop-off site to you. All PaintCare sites accept up to 5 gallons per visit (some take more). Please call ahead to confirm business hours and ask if they can accept the type and amount of paint you would like to recycle. Sites do not accept aerosols (spray paint), leaking, unlabeled, or empty containers.

  • accepts up to 5 gallons

  • accepts up to 10-20 gal.

  • accepts up to 100 gal.

  • HHW Programs (accepts other items)

  • Also has Reuse Program

Visit our PaintCare Products page for
more information on accepted products.

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 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 New York is based on container size as follows:

$0.00

Half pint or smaller

$0.45

Larger than half pint up to smaller than 1 gallon

$0.95

1 gallon up to 2 gallons

$1.95

Larger than 2 gallons up to 5 gallons

Program Brochure