Latex Paint disposal?

Top-Water · 05-19-2019, 06:03 PM

NHDES

Latex Paint
Identification and Disposal

https://www.des.nh.gov/organization/...aint/latex.htm

For many it might be working ok. Unless your promoting illegal dumping of something that is your responsibly. Would you dump it on your own property without treating it to be safe. What makes you think that disposing of it improperly or illegally is ok. Others gave you suggestions above.

Please explain.

I have a large big screen tv to get rid of in my home town. $25.00 to get rid of it last time I checked. Maybe more than your paint. Can I dump it at your home? or should I dump it at wal-mart. Never mind, don't answer. I know what not to do.

fatlazyless · 05-19-2019, 06:23 PM

Tires, motor oil and oil filters all get recycled or disposed pretty good in Meredith and the lakes region, but for paint the disposal method needs to be improved to the same level. The current paint disposal system in New Hampshire is way behind what is done in Maine, Vermont and Rhode Island.

The PaintCare website says that 780-mil gals of paint get sold each year in the U.S. and that 10% or 78-mil gals is left over and unused. From what I know about painting, 10% seems like a low estimate to me.

So, there is a lot of room for improving the New Hampshire paint disposal to bring it up to the same level as the NH system for tires, oil and oil filters disposal.

Yes, the NH-DES website suggests having a paint swap as a way to recycle paint, where people get to trade a can of paint for something of value.

Ok ..... here goes ...... will trade one half gal of bright Pacific Blue latex swim pool paint, good for painting an old row boat, for a six-pak of peanut butter whoopie pies from LePages Bakery in Skowhegan, Maine ...... any takers on-board here? ...

..... that's the NH way, and it needs to be improved.

05-19-2019, 06:23 PM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,949 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 307 Thanked 1,059 Times in 772 Posts	Tires, motor oil and oil filters all get recycled or disposed pretty good in Meredith and the lakes region, but for paint the disposal method needs to be improved to the same level. The current paint disposal system in New Hampshire is way behind what is done in Maine, Vermont and Rhode Island. The PaintCare website says that 780-mil gals of paint get sold each year in the U.S. and that 10% or 78-mil gals is left over and unused. From what I know about painting, 10% seems like a low estimate to me. So, there is a lot of room for improving the New Hampshire paint disposal to bring it up to the same level as the NH system for tires, oil and oil filters disposal. Yes, the NH-DES website suggests having a paint swap as a way to recycle paint, where people get to trade a can of paint for something of value. Ok ..... here goes ...... will trade one half gal of bright Pacific Blue latex swim pool paint, good for painting an old row boat, for a six-pak of peanut butter whoopie pies from LePages Bakery in Skowhegan, Maine ...... any takers on-board here? ... ..... that's the NH way, and it needs to be improved. __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

05-19-2019, 06:03 PM	#1
Top-Water Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 674 Thanks: 1,535 Thanked 714 Times in 431 Posts	NHDES Latex Paint Identification and Disposal https://www.des.nh.gov/organization/...aint/latex.htm For many it might be working ok. Unless your promoting illegal dumping of something that is your responsibly. Would you dump it on your own property without treating it to be safe. What makes you think that disposing of it improperly or illegally is ok. Others gave you suggestions above. Please explain. I have a large big screen tv to get rid of in my home town. $25.00 to get rid of it last time I checked. Maybe more than your paint. Can I dump it at your home? or should I dump it at wal-mart. Never mind, don't answer. I know what not to do.