Proudly led by the British Coatings Federation, PaintCare aims to create a circular economy for leftover decorative paint in the UK, increasing the re-use or re-manufacture rate from just 2% today to 75% by 2030. This is because an estimated 55 million litres of waste decorative paint are generated in the UK each year. Most of it finds its way into the domestic waste stream; it then either goes into landfill or gets separated out and disposed of as hazardous waste at considerable cost to local authorities. You can read a more detailed summary of the PaintCare plans and actions taken to date here.

What you can do to help.

BUY RIGHT   STORE RIGHT   USE IT UP    GIVE IT AWAY RECYCLE THE REST    BUY REMANUFACTURED PAINT

THE OPPORTUNITY

There is an opportunity to create a national scheme for leftover paint in the UK, for it to be reused or remanufactured instead of landfilled, creating a ‘circular economy’ model. View the short video on the right for a vision of what the future might look like.

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