REGIONAL TRIAL
Our regional trial in the West Midlands Combined Authority area begins in early 2026, marking an important step toward improving the way leftover paint is collected and recycled across the region.
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 2032. 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.
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. Watch the short video for a vision of what the future might look like.
RESOURCES
We offer a variety of publicly available documents which we’ve produced in collaboration with a range of stakeholders. Our resources include our reports on consumer behaviour and local authorities, our Interim Report and Recommendations and our Resource Efficiency Action Plan which started it all.
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