Paint Product Stewardship Initiative Presentation to California Integrated Waste Management Board Scott Cassel, PSI Executive Director/Founder December

Paint Product Stewardship

Initiative

Presentation to California Integrated Waste Management Board

Scott Cassel, PSI Executive Director/FounderDecember 4, 2007

December 4, 2007 CIWMB Board Meeting

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What is the Product What is the Product Stewardship Institute?Stewardship Institute?

Non-Profit, based in Boston, founded in 2000 Membership

43 State members 47 Local agency members

Board of Directors: 7 states (including CIWMB), 4 local agencies

Multi-stakeholder product stewardship network Adjunct Council: Business, Environmental/Organizational


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PSI Full and Affiliate State Members


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PSI Projects

Paint

Mercury Thermostats

Fluorescent lamps

Electronics

Pharmaceuticals

Radioactive Devices

Telephone books

Gas Cylinders

Tires

Beverage containers

Motor oil


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Why Paint?64 million$8$512 million

Estimated # of gallons/year leftover in U.S. Estimated average cost/gallon to manageEstimated total cost to manage leftover paint

30-40% oil-based being returned at HHW facilities Latex paint is a resource issue like any other

recyclable Little recycled paint being purchased

This is not sustainable!!


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Key Dateso Sept. 2002 – PSI presentation to NPCA o Sept. 2003 – Completion of Paint Action Plano Sept. 2004 – Completion of 4 meetingso March 15, 2005 – 1st MOU Signedo March 15, 2007 – end of 2-year 1st MOUo March 21, 2007 – NPCA Board Resolutiono Oct. 24, 2007 – 2nd MOU completed/available to signo Nov. 1, 2007 – beginning of 3-year 2nd MOU


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The 1st MOU was…

A first step toward a nationally coordinated leftover paint management system

8 Projects Raised $1 million+

Demonstrate potential to reduce the volume of leftover paint and the cost of managing leftover paint


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1st Paint MOU Project Portfolio1. Source Reduction Survey/Pilot2. Reuse Manual/Pilot3. Infrastructure Report 4. Recycled Paint Standard (Green Seal)5. Recycled Paint Marketing6. Recycled Paint Regulatory Issues – White Paper7. Sustainable Financing Options8. Lifecycle Assessment and Cost/Benefit Analysis

(LCA/CBA)


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Recycled Paint Standard

Recycled-content latex paint – completed Aug. 2006 Consolidated (95%+ p.c.) and Reprocessed (50%+ p.c.) Green Seal environmental standard (GS-43) Incorporates performance standards from Master Painters

Institute Assurance: recycled paint performs as well as virgin paint


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Recycled Paint Standard About 12 recycled paint manufacturers in North America. CA: Amazon Environmental, Visions Recycling, Kelly-Moore. 1 company is Green Seal certified. Other companies expected to be certified shortly. CA purchase of recycled paint is important next step.


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Infrastructure Report Infrastructure report evaluated best ways to collect,

consolidate, transport, and process leftover paint in U.S. Using infrastructure report as basis for performance goals. Collection points needed for convenience (2,000 to 11,000)

About 1 site per 10,000 households Phased implementation over time to meet highest

performance goals. Cost to collect, aggregate, transport, recycle = $8.59/gal


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2nd Paint MOU3-year continuation of partnership (until November 2010)

November 2007 to July 1, 2008 (no later than)Design and develop industry-run Paint Stewardship Organization (PSO) and Demonstration Project in Minnesota.

January 1, 2008Establish performance goals for source reduction, reuse, collection, and recycling for the Demonstration Project.


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2nd Paint MOUJuly 1, 2008 (no later than)

Implement Demonstration Project in Minnesota funded by “consumer-based cost-recovery system.”

April 2009 to September 2009Evaluate the Demonstration Project.

Roll out to other states• July 2009 – OR, WA, VT • January 2010 – CA• July 2010 – IA, FL, NC, IL


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2nd Paint MOU

Financing system is key remaining element• Manufacturer payment into industry-run PSO.• Payment recovered from consumers.• Fee can be invisible.• NOT discussing a visible ARF collected at

retail.


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Next Steps Sign MOU

• 10 signed to date (expect over 75)• Washington, Oregon, NPCA, others

Negotiate financing system (mfr/retailer focus) Complete LCA/CBA Establish framework for PSO Design Demonstration Project in MN

All to be coordinated by PSI through the PPSI stakeholder group


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For More Information Contact…Scott CasselPSI Executive Director/Founder

617-236-4855

[email protected]

www.productstewardship.us

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Paint Product Stewardship Initiative Presentation to California Integrated Waste Management Board Scott Cassel, PSI Executive Director/Founder December