Paint product recovery program: paint recovery: education and outreach.
- Expands California's paint recovery program to require manufacturers to collect and recycle leftover paint products.
- Mandates paint manufacturers to develop educational materials about proper paint handling and recycling.
- Requires paint manufacturers to invest in apprenticeship programs for training future painters.
- Establishes multilingual outreach efforts to ensure all California communities can participate in paint recycling.
Assembly Member Schultz's paint product recovery legislation expands California's existing program by requiring manufacturers to implement comprehensive paint recovery and recycling initiatives while investing in workforce development. The bill redefines the program's scope to encompass paint recovery - the collection and transportation of leftover paint for reuse, processing, or recycling to reduce environmental impacts and disposal costs.
The legislation mandates that paint manufacturers develop and maintain educational materials for consumers, contractors, and retailers about proper paint handling and recycling. These materials must include multilingual communications, visible retail signage, consumer handouts, and online resources detailing collection site locations. The bill also requires manufacturers to partner with California apprenticeship programs to train future painters in environmental stewardship practices.
Under the amended provisions, the program maintains its existing framework for paint collection and processing while adding explicit requirements for paint recovery and reuse. The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery continues to oversee manufacturer stewardship plans, which must now incorporate both the expanded recovery objectives and workforce training components. The bill preserves current definitions of paint products while clarifying exclusions for industrial coatings and health and beauty items.
 Joaquin ArambulaD Assembly Member | Committee Member |  Not Contacted | |
 Buffy WicksD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Lisa CalderonD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Mike FongD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Diane DixonR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |
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Introduced By
- Expands California's paint recovery program to require manufacturers to collect and recycle leftover paint products.
- Mandates paint manufacturers to develop educational materials about proper paint handling and recycling.
- Requires paint manufacturers to invest in apprenticeship programs for training future painters.
- Establishes multilingual outreach efforts to ensure all California communities can participate in paint recycling.
Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Schultz's paint product recovery legislation expands California's existing program by requiring manufacturers to implement comprehensive paint recovery and recycling initiatives while investing in workforce development. The bill redefines the program's scope to encompass paint recovery - the collection and transportation of leftover paint for reuse, processing, or recycling to reduce environmental impacts and disposal costs.
The legislation mandates that paint manufacturers develop and maintain educational materials for consumers, contractors, and retailers about proper paint handling and recycling. These materials must include multilingual communications, visible retail signage, consumer handouts, and online resources detailing collection site locations. The bill also requires manufacturers to partner with California apprenticeship programs to train future painters in environmental stewardship practices.
Under the amended provisions, the program maintains its existing framework for paint collection and processing while adding explicit requirements for paint recovery and reuse. The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery continues to oversee manufacturer stewardship plans, which must now incorporate both the expanded recovery objectives and workforce training components. The bill preserves current definitions of paint products while clarifying exclusions for industrial coatings and health and beauty items.
Joaquin ArambulaD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Buffy WicksD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Lisa CalderonD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Mike FongD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Diane DixonR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |