New! Connecticut Paint Recycling Program

Connecticut has adopted a paint stewardship law which means that homeowners and contractors will now have a way to dispose of unwanted architectural paints.

These products have small fees and will be accepted at drop-off sites:

Latex paints

Oil based paints

Stains

Primers and undercoats

Shellacs, lacquers, varnishes and urethanes

Deck and floor paint

Sealers and waterproof coatings for wood, concrete and masonry

Note: Paint cans must have label attached.

Fees:

½ pint or less                                              Free

More than ½ pint to less than 1 gal.             .35

1 gallon                                                       .75

More than 1 gallon up to 5 gal.                    1.60

Area stores currently accepting paints during regular business hours: Ace Home Centers and Sherwin Williams stores. Please go to paintcare.org for further information and a list of products that aren’t accepted.

“PaintCare” is a non- profit organization created by the American Coatings Association.

The Lower CT River Estuary Region Council of Governments is holding a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Oct. 5  at Middlesex Community College on 100 Training Hill Road. A flyer is available on the collection event.  

Items accepted at a HHW Collection include

• brake and transmission fluids, gasoline and diesel, kerosense, mercury thermostats, oil based paints, paint strippers and thinners, rechargeable batteries, turpentine, aerosol cans, ammonia, ant sprays, floor care products, oven and drain cleaners, wood and metal polishes, adhesives, epoxy products and glues, artists paints, charcoal lighter fluid, cleaning solvents, pesticides, fungicides, herbicides and insecticides, mercury and mercury switches, moth balls, photographic chemicals, pool chemicals, and wood preservatives. 

To see a list of recycling locations, click here.