Paint Recycling Events Kick Off in Hamden Saturday

PaintCare, an organization responsible for the program to recycle unused and leftover paint in Connecticut, will kick off seven paint drop-off events Saturday  from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hamden Middle School.

The events are not limited to only the residents of the town in which the event is located — residents from any town in Connecticut may use these events to dispose of any amount of paint. 

Businesses may also use the events, but only for latex paint. Businesses may not bring oil based paint due to legal restrictions. For details about what is acceptable, please visit www.paintcare.org/ct or call 855-PAINT09.

Events will be held at the following locations:

July 13           Hamden – Hamden Middle School, 2623 Dixwell Avenue

July 20           Fairfield – Fairfield Ward High School, 755 Melville Avenue

July 27           East Lyme – East Lyme Highway Dept., 8 Capitol Drive

August 3         Harwinton – Torrington Recycling Center, 252 Bogue Road

August 3         Danbury – Danbury Public Works, 52A Newtown Road

August 10       Norwich – Norwich Public Works, 50 Clinton Avenue

August 17       Berlin – New Britain Recycling Center, 642 Christian Lane 

In addition to these one-day paint drop off events, PaintCare is also establishing 100 permanent drop off sites statewide.

For more information on these seven one-day events, paint recycling, and to find other local drop-off sites in Connecticut, visit www.paintcare.org.