Association of Dyes and Organic
Pigments Manufacturers (ETAD), pro-
vided insight on regulatory challenges
facing the pigments industry in Europe,
and Dale Pritchett, Group Publisher of
Rodman Media, shared top stories in
2016 from the coatings and inks mar-
kets. Dan Moss, Director of Government
Relations at the Society of Chemical
Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA),
discussed the new political landscape,
including future opportunities and chal-
lenges for the chemical industry, and new
SOCMA President and CEO Jennifer
Abril shared her vision for SOCMA and
CPMA’s collaborative relationship.
Highlighting the event, CPMA recognized retiring Board members Matt
McClure of Apollo Colors and Mike
Klein of Dominion Colour for their many
years of dedicated service and leadership.
CPMA President John Marten noted Mike
Klein’s valuable guidance as past Board
Chair and longtime Board and Executive
Committee member. Klein reflected on the
shift of the color pigments industry over
the years and the significance of CPMA’s
role as the industry voice.
British Coatings Federation Survey Reveals Barriers to
Recycling Leftover Paint
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has unveiled the results of its 2016 PaintCare local
authorities survey which reveal the barriers to
recycling leftover paint as faced by Household
Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across the
UK. The BCF’s PaintCare program aims to create a national paint recycling and remanufacturing scheme to make better use of the estimated 55 million liters of leftover paint
generated each year in the UK, most of which is currently landfilled and incinerated.
A national scheme for leftover paint would depend upon the creation of a national
collection network, but currently only one in three HWRCs accept paint in the UK. The
survey aimed to understand why the majority of HWRCs are not accepting paint and
the challenges faced by those HWRCs which do accept paint.
Amongst the findings from the HWRC sites that do accept paint, the survey revealed that the majority of paint collected ends up in landfill or is incinerated. Encouragingly, it was established that the other half of collected paint is sent to a paint
recycler or remanufacturer, highlighting that such a solution can work for HWRCs. The
survey reaffirmed previous research commissioned by the BCF that sending paint to a
paint recycler or remanufacturer presents a 40 percent cost saving to local authorities.
The cost saving is largely due to the high cost to incinerate paint as hazardous waste,
which is the current practice at many HWRCs.
The survey findings from the sites which do not collect leftover paint reveal the
main barriers preventing local authorities from taking on a paint recycling service.
Nearly 30 percent of those surveyed stated their reluctance to take on a paint recycling service was due to cost, while 23 percent said they do not have enough space
on-site. These findings indicate that in order to make a national solution possible,
financial support and an increase in on-site storage are essential.
Commenting on the survey findings, Tom Bowtell chief executive of the BCF said:
“In order to stop the landfilling of leftover paint, we need a national collection system
which householders can use to dispose of their paint, and believe the existing HWRC
network is the best driver for this. It is clear from the findings of this survey, that any
paint recycling or remanufacturing solution for leftover paint will need to take into
consideration budget and space implications.”
To read the full report, visit www.paintcare.org.uk/resources or email tania.morrill@
bcf.co.uk.
