Comments on: Recycling Mysteries: Paint http://earth911.com/news/2009/04/20/recycling-mysteries-paint/ Make Everyday Earth Day Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:41:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stacy http://earth911.com/news/2009/04/20/recycling-mysteries-paint/comment-page-1/#comment-46719 Stacy Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:51:47 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=15703#comment-46719 Why do companies put mercury in paint or anything else for that matter? For example, that flu shot every one is getting this time of year has mercury in it. The most toxic substance! Why do companies put mercury in paint or anything else for that matter? For example, that flu shot every one is getting this time of year has mercury in it. The most toxic substance!

]]> By: Yael http://earth911.com/news/2009/04/20/recycling-mysteries-paint/comment-page-1/#comment-41049 Yael Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:41:43 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=15703#comment-41049 I just want to say that other than taking paint to a recycle center, the hardware store that I work for has a difficult time finding more responsible ways of dealing with it. We do offer it for resale at a very reasonable price and almost all of it quickly leaves the shelf, but as a reader earlier pointed out, this may result in a lot of waste as people may use only a small amount of it and dispose of the rest. However, we have tried numerous times to donate it to various organizations and almost all of them tell us they only accept certain colors (usually white) and only in certain size containers! I just want to say that other than taking paint to a recycle center, the hardware store that I work for has a difficult time finding more responsible ways of dealing with it. We do offer it for resale at a very reasonable price and almost all of it quickly leaves the shelf, but as a reader earlier pointed out, this may result in a lot of waste as people may use only a small amount of it and dispose of the rest. However, we have tried numerous times to donate it to various organizations and almost all of them tell us they only accept certain colors (usually white) and only in certain size containers!

]]> By: Bette Leonard http://earth911.com/news/2009/04/20/recycling-mysteries-paint/comment-page-1/#comment-37068 Bette Leonard Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:04:04 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=15703#comment-37068 I'm looking for getting free paint ( or very low cost) for a halfway house that helps people with troubled lives who are trying to rebuild their lives. I wondered if you knew of any place that would donate the paint as the people living there would do the work. Thank you. I’m looking for getting free paint ( or very low cost) for a halfway house that helps people with troubled lives who are trying to rebuild their lives. I wondered if you knew of any place that would donate the paint as the people living there would do the work. Thank you.

]]> By: john sheerin http://earth911.com/news/2009/04/20/recycling-mysteries-paint/comment-page-1/#comment-31372 john sheerin Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:52:21 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=15703#comment-31372 In my understanding, dried latex pain is not recyclable, and when dried latex paint is left in a garbage bin is automatically disposed with all the rest of the trash. I question this guidance, JS In my understanding, dried latex pain is not recyclable, and when dried latex paint is left in a garbage bin is automatically disposed with all the rest of the trash.
I question this guidance,
JS

]]> By: warmin http://earth911.com/news/2009/04/20/recycling-mysteries-paint/comment-page-1/#comment-29975 warmin Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:15:54 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=15703#comment-29975 now i know that the paint recycli is exsict thank you for this information now i know that the paint recycli is exsict
thank you for this information

]]> By: Edward Mugits http://earth911.com/news/2009/04/20/recycling-mysteries-paint/comment-page-1/#comment-27490 Edward Mugits Sat, 02 May 2009 17:39:35 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=15703#comment-27490 Recycling paint starts with employing sustainable practices from the onset. Recycled content in the manufacture of every water based coating starts with recycling its largest component, Drinking Water!! For every gallon of water based paint, we consume a quarter gallon of drinking water or more to make it. Some of the largest Paint manufacturing plants in the world reside in our most populous and water drought states and regions, Go figure, Close to the sale. Moving forward, saving over 400,000 gallons of Drinking Water a year just in process enhancements, the next phase; take Green to the next generation of innovation and blend in the color of Blue. Let's see the response from here. Imagine using the same recycled water that has been used to irrigate edible crops for a decade, to Protect, Beautify and Preserve our Homes and save a few billion gallons globally of our most precious of natural resources, the life sustaining kind. At Kelly Moore, the manufacturing process incorporates sustainable practices; 100% of the in-process waste stream is recycled into production. Kelly Moore mastered the The recycling of its Non Conforming Mixed Colors through-out their 160 plus retail out-lets; when a client, for what ever reason, wasn't happy about their color(s), Kelly Moore didn't simply try and sell it off at discount ( Like the Large Big Box Retailers) in hope that someone would buy it ( this is a sale that promotes additional waste; the color and available quantity being less likely to be totally consumed, it might just be used for a Picture frame or a small accent and eventually end up in a solid waste site) Kelly Moore, established a sound business plan, it leveraged sustainable practices: The non-conforming color was returned to the factory on the same truck that delivered it, the paint was recycled back into a batch of specific paint that was determined by its spectral "Finger Print" . The Spectral quality, (the DNA of the Paints color) allowed the use of any non-conforming color made to be recycled into a finished paint with the end product being able to touch-up to the previous batches of that color, without the naked eye detecting any color variation at all. This sustainable practice, eliminated the solid waste, the cost of disposal and the eventual improvement of matching batch to batch colors that are the best in the industry. Incorporating Recycled water verses "Drinking Water" requires money, dedication and commitment, after all, water's cheap, commodity prices have allowed high volume manufacturers the ability to let the spigot flow. We are the Stewards of our Natural Resources, and we take this role with full accountability. Join me and watch as we roll out the new and brush a little blue on a house nearest you. My name is Edward Mugits, An advocate of Common Sense & Sustainable Practices. Visit my site and watch as the life of "Color-2-Colour" paints the Quality of Life and Products as vivid as the colors we see. Recycling paint starts with employing sustainable practices from the onset. Recycled content in the manufacture of every water based coating starts with recycling its largest component, Drinking Water!!
For every gallon of water based paint, we consume a quarter gallon of drinking water or more to make it. Some of the largest Paint manufacturing plants in the world reside in our most populous and water drought states and regions, Go figure, Close to the sale.
Moving forward, saving over 400,000 gallons of Drinking Water a year just in process enhancements, the next phase; take Green to the next generation of innovation and blend in the color of Blue. Let’s see the response from here. Imagine using the same recycled water that has been used to irrigate edible crops for a decade, to Protect, Beautify and Preserve our Homes and save a few billion gallons globally of our most precious of natural resources, the life sustaining kind.
At Kelly Moore, the manufacturing process incorporates sustainable practices; 100% of the in-process waste stream is recycled into production.
Kelly Moore mastered the The recycling of its Non Conforming Mixed Colors through-out their 160 plus retail out-lets; when a client, for what ever reason, wasn’t happy about their color(s), Kelly Moore didn’t simply try and sell it off at discount ( Like the Large Big Box Retailers) in hope that someone would buy it ( this is a sale that promotes additional waste; the color and available quantity being less likely to be totally consumed, it might just be used for a Picture frame or a small accent and eventually end up in a solid waste site)
Kelly Moore, established a sound business plan, it leveraged sustainable practices: The non-conforming color was returned to the factory on the same truck that delivered it, the paint was recycled back into a batch of specific paint that was determined by its spectral “Finger Print” . The Spectral quality, (the DNA of the Paints color) allowed the use of any non-conforming color made to be recycled into a finished paint with the end product being able to touch-up to the previous batches of that color, without the naked eye detecting any color variation at all.
This sustainable practice, eliminated the solid waste, the cost of disposal and the eventual improvement of matching batch to batch colors that are the best in the industry.
Incorporating Recycled water verses “Drinking Water” requires money, dedication and commitment, after all, water’s cheap, commodity prices have allowed high volume manufacturers the ability to let the spigot flow.
We are the Stewards of our Natural Resources, and we take this role with full accountability. Join me and watch as we roll out the new and brush a little blue on a house nearest you.

My name is Edward Mugits, An advocate of Common Sense & Sustainable Practices. Visit my site and watch as the life of “Color-2-Colour” paints the Quality of Life and Products as vivid as the colors we see.

]]> By: Jesse Randi Foothill http://earth911.com/news/2009/04/20/recycling-mysteries-paint/comment-page-1/#comment-26897 Jesse Randi Foothill Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:28:30 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=15703#comment-26897 Marie, Recycling paint will save money and using it where ever you can to use it all instead of wasting it is a great way to show you care about recycling household items. Marie,
Recycling paint will save money and using it where ever you can to use it all instead of wasting it is a great way to show you care about recycling household items.

]]> By: The K.B. Foothill http://earth911.com/news/2009/04/20/recycling-mysteries-paint/comment-page-1/#comment-26896 The K.B. Foothill Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:26:04 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=15703#comment-26896 Marie, I think recyling paints is a good thing. Its better than leaving old paint in your house not to be used. Marie,
I think recyling paints is a good thing. Its better than leaving old paint in your house not to be used.

]]> By: Jovan Mathew Foothill http://earth911.com/news/2009/04/20/recycling-mysteries-paint/comment-page-1/#comment-26886 Jovan Mathew Foothill Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:24:12 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=15703#comment-26886 recycling paint is good for the environment and some paint has mercury in it. Why do people put mercury in paint knowing that it is not good for the environment. recycling paint is good for the environment and some paint has mercury in it. Why do people put mercury in paint knowing that it is not good for the environment.

]]> By: Trey Granger http://earth911.com/news/2009/04/20/recycling-mysteries-paint/comment-page-1/#comment-26799 Trey Granger Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:36:02 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=15703#comment-26799 If you go to an HHW event or facility, ask if there is a swap shop. This service allows you to buy materials that haven't expired, such as paint and household cleaners, so they won't need to be disposed of. It's also a great way to save money on home improvement supplies. If you go to an HHW event or facility, ask if there is a swap shop. This service allows you to buy materials that haven’t expired, such as paint and household cleaners, so they won’t need to be disposed of. It’s also a great way to save money on home improvement supplies.

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