Paint Recycling

The Town of Yorktown is pleased to announce a new partnership with PaintCare, a nonprofit organization
created by the paint industry through the American Coatings Association (ACA) to manage leftover paint
in states that have enacted paint stewardship laws.

The Refuse & Recycling Department will accept PaintCare products for recycling on E-Waste Drop off days in addition to the following dates below:

5 Captain Kenneth Sgroi Plaza (behind Police Station)
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Friday, 1/10
Friday, 3/14
Friday, 5/16
Friday, 7/11
Friday, 8/15
Friday, 12/12

PaintCare sites accept house paint as well as primers, stains, sealers, and clear coatings such as shellac and varnish. To be accepted for drop-off, PaintCare products must be in their original containers of no larger than 5 gallons in size, must have the original manufacturer’s printed label on the container, and must be covered with a secured lid. We cannot accept open or leaking cans.

Accepted

• Interior and exterior architectural paints: latex, acrylic, water-based, alkyd, oil-based, enamel (including textured coatings)
• Deck coatings, floor paints (including elastomeric)
• Primers, sealers, undercoaters
• Stains
• Shellacs, lacquers, varnishes, urethanes (single component)
• Waterproofing concrete/masonry/wood sealers and repellents (not tar or bitumen-based)
• Metal coatings, rust preventatives
• Field and lawn paints

Not Accepted

The following are non-PaintCare products and are not included in the program. When purchased, the PaintCare fee is not applied. They are not accepted at PaintCare’s participating drop-off sites.

• Paint thinners, mineral spirits, solvents
• Aerosol paints (spray cans)
• Auto and marine paints
• Art and craft paints
• Caulking compounds, epoxies, glues, adhesives
• Paint additives, colorants, tints, resins
• Wood preservatives (containing pesticides)
• Roof patch and repair
• Asphalt, tar and bitumen-based products
• 2-component coatings
• Deck cleaners
• Traffic and road marking paints
• Industrial Maintenance (IM) coatings
• Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) (shop application) paints and finishes

*Containers that are leaking or empty, and containers without the original printed manufacturer’s label are not accepted