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(Image: The Paint Laboratory)

A paint recycling program new to Washington is marking its first year of activity with a report showing growing success in the proper disposal of thousands of gallons of paint.

You can help by keeping any unused paint out of the garbage and dropping your unwanted cans at free collection sites across Seattle — including one on Capitol Hill.

PaintCare, which runs recycling programs across several states including Washington, says it collected 55,178 gallons of paint from King County businesses and households alone during its first year operating in the state after the start of Washington’s paint stewardship law.

While the bulk of the paint collected by PaintCare comes from its large volume pickup service for businesses and organizations with 100 gallons of paint or more to recycle, people with smaller amounts can also add to the stewardship by dropping off their cans at one of the more than 200 stores and facilities across the state signed up as collection sites under the program. Continue reading →