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Recycle unwanted paint in Black Hawk on July 25

Posted 6/29/23

What: A free and convenient one-day paint drop-off event. Households and businesses can safely and easily drop off unused paint for recycling. Households may bring any amount of paint, stain,

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Recycle unwanted paint in Black Hawk on July 25

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What: A free and convenient one-day paint drop-off event. Households and businesses can safely and easily drop off unused paint for recycling. Households may bring any amount of paint, stain, and/ or varnish. Limits may apply to businesses. See below.

PaintCare Will Accept: Unwanted house paint and primers (latex or oil-based); stains; deck and concrete sealers; and clear finishes (varnish and shellac). Paint must be in sealed, original containers with the original manufacturer label.

PaintCare CANNOT Accept: Leaking, unlabeled, or empty containers; aerosol spray paints; drums or containers larger than five gallons; hazardous waste or other chemicals, such as paint thinner, solvents, motor oil, spackle, glue, adhesive, roofing tar, pesticides, or cleaning chemicals.

Paint in good condition will be made available to the public for free at this event.

Why: PaintCare makes it easy and convenient for households and businesses throughout Colorado to recycle unused, unwanted paint. Through this one-day event, PaintCare and Gilpin County are providing the community with another convenient way to recycle paint.

When: Tuesday, July 25, 2023, from 1 - 5 p.m. Space is limited. Eventbrite registration is required to attend this event. The event will be held rain or shine.

Where: Gilpin County Fairgrounds Park parking lot, 230 Norton Drive, Black Hawk, CO 80422

Register Here: https://paint-black-hawk. eventbrite.com

Who: Open to all Colorado households and businesses. Provided by PaintCare (https://www.paintcare.org/), a nonprofit stewardship organization responsible for paint recycling programs in Colorado, nine other states, and the District of Columbia.

Business Limits: To use the PaintCare program for oil-based paint, a business must qualify as an exempt generator under federal and any similar state hazardous waste generator rules. Please visit www.paintcare.org/VSQG for more information on exempt generator rules. If your business does not qualify as an exempt generator, it will not be able to use the program for oil-based paint, but it can still use the program for latex products.

Year-Round Drop-off: Black Hawk households can also take advantage of free paint recycling year-round at the permanent location nearby in Idaho Springs. Find the most convenient site for you at: https:// www.paintcare.org/drop-off-sites/.