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Key Findings
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Post-consumer paint product |
Amount of paint available for product |
Distribution channels |
Amount of program-related product sold |
| Leftover paint –paint that is dropped off and could be used as-is by another consumer |
- 10,564 gallons of latex
- 3,526 gallons of oil
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| Recycled paint (Metro) –small amount of virgin paint and additives (2% or less of total volume) are combined with leftover paint |
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- 45 retailers in OR and WA
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- 115,343 gallons of MetroPaint
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| Recycled paint (Amazon Environmental) –small amount of virgin paint and additives (5% or less of total volume) are combined with leftover paint |
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* Amazon Environmental considers its paint sales figures to be proprietary. |
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Paint Type |
Total Gallons Collected Under the Program |
Total Gallons Collected Under the Program Made Available in Post-Consumer Paint Markets (Percent of total) |
| Latex |
352,136 |
211,281
(60%) |
| Oil-Based |
117,529 |
3,526
(3%) |
| Latex and Oil |
469,665 |
214,807
(46%) |
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- Nationally, the annual potential market for post-consumer latex paint products is $1.2 billion. According to the 2010 Census, OR represented 7.6% of the U.S. population. Using this percentage to adjust the national numbers, the annual potential market in OR would be approximately $90 million.
- The OR pilot program’s primary focus has been on collection and management of leftover paint and has not focused on developing a market for post-consumer paint. However, the OR program does indirectly contribute to developing the market by:
- Increasing the supply of leftover paint.
- Promoting recycling over other management options (e.g. disposal).
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