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Drop Off Leftover Paint for Recycling or Pick Up Free Paint at Hollister
November 4 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
PaintCare Event
Saturday, November 4, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Veterans Memorial Park
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 also be made immediately available to the public for free at this event.
Who: Open to all California households and businesses. Provided byPaintCare, a nonprofit stewardship organization responsible for paint recycling programs in California, nine other states, and the District of Columbia.
Where: Veterans Memorial Park
1023 Memorial Dr
Hollister, CA
When: Saturday, November 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Space is limited.
Eventbrite registration is required to attend this event. The event will be held rain or shine.
Register Here: https://paint-hollister.eventbrite.com
Business Limits: To use PaintCare drop-off sites and events 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 drop-off sites and events for oil-based paint, but it can still use the program for latex products.
Year-Round Drop-off: Hollister households can also take advantage of free paint recycling year-round at permanent PaintCare drop-off locations in the area. Find the most convenient site for you at: https://www.paintcare.org/drop-off-sites/.
Why: PaintCare makes it easy and convenient for households throughout California to recycle leftover paint. Through this one-day event, PaintCare is providing the community with yet another convenient way to recycle and reuse paint.
Photo Opportunity: Members of the local community dropping off unused, unwanted paint for recycling and picking up free paint for reuse.