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Committee advances paint‑stewardship bill backed by industry and recyclers
Summary
S666 would require paint producers to fund and administer a paint-recycling program; industry representatives and recyclers told the committee such programs reduce county costs and keep paint out of landfills and incinerators, and the committee released the bill.
Ed Waters, senior director of government affairs for the Chemistry Council of New Jersey, told the committee that S666 creates infrastructure for a paint‑recycling stewardship program in which stewardship organizations would operate collection sites and assume costs that currently fall to counties. "This bill will save the counties money because the stewardship organization will take over the cost of recycling the paint," Waters said.
Waters cited data from PaintCare and national program metrics including drop‑off site density and millions of gallons collected in other states. Alexis Bailey, representing the Association of New Jersey Recyclers, provided county cost estimates and said counties spent approximately $2.5 million in 2025 responding to paint collection at hazardous‑waste events in aggregate; she described the bill as a win for counties and the environment.
Committee members asked about consumer fees and affordability; witnesses said typical stewardship fees range from roughly $0.30 to $1.45 per can depending on size, and that the fees offset county collection costs. After questions the committee voted to release S666.
