Paint Product Stewardship Initiative Sacramento, CA April 15-16, 2004

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 2 Sacramento CA Meeting Rough Agenda Background Workgroup reports (discussion/decisions) Discuss 3 new issues  new workgroups General financing discussion Wrap up: prepare for Washington DC Tours

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 3 Product Stewardship Institute Founded in December 2000 Based at the University of Massachusetts/Lowell Coalition/Affiliate Members Agency leaders pledge to work with PSI on product stewardship issues 27 State members 25 Local agency members

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 4 PSI Members/California Cal EPA (PSI Steering Council) Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority Humboldt County San Francisco Santa Monica (PSI Steering Council) Sonoma County Waste Management Agency

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 5 PSI Mission “…assists state and local government agencies in establishing cooperative agreements with industry and developing other initiatives that reduce the health and environmental impacts from consumer products.”

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 6 PSI Projects Beverage Containers Electronics (Staples pilot) Mercury Thermostats Paint (Benjamin Moore pilot) Pressurized Gas Cylinders Radioactive Devices Tires

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 7 PSI Role in Paint Dialogue Research/technical competency Forum for stakeholder dialogue Design and implement pilot projects Clearinghouse for paint product stewardship policies and programs

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 8 PSI’s “Agenda” Promote product stewardship solutions Reduce product impacts Forge partnerships that share responsibility Management Financing Get results – not just discussion

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 9 NOT PSI’s Agenda No preconceived strategies to reduce product impacts Not advocating for one strategy over another No preconceived notion on how to finance strategies

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 10 Boston Meeting Outcomes Agreement on: Stakeholder roles Dialogue mission Dialogue focus Dialogue purpose Problem statement Dialogue goals Confirmed road map

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 11 Stakeholder Roles – Recipe for a Successful Dialogue Authorized to represent company, agency, or organization Attend 4 meetings (or via phone) Active participation at and between meetings Jointly develop agreement Ensure your interests and others’ interests are met

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 12 Dialogue Mission We will seek to develop voluntary initiatives/agreements to enhance product stewardship in the paint industry by January 1, 2005

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 13 Dialogue Focus Post-consumer leftover paint Retail surplus paint Future Potential (not part of dialogue): Manufacturer paint process efficiencies/waste

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 14 Paint Problem Statement Significant government cost to manage. Can contain low levels of VOCs, fungicides and hazardous metals (in very old paint) Lack of infrastructure for increased recovery, reuse, recycling Lack of markets for recycled paint

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 15 Primary Dialogue Goal Develop initiatives that will result in: Reduced paint waste; Efficient collection, reuse, and recycling of leftover paint; Increased markets for recycled paint; and Sustainable financing systems to cover end- of-life management costs for past and future products

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 16 Supporting Goals Decrease illegal disposal of leftover paint Attain the highest value possible for surplus paint Improve container collection/recycling Reduce paint toxicity

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 17 Road Map MEETING 2 MEETING 3 MEETING 1 AGREEMENTS START December 2003 April 2004 June 2004 September 2004 Workgroups #1-3 Develop findings Draft work plans Workgroups #8-10 Develop Findings Draft work plans Workgroups #4-7 Develop Findings Draft work plans Discuss Priority Issues and Strategies Groups #1-3: present findings/plans Discuss Issues/Strategies #4-7 Groups #4-7: present findings/plans Discuss Issues/Strategies #8-10 MEETING 4 Review progress Ratify agreements Dialogue Meeting Workgroup Activity

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 18 Possible Dialogue Outcomes Pilot projects with measurable results Model state policies (e.g., procurement) National standards (e.g., recycled paint, definitions)

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 19 Possible Dialogue Outcomes Business innovations/profitability studies (e.g., reverse logistics potential) Model state or federal legislation Model state or national education campaign National sustainable financing system for the management of surplus paint

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 20 What do we want to avoid? Avoid multiple state solutions Avoid unilateral state or federal regulation Avoid leaving the problem to someone else

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 21 Issues Discussed in Boston Leftover Paint Disposal Collection (Financing)

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 22 Workgroups Workgroup A: Root Causes of Leftover Paint Workgroup B: Education Workgroup C: Deposit Incentive Workgroup D: Collection Infrastructure Workgroup E: Regulatory Barriers/Disincentives Workgroup F: Reuse Workgroup G: Financing

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 23 Workgroup Activities Participate in conference calls Refine workgroup goals Develop work plan including: Major tasks and timelines Potential pilot opportunities Staffing and funding requirements Challenges and barriers Present findings/recommendations at CA mtg

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 24 Issues for Discussion in Sacramento CA  MARKETS Non-paint uses of leftover paint Sale of paint with recycled content Recycled paint manufacturing (Financing)

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 25 Workgroup Presentation Workgroup A: Root Causes of Leftover Paint

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 26 Workgroup Presentations Workgroup D: Collection Infrastructure Workgroup E: Regulatory Barriers/Disincentives Workgroup F: Reuse Workgroup B: Education

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 27 ISSUE DISCUSSION

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 28 Issue/Strategy Discussion: Model Ideal World: where do we want to be? Now: what’s happening now? Bridge: how do we get from Now to Ideal World?

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 29 Issue/Strategy Discussion Background technical information Clarify Issue and Strategies Parking lot: additional strategies Prioritize strategies

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 30 MEETING WRAP UP

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 31 Date for 3rd meeting in Washington, DC June 29-30

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 32 Issues for Discussion in Washington DC Sorting Managing containers Transportation (Financing)

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 33 Potential dates for 4 th meeting in Chicago IL September September October 12-15

April 15-16, 2004 Sacramento Meeting PSI Paint Stewardship Project 34 Workgroup Consolidation Root Causes/Education Infrastructure (includes reuse) Regulatory Barriers/Disincentives Financing