Santa Barbara County has five new paint recycling collection sites

PaintCare has established five new paint recycling drop-off locations in Santa Barbara County. The California PaintCare program, which started in October 2012, provides locations for people to take unwanted, leftover paint to be recycled.

Here are the collection sites for Santa Barbara County:

NEW: HSS Recycling Center 1850 W Betteravia Rd Santa Maria (805) 922-9092

– Mon-Sat 8am to 5pm, Limits: Households only; No businesses.

NEW: Orchard Supply Hardware 1950 S Broadway Santa Maria (805) 928-7454

NEW: Santa Ynez Valley Hardware Inc 1665 Mission Dr Solvang (805) 688-4191

NEW: HSS Recycling Center 97 Commerce Dr Buellton (805) 688-7456

– Wed thru Sat 8:30am to 5pm Closed for lunch 11am to 11:30am Limits: Households only; No businesses.

NEW: Orchard Supply Hardware 125 N Fairview Ave Goleta (805) 681-1500

Glidden Professional 721 S Miller St Santa Maria (805) 928-2337

Kelly-Moore 1760 S Broadway Santa Maria (805) 348-1617

Sherwin-Williams 137 W Central Ave Lompoc (805) 742-0214

Dunn-Edwards 233 W Carrillo St Santa Barbara (805) 899-8856

Frazee Paint 617 Chapala St Santa Barbara (805) 962-0051

Glidden Professional 132 E Montecito St Santa Barbara (805) 962-3140

Vista Paint 516 E Gutierrez St Santa Barbara (805) 962-6640

California was the second state in the country to implement this program and has almost 500 collection sites across the state.

For more information about the California Paint Stewardship Program visit www.paintcare.org.

About PaintCare Inc.

PaintCare is a non-profit organization established by the American Coatings Association to implement Paint Stewardship Programs on behalf of the paint manufacturers in states that pass paint stewardship laws. To learn more about the importance of recycling and using up leftover paint, or to find a drop-off site near you, visit www.paintcare.org.