Recycled latex paint standard completed
Recycled latex paint standard completed
The Product Stewardship Institute, Inc. (PSI), and Green Seal, Inc.,announced the completion of a national Green Seal environmental standard for recycled- content latex paint. The standard is aimed at assuring consumers that recycled paint, in addition to being environmentally beneficial, can perform as well as virgin paint, both in terms of ease of application and quality and longevity of finish. The standard will be available at: www.greenseal.org/certification/environmental.cfm; www.productstewardship.us/displayPage.php?pageid=75
Consumer concern over paint performance is one of the greatest impediments to increasing the use of recycled paint. The Master Painters Institute (MPI), a nationally recognized paint-performance certification organization, worked with Green Seal and PSI on the performance portion of the standard. The paint meets the same MPI performance standards used for virgin paint in any given category. The final standard takes into account the quality, performance and safety of recycled paint, as well as environmental attributes.
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For more information: www.greenseal.org/newsroom/pr080906.cfm
