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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts bill requires paint manufacturers to establish statewide recycling program and collection network
Last action · July 3, 2025: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and MeansSponsors: Patrick O'Connor and 5 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Manufacturers selling in Massachusetts must establish an approved stewardship program funded by a per-container fee, ensuring statewide collection access and annual reporting starting by September 1, 2026.
Retailers and paint manufacturers face new compliance mandates, while residents gain free drop-off locations for unwanted paint backed by collection site density targets.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
paint manufacturers
Must submit stewardship plans, fund programs, include per-container fees in purchase prices, and file annual reports.
paint retailers
Must ensure paint brands and manufacturers are listed as compliant on the department website before offering paint for sale, and cannot deduct stewardship fees from purchase prices.
Massachusetts residents
Gain access to convenient statewide collection sites for dropping off unwanted architectural paint without paying disposal fees.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will I have to pay a fee when dropping off unwanted paint at a collection site?
How will the paint stewardship program be funded?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jul 3, 2025SenateCommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- Apr 23, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- Feb 27, 2025HouseHouse concurred
- Feb 27, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Version history
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Extended Producer Responsibility for Paint
Shifts the responsibility for end-of-life paint management and recycling logistics from local municipalities to paint manufacturers through an organized stewardship program.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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