This is why.
About
The Problem
Over 850 million gallons of paint is produced each year and an estimated 10% of that paint goes unused. The amount of paint wasted continues to grow year after year after year. Unfortunately, much of the unused paint ends up in landfills or improperly dumped which has detrimental consequences for the environment.
We started Up Paint™ with a mission to work with our partners and divert paint from destroying our environment and put unused paint to greater use. We call it “upcycling”.
The Problem
Over 850 million gallons of paint is produced each year and an estimated 10% of that paint goes unused. The amount of paint wasted continues to grow year after year after year. Unfortunately, much of the unused paint ends up in landfills or improperly dumped which has detrimental consequences for the environment.
We started Up Paint™ with a mission to work with our partners and divert paint from destroying our environment and put unused paint to greater use. We call it “upcycling”.
The Solution
Thanks to state governments and non-profits across the United States, millions of gallons of paint are prevented from being poured into our environment. Up Paint™ gives unused paint a second life. We have cut down waste, environmental impact and with our partners created a quality latex paint that not only works great but helps save the planet in the process.
How it Works
So far 10 states have implemented legislation that helps fund programs that collect and relocate paint in an environmentally responsible manner. These states have provided funding for drop off locations that ensure unused paint does not end up in landfills and seeping into the environment.
Unused paint is shipped to the Up Paint™ partner processing facilities where it is “up cycled” to re-engineer the paint.
How it Works
So far 10 states have implemented legislation that helps fund programs that collect and relocate paint in an environmentally responsible manner. These states have provided funding for drop off locations that ensure unused paint does not end up in landfills and seeping into the environment.
Unused paint is shipped to the Up Paint™ partner processing facilities where it is “up cycled” to re-engineer the paint.
Consumers drop off used paint at a drop-off site
Paint is delivered to a paint rescue location
Paint is processed
Refined paint is reborn
as Up Paint™
Accolades & Mentions
Fast Company Award
Up Paint named one of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2022 by Fast Company
Fast Company Article
75 million gallons of paint is wasted each year. This startup turns them into brand new cans
Fast Company Article
75 million gallons of paint is wasted each year. This startup turns them into brand new cans
