Austin ReBlend explained
Austin ReBlend is a paint recycling program administered by the City of Austin in Austin, Texas.[1] In 2012, Austin ReBlend produced 12767USgal of wholly recycled paint.[2]
History
In 2009, Austin ReBlend received a grant to purchase equipment that allowed it to process and manufacture paint on-site, as opposed to through an independent contractor, which raised its production efficiency substantially.[3]
Production
The service aggregates locally recycled
latex paint, processes and analyzes it for
quality control, and then retrofits candidate material into a new 100% post-consumer, low-
volatile organic compound product.
[1] [3] In order to optimize manufacturing efficiency and to provide a stable consumer product, Austin ReBlend produces two pliable shades of
beige:
Texas Limestone and
Balcones Canyonland,[4] as well as a shade of green:
Barton Creek Greenbelt. According to annual reports, the service produced 8,333 gallons of recycled paint during 2011.
[5] [6] This number increased to 12767USgal in 2012.
[2] It is also
experimenting and
researching new ways to improve its process.
[2] [3] Distribution
Austin ReBlend operates out of the Household Hazardous Waste Facility in Southeast Austin.[4]
Availability
The service's recycled paint is made available free of charge to individuals and nonprofit civic organizations.[7] A blacklist is also maintained to deter excessive exploitation of the service.[8]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Austin ReBlend / Austin Resource Recovery / AustinTexas.gov - The Official Website of the City of Austin . 2013-06-12.
- News: Austin celebrates its environmental savviness for Earth Day . 2013-04-22 . KXAN . 2013-06-12.
- Web site: The Lone Star State Shines : Achieving City of Austin’s Zero Waste Goal through EPR and Recycling . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910074141/http://test.us.call2recycle.org/wp-content/uploads/Austin_Webinar_121511.pdf . dead . 2015-09-10 . 2013-06-12 . Whipple . Dawn . Gena McKinley . Tim Warren . 2011-12-15 . PDF . City of Austin . .
- News: Asher . Price . Austin steps up distribution of reblended paint . 2010-12-26 . . Associated Press . 2013-06-12.
- News: Jeremy . Carroll . Annual report: Austin, Texas, residents are throwing away less trash . 2012-05-07 . https://archive.today/20130620050552/http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/article/20120507/NEWS08/120509940/annual-report-austin-texas-residents-are-throwing-away-less-trash . dead . 2013-06-20 . Waste & Recycling News . 2013-06-12 . The city also produced 8,333 gallons of Austin ReBlend paint, available to residents for free at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility. .
- Sustainability Highlights . City of Austin Memorandum . 2012-07-26 . Lucia . Athens . PDF . 2013-06-12 . Re-blended 8,333 gallons of Austin Reblend paint and reused or recycled 341,025 pounds of household hazardous waste in 2011. (Austin Resource Recovery) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235923/http://content.austin.ynn.com/auscontent/SustainMemo.pdf . 2016-03-03 . dead .
- Recycled paint? Hey, it's free. . Wooten News . July 2012 . 2 . PDF . 2013-06-12.
- News: Jyl . Lytle-Gage . Update Your Austin Home with Free Paint . 2010-12-25 . https://archive.today/20130620050509/http://www.austinpost.org/austin-news/update-your-austin-home-free-paint . dead . 2013-06-20 . The Austin Post . 2013-06-12 . The Statesman reports that the paint is free to the public. However, that doesn’t mean you can come and get unlimited amounts. Abuse the privilege and you will be blacklisted. The paint is to be used for small, individual projects. Unused blended paints will go to poor Mexican border towns, where poverty stricken neighborhoods will brighten their environment with a fresh coat of paint. .
