It is estimated that in the United States each year, more than 78 million gallons of paint, or approximately 10% of what consumers purchase, goes unused. In the absence of a producer responsibility program, local household hazardous waste (HHW) facilities bear significant costs to manage paint waste. Due to budget constraints, local governments often instruct residents to dry out latex paint and place it in the trash, wasting a valuable resource and causing environmental impacts. In 2002, the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) invited the paint industry through its membership association, the American Coatings Association (ACA), to work collaboratively along with state and local governments and other stakeholders to address the problem of leftover paint. Working through the Paint Producer Stewardship Initiative (PPSI) facilitated by the Product PSI, ACA supported the passage of the first U.S. paint stewardship law in Oregon and established PaintCare in 2009. PaintCare is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that represents paint producers in planning and operating paint stewardship programs in U.S. states and jurisdictions that pass paint stewardship laws.