(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that paint disposal creates environmental and public health problems, and these problems should be addressed through the implementation of environmentally sound management practices for recycling postconsumer architectural paint. (2) To that end, it is the general assembly's intent to establish a system of paint stewardship programs that: (a) Provides substantial cost savings to household hazardous waste collection programs; (b) Significantly increases the number of: (I) Postconsumer architectural paint collection sites; and (II) Recycling opportunities for households, businesses, and other generators of postconsumer architectural paint; and (c) Exemplifies the principles of a product-centered approach to environmental protection, often referred to as "product stewardship".
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