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community repaint Waste paint? Not any more! Akzo Nobel and Community RePaint have opened a second paint remanufacturing hub in The Wirral as part of their drive to re-use waste paint Spring 2017 *Community RePaint This network of local schemes collects unwanted leftover paint and re-distributes it to people, families and communities who need it to improve their homes or community. *Brits throw away around 55 million litres of paint a year, more than half of which is perfectly useable. *Try to be more accurate about the quantity of paint you need for a job to prevent over-buying. If you’ve not been shopping for paint recently, you could well be in for a shock next time you need to redecorate. Because paint is definitely not cheap stuff these days; and a ‘designer’ brand such as Farrow & Ball, Little Greene and Paint Library will set you back well over £40 per 2.5L tin. Ouch. So great news that AkzoNobel UK, working with Community RePaint, has launched a second innovative not-for-profit paint re-manufacturing facility, the new one being near Liverpool, while the first one opened just over a year ago in Cambridge. Based on The Wirral, the new facility is providing paint to people in the north west whose budgets don’t stretch to new paint and who may otherwise not be able to maintain their homes and local/community buildings. So far more than 10,000 litres of waste paint have been collected and treated to make a quality product again, while some 1,300 people have benefited from super low-cost or free paint. The reprocessing centre uses technology developed by AkzoNobel and its partners - including Keith Harrison of Newlife Paints - which aims to slash the amount of paint ending up in the waste stream. Waste paint is a big environmental hazard bcause paint is not biodegradable so has either to be burned or put in landfill. And with around 55 million litres of paint going to landfill each year, AkzoNobel’s ambition is to increase the amount of waste paint collected for reuse in the UK 10-fold to three million litres by 2020, while the target for this year is to collect and reprocess 100,000 litres between The Wirral and the Cambridge centres. Help for the Lake District Those who’ve so far benefited from being able to buy recycled paint for nominal sums include the Cumbrian Flood Volunteers who help flood victims in the North West. Last winter saw hundreds of homes severely damaged by floods in the region, with many people left devastated because their properies weren’t insured. So to receive paint to help them redecorate has been a huge help, says CFV. Emmaus help the homeless Emmaus is a charity which provides a home and meaningful work to more than 700 formerly homeless people. Part of a network of 28 communities across the UK, Emmaus North East has launched a community in South Shields, having renovated a derelict building, turning it into home for 15 formerly homeless people. The building was painted inside with paint from Community RePaint and the new residents now have work repairing and upcycling donated household goods and clothing, which can then be sold. Matt Pullen, UK MD of Akzo Nobel UK & Ireland, says the paint reprocessing revolution is well underway. ‘This scheme is leading our industry in reducing the amount of paint entering the waste stream, as well as having a transformative impact alongside Community RePaint by colouring the lives of those who can least afford to buy new paint.’ www.communityrepaint.org.uk Deco mag 04
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