b"ReseneResene Deep Teal Saltpanwhat happensbrushingwith the cans, pails and paints?Cans are sent to steel recycling, pails areremade into more pails, solventborne paints arearound The life cycle of sent to solvent recovery so the solvents can beyour paint and pails.extracted and used in other industries and waterborne paints are donated to communityWaybackin1999,Reseneoutofthepail,dippinginwithwhat'scalleda groups and used instartedworkingonpaintspigot and then wrangling it with a spatula to Paintcrete concreterecycling.Littledidthefinish the process. Its not dissimilar to cleaning out manufacture. teamknowthataftera cake tin, Trevor says laughing!launching in 2004, within a top tips forfew years, millions of packsStep 4: Separating the polymers for recyclingmaking the of paint would be recycledThe process now takes a more technical turn. The through the Resene PaintWisepails are stripped to separate the polymer streams most of yourserviceandrecycledpaintout with a washing process. The remaining strips paint and paintdonations would be used all over theare then stacked and dried ready for the next stage country to cover graffiti and for local communityof recycling. The pails are shredded and granulated packaging: beautification projects.before being moulded into a resin. The resin is thenOnly buy what you need. Whatwasonceconsideredrubbish,hasnowused to make new Resene paint pails using 100%Pour your paint into abecomeausefulresourceforsomany.Paintrecycled plastic. separate paint pot andrecycling isnt without its challenges though. ReseneThe whole process is effectively a full circle, as paint out of that, notworks with 3R on the Resene PaintWise recyclingyouleaveyourpaintpail,andthengetafully your main container. programme and Trevor Tutt talks us through whatrecycled one at the other end. Its probably the This helps keep yourhappens to your paint once you drop it off to thebest example of a circular recycling scheme, says main container of paintResene PaintWise service. Trevor. This alongside the paint itself being recycled in good condition. Store leftover paint in aand donated to community projects by Resene is a cool dry place to keep itStep 1: Return paint very rewarding process. in good condition. Deliver your paint cans or pails to your local PaintWiseSo when youre thinking about painting up aUse, donate or recyclecollection centre at your local Resene ColorShop.storm, you can rest assured Resene will help you your paint while theThese can be empty or with residual paint inside. Thetakecareofyourunwantedpaintandpaint paint is still usable, notcans are then distributed out to one of three recyclingpackaging once youve finished the decorating. once it is dried up. centresinAuckland,ChristchurchandHastingsWash out paint pails and reuse them around yourwhere the recycling journey begins. Find out more about Resene PaintWise, your local home as handy buckets. recycling centre and how to apply for community Step2:Separatingthepaintfromthetinpaint, www.resene.com/paintwise.packagingFor the steel paint cans, a machine called a decanter is used. This literally crushes the can, so the canquick stats Resene drops down one chute and the paint flows downCasperthe other chute. The paint is then pooled togetherSince Resene PaintWises launch:Over 1 million kg of packaging diverted in 1,000 litre containers and colour matched intofrom landfill and recycledoneofResenescommunitycoloursreadyforOver 1 million litres of solventborne donation to community groups and councils. Steelpaint sent to solvent recoveryis one of the most highly recycled materials in NewOver 340,000 litres of community paint Zealand,anditsaverystraightforwardprocess.donated to community groups and Resenes plastic paint pails, however, go through acouncils, enough to cover over 4 million more comprehensive process. square metres.Drop your used paint tins and pails to a designatedStep 3: Separating the paint from the plastic pail The Resene PaintWise paint recycling programme is Resene PaintWise collection centre at selected ReseneThe goal is to turn a used pail back into anotherthe only paint recycling programme ever accredited ColorShops. new pail We do that by literally scraping the paintby the Ministry for the Environment.76"