July 8, 2016
Board of
Paint Recycling Event on July 23
Commissioners Regular Meetings July 19 at 6:30 PM August 2 at 9:00 AM Meetings held at: Administration Building Community Room 140 Henry Parkway McDonough, GA 30253 Regular Commission meetings air daily on Henry TV Channel 180 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, at 9 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Henry County Stormwater in partnership with Atlanta Paint Disposal is hosting a paint recycling event on July 23 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Red Hawk Baseball Complex located at 143 Henry Parkway in McDonough. Henry County residents can bring their unneeded or unused water-based or oil-based paint that is in its original container and not mixed with anything, not even other paint, and have it recycled for a small processing fee. A one pint can of latex-based paint will cost $1 to process, a one quart can will cost $2, a one gallon can will cost $3, a two gallon bucket will cost $6 and a five gallon bucket will cost $15. A one pint can of oil-based paint will cost $1 to process, one spray can and one quart can will cost $2, a one gallon can will cost $4 and a five gallon bucket will cost $20. Acceptable variations include Behr, Valspar, Kilz, Minwax, Thompson Wood Sealer, Helmsman, polyurethane and spray paint. Unacceptable variations include leaking containers, any paint that is for professional use only, tank or pipe coating, Marine coating, lacquer thinner, roof tar, two part epoxy, gasoline, cleaners, chemicals, lead paint, paint with mercury, dry paint, 55 gallon drums or any container that says “Catalyst Part A or Part B.� The fees, which fund the pick-up, processing and recycling of the paint by the Atlanta Paint Disposal, must be paid in cash only. For more information, please call Henry County Stormwater at 770-288-RAIN or the Henry County Recycling Center at 770-288-6410.
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