LA JARA — Residents and businesses who have unwanted paint in and around La Jara and surrounding communities are invited to recycle their leftover, unwanted house paint at La Jara Trading Post, La Jara, on June 19 from 12-4 p.m.

PaintCare, the non-profit stewardship organization that runs paint recycling programs across Colorado, is hosting the free paint recycling event to make it easier for individuals and businesses throughout Southern Colorado to recycle unwanted paint. Households and businesses can drop off their unwanted paint at the one-day event.

The following products will be accepted at the event: house paint, stains, primers, sealers, and clear top coatings (varnish and shellac).

Households may bring any amount of latex or oil-based paint to the events, but there are restrictions on oil-based paint for some businesses. Businesses with questions should visit paintcare.org/CO or call PaintCare at (855) 724-6809.

PaintCare makes it easy and convenient for everyone across Colorado to recycle unused, unwanted paint. Now in its third year, the program has more than 150 locations in the state where households and businesses can drop off leftover paint all year round, including paint and hardware stores, household hazardous waste management facilities and other locations. Some rural locations do not have any year-round paint recycling location so PaintCare is traveling from town to town to provide additional opportunities for Coloradoans in rural communities to recycle paint. These events make it easy to responsibly get rid of larger amounts of house paint that may have accumulated in storage over time.

The Colorado paint stewardship program is required by the Colorado Paint Product Stewardship Act (SB 14-029), signed by Gov. Hickenlooper in 2014 and specifically requires the program to bring paint recycling to rural areas.

Visit www.paintcare.org