PaintCare: Paint Recycling Event

The time for fall cleaning is right around the corner! Do you have any unwanted paint cans sitting in your garage or basement? Stop by Farmingdale State College on October 24th and properly recycle that paint! PaintCare is a non-profit that partners with NYS DEC to ensure that paint and paint cans are recycled in an environmentally responsible way.

FSC will be the drop off point where people - community members and FSC students/employees alike - can get their paint recycled properly. The drop off site will be in the parking lot in front of Lupton Hall (student lot 5B).

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*The Office for Sustainability will be collecting paint from faculty, staff, and students from Monday 10/19/2026 to Friday 10/23/2026. Please drop off any cans to the Service Building or email the campus Sustainability Manager

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This is a free paint recycling drop-off event for households and businesses.

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Accepted PaintCare Products: • Interior and exterior architectural paints:  latex, acrylic, water-based, alkyd, oil-based,  enamel (including textured coatings) • Deck coatings, floor paints  (including elastomeric) • Primers, sealers, undercoaters • Stains • Shellacs, lacquers, varnishes, urethanes  (single component) • Waterproofing concrete/masonry/wood sealers and repellents (not tar or  bitumen-based) • Metal coatings, rust preventatives • Field and lawn paints
*Leaking, unlabeled, and empty containers are not accepted at drop-off sites.

Not Accepted PaintCare Products: Paint thinners, mineral spirits, solvents • Aerosol paints (spray cans) • Auto and marine paints • Art and craft paints • Caulk, epoxies, glues, adhesives • Paint additives, colorants, tints, resins • Wood preservatives (containing pesticides) • Roof patch and repair • Asphalt, tar, and bitumen-based products • 2-component coatings • Deck cleaners • Traffic and road marking paints • Industrial Maintenance (IM) coatings •  Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) (shop application) paints and finishes

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