The Master Painter Australia - April 2016 Vol. 1 | Page 28
THE MASTER PAINTER AUSTRALIA
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Sustainability
and the environment
What will we do with waste paint?
The Australian Paint Manufacturers’ Federation (APMF)
believes that because around half of waste paint in Australia
is disposed of improperly there is a need for more extensive
and more widely used disposal options for waste paint.
The (APMF) sought authorization from the Australian
Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) to impose
a levy of up to 15 cents per litre (plus GST) on the supply of
certain architectural and decorative paint and wood-care
products (together, A&D paints).The ACCC has recently
approved the application and agreed to the imposition of the
levy from 1 June 2016 until 2021. The levy will be a part of a
National Paint Product Stewardship Scheme (the Scheme),
which will provide a nationally co-ordinated approach to
the collection and proper disposal of A&D paints. The funds
collected by the levy will be received by a new company, Paint
Stewardship Limited to fund the Scheme. One of the main
components of the Scheme will be to contract with state,
territory and local governments and waste service providers
for the collection and safe disposal of waste A&D paint.
The ACCC considers that the introduction of the Scheme as
funded through the levy is likely to produce environmental
benefits by increasing the collection of waste A&D paint
in Australia and reducing its improper disposal. There are
also likely to be cost efficiencies from decreasing the cost of
disposal of waste A&D paint in Australia.
The following APMF members will be signatories to the
Waste Paint Agreement at its launch and it is expected that
other suppliers will take part in the scheme
•D
ulux Group (Australia) Pty Ltd
•P
PG Industries Australia Pty Ltd
• Henry Haymes Pty Ltd
• Valspar Paint (Australia) Pty Ltd
• Resene Paints (Australia) Ltd
Participating companies will include the levy in the wholesale
price of A&D paint they supply and expect that the cost of
the levy will be passed on by retailers to domestic and trade
consumers.
Product covered
by the Scheme
Product not covered by the Scheme
•Interior and exterior
architectural paint
• I ndustrial maintenance
coatings
•M
elamine, metal and rust
preventative
•D
eck coatings and
floor paints
•O
riginal equipment
manufacturer (eg car
manufacturing) and
industrial surface coating
(shop application) paints
and finishes
•C
aulking compounds,
epoxies, glues or adhesives
•P
rimers, undercoats
and sealers
• Stains and shellacs
•V
arnishes and
urethanes (single
component)
• Wood coatings
• Aerosol paints
• Automotive paints
• Anti-fouling coatings
• Colorants and tints
• Resins
•P
aint thinners, mineral
spirits or solvents
• Paint additives
• Roof patch or repair
•T
ar-based or bitumenbased solvents
• 2-component coatings
• Traffic paints
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