The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 10 : Conservation and Development

Chapter 159 : Waste Management

Subchapter 004 : PAINT PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

• § 6675. Agency responsibility

  (a)(1) Within 90 days after receipt of a plan submitted under section 6673 of this title, the Secretary shall review the plan and make a determination whether or not to approve the plan. The Secretary shall issue a letter of approval for a submitted plan if:

  (A) the submitted plan provides for the establishment of a Paint Product Stewardship Program that meets the requirements of subsection 6673(a) of this subchapter; and

  (B) the Secretary determines that the plan:

  (i) achieves convenient collection for consumers;

  (ii) educates the public on proper paint product management; and

  (iii) manages waste paint products in a manner that is environmentally safe and promotes reuse and recycling.

  (2) If the Secretary does not approve a submitted plan, the Secretary shall issue to the paint product stewardship organization a letter listing the reasons for the disapproval of the plan. If the Secretary disapproves a plan, a paint product stewardship organization intending to sell or continue to sell paint products in the State shall submit a new plan within 60 days after receipt of the letter of disapproval.

  (b) Facilities solely collecting paint products for the Paint Product Stewardship Program that would not otherwise be subject to solid waste certification requirements shall not be required to obtain a solid waste certification. Persons solely transporting paint for the Paint Product Stewardship Program that would not otherwise be subject to solid waste hauler permitting requirements shall not be required to obtain a solid waste hauler’s permit. (Added 2013, No. 58, § 1, eff. June 3, 2013; amended 2025, No. 59, § 14, eff. June 11, 2025.)