The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 10 : Conservation and Development
Chapter 159 : Waste Management
Subchapter 004 : PAINT PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 6680)-
§ 6680. Universal waste designation for postconsumer paint
(a) The requirements of Subchapter 9 of the Vermont Hazardous Waste Management Rules, which allow certain categories of hazardous waste to be managed as universal waste, shall apply to postconsumer paint products until the postconsumer paint is discarded, provided that:
(1) the postconsumer paint product is collected as a part of a stewardship plan approved under this subchapter; and
(2) the collected postconsumer paint product is or includes a paint product that is a hazardous waste as defined and regulated by the Vermont Hazardous Waste Management Rules.
(b) When postconsumer paint product is regulated as universal waste under subsection (a) of this section, small and large quantity handlers of the postconsumer paint shall manage the postconsumer paint products in a manner that prevents releases of any universal waste or component of the universal waste to the environment. Postconsumer paint products regulated as universal waste shall, at a minimum, be contained in one or more of the following:
(1) a container that remains closed, structurally sound, and compatible with the postconsumer paint products and that lacks evidence of leakage, spillage, or damage that could cause leakage under reasonably foreseeable conditions; or
(2) a container that does not meet the requirements of subdivision (1) of this subsection, provided that the unacceptable container is overpacked in a container that meets the requirements of subdivision (1).
(c) Containers holding postconsumer paint products that are regulated as universal waste shall be clearly labeled to clearly identify the contents of the container, such as “Paint-Related Waste,” “Universal Waste Paint,” “Used Paint,” or “Waste Paint.”
(d) Unless otherwise provided by statute, the definitions of the Vermont Hazardous Waste Management Rules shall apply to this section. (Added 2013, No. 58, § 1, eff. June 3, 2013; amended 2025, No. 59, § 14, eff. June 11, 2025.)
