Yes, it's true that we were very happy with the paint job that was done on our house this summer. Our painting contractor caulked up all the spaces that the original painter had not done and did an excellent, neat job.
We were very pleased.
However, we were dismayed when he asked us to get a lot more additional, rather expensive paint and then didn't use most of it.
We were left with about 10 gallons of Sherwin Williams tinted primer and 7 gallons of Duration paint.
Every time we looked at those containers, we fretted about that wasted additional cost and what to do with the paint.
It occurred to me then that we've seen a LOT of graffiti around the island that the City and County has had to constantly paint over. It's really disgusting and I wish they could apprehend all those miscreants.
I wondered if we could donate our paint to the city.
I checked into opala@honolulu.gov. Opala is Hawaiian for garbage or trash. That's the website where you can find out things like where to toss or recycle your garbage or when your trash pick-up is.
Recycling specialist, Dorreann Kaehuae'a for the City and County of Honolulu answered my email and said there was a church that could use the paint donation to cover graffiti in the neighborhood. This is her contact information.
Dorreann said her boss, Recycling Branch head, Henry Gabriel (808-768-3427) is also a good contact person.
A few days later, Dorreann very kindly came to our house (she must have figured out that we were seniors) and picked up the paint herself to deliver to the church.
She mentioned that painting contractors often miscalculate how much paint is needed and then would tell homeowners that they could probably use the leftover paint to paint parts of the house later. Of course, that usually doesn't happen and after several years, homeowners are stuck trying to find out what to do with all this paint they stored.
Aggravating as it was to look at the big 5 gallon containers of paint all the time, we are so very grateful to Dorreann for finding an organization who could put our paint to worthwhile use. It really made us feel so much better.
Big sigh of relief! Yay!
We were very pleased.
However, we were dismayed when he asked us to get a lot more additional, rather expensive paint and then didn't use most of it.
We were left with about 10 gallons of Sherwin Williams tinted primer and 7 gallons of Duration paint.
Every time we looked at those containers, we fretted about that wasted additional cost and what to do with the paint.
It occurred to me then that we've seen a LOT of graffiti around the island that the City and County has had to constantly paint over. It's really disgusting and I wish they could apprehend all those miscreants.
I wondered if we could donate our paint to the city.
I checked into opala@honolulu.gov. Opala is Hawaiian for garbage or trash. That's the website where you can find out things like where to toss or recycle your garbage or when your trash pick-up is.
Recycling specialist, Dorreann Kaehuae'a for the City and County of Honolulu answered my email and said there was a church that could use the paint donation to cover graffiti in the neighborhood. This is her contact information.
Dorreann High School
Recycling Specialist
City & County of Honolulu
Department of Environmental Services
Refuse Division/Recycling Branch
1000 Uluohia Street, Ste. 201
Kapolei, HI 96707
(808) 768-3426
Dorreann said her boss, Recycling Branch head, Henry Gabriel (808-768-3427) is also a good contact person.
A few days later, Dorreann very kindly came to our house (she must have figured out that we were seniors) and picked up the paint herself to deliver to the church.
She mentioned that painting contractors often miscalculate how much paint is needed and then would tell homeowners that they could probably use the leftover paint to paint parts of the house later. Of course, that usually doesn't happen and after several years, homeowners are stuck trying to find out what to do with all this paint they stored.
Aggravating as it was to look at the big 5 gallon containers of paint all the time, we are so very grateful to Dorreann for finding an organization who could put our paint to worthwhile use. It really made us feel so much better.
Big sigh of relief! Yay!
Nice donation for a worthy cause. My suburban area of Kansas City has a drive-through recycle place to drop off paint. (With an appointment and on certain days.) They somehow mix and blend the donated paint, and then sell the unique shades at a very cheap price for community projects. The resultant shades are usually tans or grays. My nearby Habitat for Humanity ReStore store also sells "blended" containers of paint. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteThis is so amazing! What a great idea.
DeleteWhat a great idea!! Win win situation for all! They are probably sooo appreciative too! Paint is soo expensive! Great idea to look into that Kay!
ReplyDeleteKay this is such a win, I love this!
ReplyDeleteGood job!
ReplyDeleteWonderful solution to your problem of too much paint.
ReplyDeleteYes, great solution. Here the Police have a collection spot. I am grateful but note the paint rarely matches. LOL
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of leftover. Glad you found a good use for it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful solution for an enormous amount of paint. Well done.
ReplyDeleteOnce again you made the best of the situation in a praise worthy fashion. Good for you
ReplyDeleteA win win situation! Good for you.
ReplyDeleteExcellent solution. Good for City Council.
ReplyDeleteGreat to learn there are places that can use that expensive paint. I think they should have been willing to take it back at the store, though. But it's all excellent news that it can be put to good use. :-)
ReplyDeleteStores cannot take back tinted paint. And in our case, the painter asked that the primer be tinted also. Sigh...
DeleteThat is rather unfortunate they got too much of it. Better paint goes farther but they should have estimated better.
ReplyDeleteEspecially since it was toward the end of the project. I still don’t understand such a big error.
DeleteGood for you for finding a good cause for donating that paint.
ReplyDeleteIt all turned out for the good. You did a mitzvah, plus now you don't have to look at those buckets anymore.
ReplyDeleteWell done. It's so much fun recyclilng.
ReplyDeleteGreat! The paint wasn't waste.
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