commentMetroPaint Earns Green Seal Certification
MetroPaint, a 100-percent recycled-content latex paint produced in Portland, Oregon, has become the first paint to be certified under Green Seal’s recycled-content paint standard. The paint is produced by Metro, a regional council that collects unused paint as part of its waste management programs.
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To achieve certification, the paint had to meet standards for recycled-content levels, quality of filtration, paint performance, and volatile organic compound levels.
The paint was also certified through the Master Painters Institute, which tests recycled-content paint using the same standards as virgin paint. MetroPaint is available in Portland and at several retailers throughout Oregon.
More information is at www.metro-region.org (search for “recycled paint”).
This article was produced by BuildingGreen, Inc.- www.buildinggreen.com
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