Why don paint manufacturers take back leftover post-consumer paint and use it to manufacture new paint?
New paint is made of raw materials of known composition and consistency. Cans of leftover, post-consumer paint may come from a variety of sources and may contain unknown raw materials as well as potentially hazardous elements that were not in the paint when it was first manufactured. While it cannot easily be used in making new paint, leftover post-consumer paint may find uses in “low-end” products.
