PaintCare
Sonya Hansen, MPA, PMP, is an experienced program manager and communication specialist with a focus on sustainability and non-profit initiatives. Currently serving as the Colorado Program Manager at PaintCare, Sonya oversees the state's paint recycling program, supporting its operation and education efforts. Previous roles include Program Coordinator at PaintCare, Recycling Grants Specialist at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and Director of Communications at Scraps. Sonya has extensive freelance experience in communications and graphic design, developing various branding and strategic projects. Educational credentials include a Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado Denver and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Denver, with a focus on English, graphic design, and Spanish.
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PaintCare
PaintCare Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, represents paint manufacturers (paint producers) to plan and operate paint stewardship programs in U.S. states and jurisdictions that pass paint stewardship laws. PaintCare is a program of the American Coatings Association (ACA) a membership-based trade association of the paint manufacturing industry. Working through the Paint Producer Stewardship Initiative (PPSI) facilitated by the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), ACA supported the passage of the nation’s first paint stewardship law in Oregon and established PaintCare in 2009. Since then, PaintCare has launched programs across the country following the passage of similar laws in California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Maine, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, and is developing a program for Illinois. In states where PaintCare operates, we encourage households and businesses to take their unwanted, leftover paint to a PaintCare drop-off site. Most locations are paint retailers, which are convenient locations open year-round and seven days a week. Across the eleven PaintCare programs, there are more than 2,400 drop-off sites, most of which are paint retailers.