Relove Paint - Issue 111 of Discover Duhallow

SPRING IS IN THE AIR

SO ITS TIME TO GET READY TO RELOVE YOUR USED PAINT

It’s that time of the year again when our minds turn to giving that room a new lick of paint, or even trying our interior design skills, the newest colours, brightening up that room or making a bold statement in that hallway.

Well IRD Duhallow has made that a whole lot easier and affordable, while playing your part in the local circular economy.

IRD Duhallow’s award winning furniture revamp has introduced a Paint recycling project in conjunction with Cork County Council and It is now for sale in our retail area as Relove Paint. Or if you are doing a spring clean in and you need to get rid of your old paint then you can now drop it your local Cork County Council Civic amenity site where it will be taken free of charge.

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RELOVE YOUR USED PAINT

By COLM O’CONNOR

IRD Duhallow’s award winning furniture revamp has been producing Recycled paint in conjunction with Cork County council since May 2022. Since then, we have sold almost 3000 litres to people in the community and over 1000 litres donated to communities in our locality.

It is now for sale in our retail area as Relove Paint for €15 for 5 litre buckets.

The procedure starts with Revamp collecting used water based paints from the civic amenity sites in Kanturk, Millstreet and Macroom. Then we bring them back to our new paint workshop where a mixing process takes place, a tuition on the mixing process was delivered by The Rediscovery Centre in Dublin through training days both in Dublin and here in Revamp, and facilitated by the Paint Reuse Network Ireland. Our enterprise is now up and running and is fully experienced in filtering, remixing, recolouring, and repackaging the paint, and is producing a high-

quality paint to sell within our local communities.

The Paint initiative, which is part funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Local Authority. The EPA and Council funding has allowed for some set-up costs, of a paint reuse and upcycling system in our social enterprise, as well as the training of staff.

Paints are collected at civic amenity sites annually and are generally exported for treatment. Approximately 60% of this waste paint is water based, much of which could be reused and upcycled.

Paint is a problem waste stream in Ireland. In Cork city and county,

up to 190 ton of waste paint is collected at local authority civic amenity sites annually and is generally exported for treatment at a cost to both councils but also potentially to the environment.

There is potential for the integration of circular principles into almost every aspect of production and consumption and the Relove Paint example demonstrates that delivering a circular economy can have positive environmental, economic and social impact on our local area. IRD Duhallow are leading the way in promoting the circular economy in our rural community.

PAINT THIS SPRING

There is a long way to go, and large business and industry has a huge role to play in terms of product design, green procurement and minimising waste. That said, we cannot underestimate the part that we can all play in driving the shift to a circular economy through our own choices and demands for sustainable services and products As well as helping to protect our environment by using paint from this project in your homes

and businesses, you will be supporting our social enterprises who epitomize the circular economy at its very best. IRD Duhallow Furniture Revamp will also deliver for the local economy in terms of job creation and reducing the costs for individuals, community groups and businesses who are using the paint.

Along with IRD Duhallow Furniture Revamp putting almost 300 ton of recycled furniture into the circular economy in the Duhallow region ReLove paint is a great example of circular production, which will be a reallife circular economy initiative that delivers environmentally, socially and economically in the Duhallow region.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Where do I take my left over paint ?

A. You must take your Left over paint to your local amenity site. IRD Duhallow cannot take it in directly.

Q. Where can I buy Relove Paint?

A. You can buy Relove Paint at IRD Duhallow Furniture Revamp Shop

Q. How much is a 5 litre bucket of Relove Paint cost ?

A. It is € 15 euro per 5 Litre Bucket

Q. What surfaces is the paint suitable for ?

A. It is an Emulsion paint best suited for walls and ceilings.

Q. Is the paint suitable for Interior or External use ?

A. The paint is only suitable for internal use.

Q. What area will the 5 Litre bucket cover ?

A. It is recommended that 1 Litre should cover 10 to 12 Metre SQ.