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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard J. Lobinske, Ph.D.<BR>Hazardous Waste Manager</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Office of Resource Stewardship<BR>7550 Apalachee Parkway<BR>Tallahassee, FL 32311<BR>850/606-1816<BR>fax: 850/606-1801<BR><A href="http://www.leoncountyfl.gov/HHW">http://www.LeonCountyFL.gov/HHW</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>Please note that under Florida's Public Records laws, most written communications to or from county staff or officials regarding county business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your e-mail communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure.</FONT></DIV>>>> On 5/2/2013 at 11:32 AM, Product Stewardship Institute <rachel@productstewardship.us> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG>Connecticut DEEP Approves Paint Stewardship Plan; </STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Yesterday's approval makes Connecticut the third state in the nation to implement a paint take-back law based on<SPAN> a</SPAN> <SPAN>model program facilitated</SPAN> in 2007 by the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI). In 2010, Oregon became the first state to roll out a leftover paint collection and recycling program via paint stewardship legislation, followed by California in 2012. Rhode Island is expected to implement its legislation-backed paint stewardship program in July 2014.</DIV>
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