When mistints are made, dealers get hit hard four ways. They are stuck with the initial cost of the paint, pricey disposal fees and additional handling charges, as well as the loss of premium floor space. Now there is an easy way for dealers to eliminate the cost of disposal, get back that valuable floor space, even gain a worthwhile tax deduction and great public relations -- all by donating these unwanted paints to local community organizations. Every year, in communities throughout the country, not-for-profit organizations spend their limited financial resources for needed paint or forego paint projects because they simply can't cover the costs. Now, retailers can change all that and help themselves save big money in the process.

NCPD: A Win-Win Solution

The National Council on Paint Disposition (NCPD), a 501 (c) (3) environmental corporation, has compiled a national list of other nonprofit community-based organizations that are interested and in need of receiving donated paints. Contributing retailers can write off substantial costs by donating their unused and unwanted paints to these organizations that provide a variety of services to the community. Retailers can even decide to sell some of the unwanted paint at lower cost, and then donate the remainder that cannot be sold.

While the premise sounds simple, it is no easy task for local paint dealers to take the time to locate on their own community organizations that use paint in the course of achieving their mission. Founded in 2002, the NCPD was formed by a retailer who, after many years of continually seeking such organizations rather than being faced with the disposal costs and headaches, came to the conclusion that there must be a better way to solve this dilemma for himself and for other retailers. He made the commitment to find it. His name is Marv Goodman and he is a long-time retailer and businessman based in East Brunswick, New Jersey. He created the not-for-profit National Council on Paint Disposition to help dealers find the correct community-based outlets for disposing of their unwanted paint products in an environmentally friendly and beneficial way and save money.

According to Goodman, NCPD's mission has expanded to keep all unwanted paint from ending up in landfills and reducing the burden on tax payers. The NCPD has since taken on the greater challenge of finding solutions for unwanted paint generated by consumers, contractors and large industrial sites, as well as by retailers.

Now Available: List of Organizations

The NCPD has created a list of over 5,000 community organizations and affiliates across the U.S. that need unwanted paint donations and is now making it available to retailers for a nominal donation. All proceeds generated from requests for this list will be used to further advance the paint disposition and recycling efforts of the National Council on Paint Disposition. Click here for more information and to obtain a list.