At Amazon Paint, we believe that the journey toward a greener planet relies entirely on rigorous, meticulous processing. Since 1992, we have used patented processes to transform surplus water-based paint into re-manufactured architectural coatings.
Every drop of liquid paint processed through our primary facility in Fridley, Minnesota, is treated as a valuable manufacturing feedstock, not a disposal problem. Our mission is to bridge the gap between heavy industrial waste management and artisan-level color blending, ensuring that every gallon of paint we recycle and package delivers a clean, consistent finish at a workable price, while contributing to regional waste reduction.
Every batch checked for viscosity, sheen, coverage, pH, and color variance.
every can of water-based paint is 100% recycled.
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Our processing line is organised around two things: consistent product quality, and getting as much material back into use as possible. Here is how we turn leftover cans into architectural coatings:
Paint boxes and large crates arrive at our processing line from county Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) programs, regional retail takeback store networks, and contracting businesses. Our operators physically handle every single container to visually verify that it contains liquid latex paint.
Any non-latex materials, oil-based paints, or chemical solvents are immediately set aside to protect the purity of our processing stream.
Approved cans move down our roller tables, where an operator uses a specialized tool to pop the lids open. The operator scoops through the contents of every container to evaluate its physical health.
If the paint is hard, runny, or sour-smelling, it is diverted into solid waste drums for alternative industrial recycling. If the paint is healthy and fresh, it is dumped directly into a designated 55-gallon feedstock drum based on its specific color family (yellow, red, green, blue, white, etc.).
Once a color family feedstock drum is filled, it is sealed, labeled, and logged into our inventory. When our production team prepares to manufacture a fresh run of paint, they pull the precise color drums needed to blend the final product.
Reusable paints of the same color are pumped into an industrial blending tank and thoroughly mixed using a high-speed mechanical mixer to create a completely uniform, consistent batch.
We never guess when it comes to product durability. Every combined batch undergoes rigid testing protocols by our production team. We check each tank for precise specifications regarding viscosity, sheen, coverage, pH, gloss, and color variance.
The paint is then carefully adjusted with additives as necessary to ensure it meets or exceeds the strict performance standards of national, name-brand virgin paints.
After a batch clears its quality control hurdles, the liquid paint is run through a strict triple-filtration system to eliminate any remaining fine particles or imperfections.
The smooth, high-solid latex paint is packaged into clean, brand-new cans and 5-gallon pails, labeled as Amazon Select recycled-content paint, and stacked onto pallets ready for immediate distribution.
What happens to the items that don't make it back into a finished paint can? Backed by our partnership with LJP Waste Solutions, here’s how Amazon Paint maintains a strict lifecycle trajectory that ensures virtually 100% of the material entering our Fridley facility is beneficially recycled:
Rejected latex waste paint is treated with a super-absorbent polymer which can be processed into a clean alternative fuel source.
Empty steel paint cans are crushed flat and shipped out to our scrap metal partners for complete, high-temperature structural reprocessing.
Structural wooden pallets and incoming cardboard boxes are continuously salvaged and reused directly within our own bulk shipping.
We consistently analyze processes to identify new ways to minimize waste, maximize energy efficiency, & further refine our closed-loop output.
Amazon Paint has been recycling millions of pounds of unused paint for over 30 years, doing our part to reduce landfill waste while providing cost-effective paint solutions for home and business owners all throughout Minnesota and the rest of the country.
Contact Amazon Paint online, visit our Fridley facility, or give us a call at 763-572-0800 to answer all your recycled paint-related questions or to put in a bulk order today!
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Long before the online retail giant existed, a chemist founded our company in 1992 and named it after her favorite pet bird: Amazon the Parrot!
Today, Amazon remains the face of our brand, serving as the symbol of our earth-friendly mission and our independent, small-business painting culture.
