Eco-Friendly Painting Tips for a More Sustainable Home

One of the biggest stories of this century is sure to be the role that green energy and eco-friendly strategies play in the reshaping our economies, politics, and our lives. Repainting your home may seem to be something so simple that it must be worlds away from such a complex process. However, there are plenty of ways in which you can paint your home in a more eco-friendly manner.

There are plenty of benefits to making such a move. For one thing, you’ll be contributing the tiniest amount to the immense overall task of achieving greater sustainability that faces all mankind. If that alone doesn’t sway you, the economics of the choice might. With “eco-friendly” being one of the most popular selling points for products today and that trend only set to accelerate as our economies fall more in line with that greener future, acting now can give you one more selling point for your home to tempt potential buyers later.

Without further ado, let’s take a look at some eco-friendly painting tips.

Properly Dispose of Waste

This is a tip that everyone can follow and, quite frankly, everyone should. Where other tips may be more or less difficult depending on your resources or degree of familiarity with painting, everyone can throw things out properly. Not littering is one of the first things that they teach you when you’re little, after all.

Even so, we can all take things a step further.

While it may be tempting to pour excess paint down the drain, you’ll want to refrain from doing so given the mess that this can make of both the sewage system and any natural outlets that may receive the runoff. Instead, you’ll want to seal the paint can tightly and include it on your next trip to a waste disposal facility. If there isn’t one near you or you don’t want to bother with that extra step, see what your local trash pickup service can do about that.

There are many ways to properly dispose of extra paint in an eco-friendly way and they’re all just a quick Google search away.

Reuse Paint

Chances are good that you’ve heard the phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle.” Quality paint can stay good for a long time so it’s wasteful economically as well as ecologically to simply throw yours out if there’s a reasonable amount left in the can.

Air Out Cans

Do you not have enough paint left in your cans to bother keeping them but don’t have good time-efficient options for disposing of it at via eco-friendly waste disposal centers?

There are still ways that you can dispose of your old paint cans in an eco-friendly fashion.

One of the biggest ways in which paint can pollute the environment is by having excess latex and noxious fumes left in the can. We don’t tend to think of paint as something noxious or toxic but it can be, with the fumes of a paint can especially dangerous if you allow them to build up over time before exposing yourself or others to them. This is one reason why it’s so important to dispose of old paint cans in an eco-friendly manner.

Air out your cans in a well-ventilated area, wash out any leftover latex, and you can toss them out with the rest of the trash.

With these simple steps, you can do your part and paint your home in an eco-friendly way.

Jeff Sommers

Jeff Sommers is a vibrant and experienced professional, having been at the helm of ESP Painting, Inc. for 27 remarkable years. As President, he has become an esteemed leader in the Commercial & Residential Construction industry in Oregon, United States. His experience has seen him gain valuable insight and knowledge, making him an invaluable asset to ESP Painting and its customers. With a bubbly personality and upbeat attitude, Jeff always looks ahead to the future as he continues his leadership journey toward success.