About Yuck Old Paint ?

About Us

Yuck Old Paint® was founded by Chief Yuck Officer, Raea Jean Leinster, in response to an unmet market need to remove old paint cans from the multitude of clients she has worked with for over a decade as a faux finisher and decorative painter.

Yuck Old Paint is…

• EPA Certified (#R-I-18499-10-34370 Exp. 10/20/2020)
• DOT Hazardous Materials Certified (49 CFR 172.702 / 49 CFR 172.704)
• VA DEQ Universal Waste Handler Certified (40 CFR 273.16 and 40 CFR 273.36)
• SWANA Safety Certified
• Virginia Values Veterans Certified
• Board Member, Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Best Green Business, Virginia Green Travel Alliance, 2019
• Best Green Business, Arlington Chamber of Commerce, 2015
• Woman-owned business
• Based in Northern Virginia (Tysons / Fairfax)

Our Team

Billy C., College Intern
Billy is an Accounting major at Furman College. Upon his return to Virginia for summer and semester breaks, he assists the Planet Protector Gladiators.

Daniel S., Collections Specialist
Daniel has over 20 years of experience as a licensed trades professional and loves helping our customers keep paint out of landfills!

Howard D., Collections Specialist
Howard is a seasoned veteran in the estate sales/ auction house/ antiques appraisal industry. He’s got mad project management skills, and is ideally suited for taking charge of customers’ homes full of yuck!

Kim R., Richmond Operations Manager
Kim chairs the Science Department at Bird High School (Chesterfield, CO), a suburb of Richmond, VA. As a career educator, she understands how paint waste and other pollution issues affect our future generations.

Lee H., Collections Specialist and Events Manager
Lee (retired, US Navy) with 30+ yrs operational experience with foreign ordnance and equipment, and combat and operational experience in multiple theaters, is equipped for the battle to rescue local landfills from latex paint and run our paint recycling events. Personal decorations include the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and two Combat Action Ribbons.

Morgan J., Druid and Planet Protector Gladiator
Morgan has over 10 years of paint retail sales experience at Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams stores, including specialty paints for Hollywood movie studios. Morgan converts paint deemed too sour for reuse into a solid waste material, protecting the soil and water tables from liquid paint contamination.

Nick L., (veteran, USMC)
Nick served 4 years with tours in the Pacific Theater. His mortar squad leader experience well prepared him for the fight to save the planet and defend her against the assault of paint waste.

Paul C., Collections Specialist
Paul (veteran, Corporal, USMC) has 8 years of military hazmat and ordnance experience, including several Navy Achievement Medals, and loves helping our customers keep paint out of the landfills!

Ryan M., Collections Specialist
Ryan is a Major in the U.S. Army Reserves and has over 10 years of military hazmat and ordnance experience. He is delighted to join our boots-on-the-ground operation keeping paint cans out of landfills!

Tara M., Collections Specialist
Tara has over 20 years experience as a commercial space interior designer and five years experience owning the Maryland franchise of a national paint contracting company. Tara has seen a lot of leftover paint cans in her career (!), and now works with us helping customers keep paint out of landfills! 

Tony R., Ohio Operations Manager
Tony has 20+ years experience as owner/operator of a paint contractor company in the Columbus area. He is delighted to be a part of our westward expansion beyond the East Coast.

Victoria D., Planet Protector Gladiator
Victoria is a Marketing major at Northern Virginia Community College. Armed with a FEMA Hazardous Materials certification, this millennial is well prepared to contribute to the team!

Thank you for your military service LEE, PAUL, and RYAN! WE SALUTE YOU!

Curbside Pick-up Available!

Yuck Old Paint™ is a Virginia Governor Northam and Maryland Governor Hogan qualified “Essential Business”, and is open for business! Our customers health and safety are of the utmost importance to us. We go to you. And you may just leave your paint cans outside your doorstep.

We Are Open – call 888 509-9825