Eco Decorating

The kind of conventional paints decorators or people doing DIY have been using for the last fifty years contain things called VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS or VOCs.

Unlike most organic products they arenšt good for
you at all - VOCs are the toxic fumes these paints
give off when they are drying and changing from liquid to solid.

They can be very harmful to humans, causing respiratory problems, eye, nose and throat irritation, cause liver and lung damage and have even been proven to be carcinogenic.

These VOCs are most prevalent in solvent/oil-based paints (eggshell, gloss etc) but they also exist in smaller quantities in non-environmentally-friendly water-based paints (emulsion)

Furthermore, they harm the environment, lingering
for weeks after the paint has been applied, causing
damage to the ozone layer and contributing to
global warming.

Up to 30 litres of non-biodegradable waste is generated for every litre of non-eco-friendly paint produced.

Many other countries already realise this and have banned high VOC paints.

The UK is due to follow suit in 2010 -­ but why wait until then to make your home more environmentally-friendly?

Paint The Town Green paint has an almost ZERO VOC LEVEL.

As a result of this, not only are there no toxic fumes given off, but there is also no odour and, unlike with oil-based paints, they donšt yellow over time.

As our paint is all water-based and dries within an hour or two, rooms can be re-occupied as soon as wešve packed up our brushes!