Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Opened, partially full, or wet containers or cans of interior and/or exterior architectural paints: latex, acrylic, water-based, alkyd, oil-based, enamel (including textured coatings), as well as field and lawn paints.
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Use up wet, leftover house paint or offer it up to community members. Drop-off paint for recycling at no cost to a local PaintCare site. Accepted items include house paint as well as primers, stains, sealers, and clear coatings such as shellac and varnish.
Paint Waste: Empty, dried out paint cans and buckets may be accepted for recycling. Stirrers, pans and brushes with dried paint go into the garbage. Chemical soaked rags are accepted by some Household Hazardous Waste Facilities. Empty spray paint belongs in the recycing bin (cap off); use up or safely dispose of cans spray paint. Water used to clean paint brushes with acrylic paint (water-based) can be poured down the drain. Paint thinner used to clean paint brushes used with oil-based paint is considered hazardous waste for residents and businesses to bring into a hazardous waste facility.
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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Safety Kleen Systems (Rohnert Park) | 5750 Commerce Blvd | Rohnert Park | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
West County HHW Collection Facility | 101 Pittsburg Ave. | Richmond | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Safety Kleen Systems (Sacramento) | 6000 88th Street | Sacramento | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Drop-in Program (Oakland Facility) | 2100 East 7th Street | Oakland | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | Latex paint only. The paint sale program at the Oakland HHW facility happens Tuesdays from 900AM and closes at 12:00PM (noon) - $25 per 5 gallon pail available in white and beige. | |
REAP Center | 2133 Tynan Ave | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Latex or tint. Dark green or dark brown. | |
Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) | 2100 East 7th Street | Oakland | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | Also, The paint sale program at the Oakland HHW facility happens Tuesdays from 900AM and closes at 12:00PM (noon) - $25 per 5 gallon pail available in white and beige. | |
Kelly Moore - Pleasanton (PaintCare.org) | 4877 Hopyard Rd. Ste. B2 | Pleasanton | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Dunn Edwards (750 Bryant St) | 750 Bryant St | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | There is a 20 gallon limit per visit. You can put EMPTY, DRY latex paint cans in the blue bin. | |
Kelly Moore | 1014 Fitzuren Rd | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Cole Hardware | 70 4th St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | There is a 5 gallon limit per trip. | |
Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) | 2100 East 7th Street | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Also, The paint sale program at the Oakland HHW facility happens Tuesdays from 900AM and closes at 12:00PM (noon) - $25 per 5 gallon pail available in white and beige. | |
Brownies Hardware | 1563 Polk St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Kelly Moore (565 S Van Ness Ave) | 565 S Van Ness Ave | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | There is a 20 gallon limit per visit. You can put EMPTY, DRY latex paint cans in the blue bin. | |
Sherwin-Williams Paint Store | 3505 Deer Valley Rd | Brentwood | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Cole Hardware | 956 Cole St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | There is a 5 gallon limit per trip. | |
Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Program (Hayward Facility) | 2091 West Winton Avenue | Hayward | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Creative Paint (5435 Geary) | 5435 Geary Blvd. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Kelly Moore - San Lorenzo (PaintCare) | 15611 Hesperian Blvd. | San Lorenzo | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Sherwin-Williams Paint Store | 6309 Dougherty Rd. | Dublin | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Kelly Moore (445 Taraval St) | 445 Taraval St | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | There is a 20 gallon limit per visit. You can put EMPTY, DRY latex paint cans in the blue bin. |
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