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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Center Hardware | 3003 3rd St | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | There is a 5 gallon limit per trip. | |
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. | |
Dunn-Edwards (Pleasant Hill) | 555 Contra Costa Blvd | Pleasant Hill | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
PPG Paints (PaintCare.org) | 3356 Piedmont Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Dunn-Edwards (750 Bryant) | 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. | |
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 | ||
Kelly Moore (701 Bayshore Blvd) | 701 Bayshore Blvd | 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 | 1725 Contra Costa Blvd | Pleasant Hill | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Kelly Moore | 14500 San Pablo Ave | San Pablo | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Brownies Hardware | 1563 Polk St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Cole Hardware | 2254 Polk St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | There is a 5 gallon limit per trip. | |
Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Program (Livermore Facility) | 5584 La Ribera Street | Livermore | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Photo Waste Recycling Co. |
2980 Kerner Boulevard Northern CA Headquarters |
San Rafael | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
Kelly Moore - Castro Valley (PaintCare.org) | 3090 Castro Valley Blvd. | Castro Valley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Kelly Moore | 2050 San Ramon Velley Blvd | San Ramon | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
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 | ||
Golden City Building Supply | 1279 Pacific Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | There is a 5 gallon limit per visit. | | You can put EMPTY, DRY latex paint cans in the blue bin. |
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