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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Habitat for Humanity ReStore Santa Cruz | 719 Swift Street | Santa Cruz | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Interior or exterior latex paint only. Paint must be in its original container and containers must be full with legible labels. | |
Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Recycle | Free Drop-off | See PaintCare CA accepted/not accepted items and call to confirm space and current open hours. | |
Glidden Professional Paint Center (PaintCare.org) | 3356 Piedmont Ave. | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Kelly Moore (PaintCare.org) | 28722 Mission Blvd. | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Sherwin Williams (320 4th St) | 320 4th St | 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. | |
City of Palo Alto Household Hazardous Waste Station Program | 2501 Embarcadero Way | Palo Alto | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Only 15 gallons or 125 pounds of hazardous waste per visit. Must be a Palo Alto resident, proof of residency is required. | |
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Monterey Bay | 4230 Gigling Rd | Seaside | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Interior or exterior latex paint only. Paint must be in its original container and containers must be full with legible labels. | |
Kelly Moore -Albany (PaintCare.org) | 969 San Pablo Ave. | Albany | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Kelly Moore - Oakland/International (PaintCare.org) | 3981 First St. | Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
PPG Paints (548 7th Street) | 548 7th Street | 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. | |
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) | 2100 East 7th Street | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Central Contra Costa HHW Collection Facility | 4797 Imhoff Pl. | Martinez | Recycle | Free Drop-off |
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