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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Cliff's Variety | 479 Castro 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. | |
Cole Hardware | 345 9th 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. | |
Cole Hardware | 956 Cole St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | There is a 5 gallon limit per trip. | |
Cole Hardware (Rockridge) | 5533 College Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | There is a 5 gallon limit per trip. | |
Cole Hardware, Vallejo St. | 627 Vallejo St | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | There is a 5 gallon limit per trip. | |
Creative Paint (5435 Geary) | 5435 Geary Blvd. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Delta HHW Collection Facility | 2550 Pittsburg-Antioch Hwy | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee | ||
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. | |
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. | |
Dunn-Edwards (Pleasant Hill) | 555 Contra Costa Blvd | Pleasant Hill | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Environmental Logistics |
Northern CA Office 3200 Depot Rd |
Hayward | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial volume | |
Fredericksen Hardware | 3029 Fillmore St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Glidden Professional Paint Center | 2260 Commerce Ave Suite C | Concord | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Glidden Professional Paint Center (PaintCare.org) | 3356 Piedmont Ave. | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Golden Bear Transfer Station | 1 Parr Blvd. | Richmond | 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. | |
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Concord | 2080 Diamond Blvd. | Concord | 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. May also take new spray paint, caulking and adhesive that is paint related. ReStore Oakland is a collection location for Paint Care. | |
Habitat for Humanity ReStore East Bay | 9235 San Leandro St. | Oakland | 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. May also take new spray paint, caulking and adhesive that is paint related. ReStore Oakland is a collection location for Paint Care. Drop-off during donation hours. |
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