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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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. | |
Golden Bear Transfer Station | 1 Parr Blvd. | Richmond | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Sherwin-Williams Paint Store | 20911 Foothill Blvd. | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
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 | 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 | ||
Delta HHW Collection Facility | 2550 Pittsburg-Antioch Hwy | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Sherwin-Williams Paint Store | 559 66th Ave. | Oakland | 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 | 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 | ||
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 -Albany (PaintCare.org) | 969 San Pablo Ave. | Albany | 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. | |
Kelly Moore | 2480 Sand Creek Rd | Brentwood | 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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