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 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. | |
Cole Hardware | 345 9th St | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | There is a 5 gallon limit per trip. | |
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. | |
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 | ||
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. | |
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. | |
Safety Kleen Systems (Rohnert Park) | 5750 Commerce Blvd | Rohnert Park | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
Safety Kleen Systems (Sacramento) | 6000 88th Street | Sacramento | 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 |
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