Paint - Interior & Exterior - Used/Wet
Use up wet, leftover 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.

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2100 East 7th Street, Oakland • (800) 606-6606Latex 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.Drop-off for a Fee -
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2100 East 7th Street, Oakland • (800) 606-6606Also, 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.Drop-off for a Fee -
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559 66th Ave., Oakland • (510) 569-3347Free Drop-off -
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2133 Tynan Ave, Alameda •Latex or tint. Dark green or dark brown.Free Drop-off -
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9235 San Leandro St., Oakland • (510) 777-1447Interior 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.Free Drop-off -
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3090 Castro Valley Blvd., Castro Valley • (510) 690-9249Free Drop-off -
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20911 Foothill Blvd., Hayward • (510) 881-8511Free Drop-off -
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4877 Hopyard Rd. Ste. B2, Pleasanton • (925) 225-0224Free Drop-off -
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15611 Hesperian Blvd., San Lorenzo • (510) 276-6492Free Drop-off -
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2980 Kerner Boulevard, San Rafael • (415) 459-8807Pick-up for a Fee -
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627 Vallejo St, San Francisco • (415) 200-2215There is a 5 gallon limit per trip.Free Drop-off -
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3110 Busch Rd., Pleasanton • (925) 846-2042See PaintCare CA accepted/not accepted items and call to confirm space and current open hours.Free Drop-off -
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320 4th St, San Francisco • (415) 495-5720There is a 5 gallon limit per visit. You can put EMPTY, DRY latex paint cans in the blue bin.Free Drop-off -
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70 4th St., San Francisco • (415) 777-4400There is a 5 gallon limit per trip.Free Drop-off -
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1279 Pacific Ave., San Francisco • (415) 441-0941There is a 5 gallon limit per visit. | | You can put EMPTY, DRY latex paint cans in the blue bin.Free Drop-off -
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2091 West Winton Avenue, Hayward • (800) 606-6606Latex paint onlyDrop-off for a Fee -
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2091 West Winton Avenue, Hayward • (800) 606-6606Drop-off for a Fee -
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2091 West Winton Avenue, Hayward • (800) 606-6606Free Drop-off -
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2254 Polk St., San Francisco • (415) 674-8913There is a 5 gallon limit per trip.Free Drop-off -
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750 Bryant St, San Francisco • (415) 227-0359There is a 20 gallon limit per visit. You can put EMPTY, DRY latex paint cans in the blue bin.Free Drop-off -
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750 Bryant St, San Francisco • (415) 227-0359There is a 20 gallon limit per visit. You can put EMPTY, DRY latex paint cans in the blue bin.Free Drop-off -
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1020 Harrison Street, San Francisco • (415) 552-1143There is a 20 gallon limit per visit. You can put EMPTY, DRY latex paint cans in the blue bin.Free Drop-off -
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1563 Polk St., San Francisco • (415) 673-8900Free Drop-off -
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548 7th Street, San Francisco • (415) 863-7235There is a 5 gallon limit per visit. You can put EMPTY, DRY latex paint cans in the blue bin.Free Drop-off -
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28722 Mission Blvd., Hayward • (510) 538-8590Free Drop-off