Please contact all PaintCare drop-off sites to confirm their hours and availability before dropping off paint. For all non-PaintCare states, check the location’s website or call to confirm HHW events and facilities have not been cancelled, closed, or postponed.
To use the PaintCare program for oil-based paint, a business must qualify as an exempt generator under federal and any analogous state hazardous waste generator rules. Please visit www.paintcare.org/business-limits for more information on exempt generator rules. If your business does not qualify as an exempt generator, it will not be able to use the program for oil-based paint, but it can still use the program for latex products. (In Illinois, all businesses may use the PaintCare program for oil-based paint as well as latex-based paint. In New York, non-exempt generators may use the pickup service only. Contact PaintCare for details.)
Large Volume Pickup
Do you have more than 100 gallons? Click here to submit a request for a Large Volume Pickup.
Products We Accept
All PaintCare sites accept up to 5 gallons per visit (some take more). Please call ahead to confirm business hours and ask if they can accept the type and amount of paint you would like to recycle. Sites do not accept aerosol coatings, leaking, unlabeled, or empty containers. Visit our PaintCare Products page for more information on accepted products.
Submit an Update
If your organization accepts paint from households and/or businesses, contact us and we will be happy to add your information. Please email Carol Darrow at or call (855) PAINT09 to update any information about your organization or facility.
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