Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Sierra Vista.
7201 E. Hwy 90, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
The county brochure (5 gallons) and PaintCare's listing (about 20 gallons) disagree on amount. If you have more than 5 gallons, call 520-452-9805 first. PaintCare's listing says residents may take usable paint home when some is available.
2595 N. Sagebrush Rd., Huachuca City, AZ 85616
The county's flyers place it in Whetstone; the street address uses Huachuca City. It's the county Public Works office, so 520-803-3770 also answers general solid waste questions.
Your state doesn’t have a PaintCare program, so stores here don’t take paint for free. These are the public drop-off programs PaintCare’s map lists, closest first. Most only serve their own residents and some charge a fee. Call before you go.
7201 E Hwy 90, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
2595 N Sagebrush Rd, Huachuca City, AZ 85616
912 N Gun Club Rd, Tombstone, AZ 85638
2857 Highway 83, Sonoita, AZ 85637
100 S Tovreaville Rd, Bisbee, AZ 85603
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Sort out labeled cans and mark any unlabeled ones with a marker. If the total is over 5 gallons, call 520-452-9805 first or split it into two trips. Empty, dry cans go in your trash or the station's scrap metal.
It doesn't matter for paint. The county's July 2026 fee schedule lists household hazardous waste as no charge. You only pay for regular trash in the same load ($68 a ton, at least $5 at the Sierra Vista station).
Write what you think it is on the can with a permanent marker. PaintCare's listing for the station says every container must be labeled. The same listing says leaking cans aren't taken, so if it's leaking, call 520-452-9805 before you go.
Tombstone's transfer station at 912 N. Gun Club Rd. is on the county's free household hazardous waste list. It's open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Take paint to the Cochise County Sierra Vista Transfer Station, 7201 E. Hwy 90, Monday to Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. It's free for Cochise County households. Label every can and keep it to 5 gallons unless the station tells you otherwise. Empty, dry cans go in your trash.
Sierra Vista, Arizona, has something most Arizona towns don't: a free, six-day-a-week place for household paint. Cochise County's Sierra Vista Transfer Station on Highway 90 takes it at no charge, and so do the county's other stations from Benson to Douglas.
Cochise County's new fee schedule started July 1, 2026, and it still lists household hazardous waste, including paint, as no charge. You don't need a Free Dump certificate for it. That program's 2026 application window closed September 30.
PaintCare's listing for the station says every container must be labeled. If the label is gone, write what's inside with a permanent marker. The same listing says empty, dry or leaking cans aren't taken in the hazardous waste area; put empty or dry cans in your trash or pay the regular refuse rate.
The county's own hazardous waste brochure (revised 2023) says up to 5 gallons. PaintCare's listing for the same station says about 20 gallons. Call 520-452-9805 first if you have more than 5.
The county lists free household hazardous waste drop-off at its transfer stations, including Bisbee (100 S. Tovreaville Rd.), Tombstone (912 N. Gun Club Rd.), Benson (980 N. Madison St.) and Douglas (90 W. Ninth St.), plus the Western Regional Landfill near Huachuca City and Whetstone. Days differ; Tombstone is only Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
The city's recycling list says the transfer station takes empty, clean paint cans as metal. The county's recycling flyer says standard charges apply to recyclables. The same site also takes used motor oil, antifreeze and up to 5 tires.
Arizona has no PaintCare program, so stores in town, including Home Depot and Lowe's, don't take leftover paint. PaintCare's listing says the station sometimes lets residents take usable paint home; ask the attendant. Businesses can't use the county's free household program.
Keep paint in its original, labeled can, or mark the contents with a permanent marker. Close lids tightly and pack cans upright. Keep the load to about 5 gallons, or call ahead for more. Put empty, dry cans in your own trash or scrap-metal pile, not the hazardous waste load.
Full preparation checklist →The Cochise County Sierra Vista Transfer Station, 7201 E. Hwy 90 (milepost 325), Monday to Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Household paint is free.
No. Household hazardous waste is free on its own. Free Dump certificates are for regular trash loads.
No. It's open Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bisbee has its own transfer station at 100 S. Tovreaville Rd., Monday to Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Western Regional Landfill, 2595 N. Sagebrush Rd., is open Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Both take household paint free.
Sometimes. PaintCare's listing says residents may take paint home if some is available. Ask the attendant.
Checked October 15, 2026: Sierra Vista's What and Where to Recycle page (household paint, clean paint cans as metal, tires limit 5, at the county station, 7201 Highway 90, milepost 325), Cochise County's Solid Waste Division page (station addresses, phones and hours), the county household hazardous waste brochure (revised March 2023; free, up to 5 gallons, station list) and Recycling For Our Future flyer (2024; household paints free, standard charges for recyclables), the county fee schedule effective July 1, 2026 under Resolution 26-10 (a scanned PDF, read as an image: household hazardous waste no charge at rural stations, urban stations and the landfill; urban loads $68 a ton; $5 minimum), the 2026 Free Dump signup flyer (July 11 to September 19 events, all past), KVOA's June 8, 2026 report (applications July 1 to September 30) and PaintCare's listings (records 16240 and 16245: labeling, about 20 gallons, no empty, dry or leaking cans, take-home paint). The labeling rule and the 20-gallon figure rest only on PaintCare. Not settled: 5-gallon vs about-20-gallon limit; whether the county still offers take-home paint.
Checked October 15, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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