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- Yuma County Household Hazardous Waste Collection EventsHazardous waste site14 mi
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City of Yuma Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day (Public Works facility)
1473 S. 2nd Ave., Yuma, AZ 85364
- Accepts
- Paint (the city's list says "paint" and doesn't split latex and oil-based), solvents, motor oil, antifreeze, household cleaners, pesticides and fertilizers, household batteries, up to 5 tires off the rim, and household electronics.
- Who can use it
- Households in the City of Yuma and anywhere in Yuma County (the event is co-sponsored by the City of Somerton and Yuma County). No business or commercial waste.
- Hours
- Three Saturdays a year, 8 a.m. to noon. The 2026 dates were January 10 and April 11 (both past) and November 14, 2026 (the next one). No appointment. The city had not posted 2027 dates as of October 15, 2026.
- Load limits
- No published paint limit. You unload your own items onto tables, and bins and containers are not given back. PaintCare's listing adds that empty, dry or leaking paint cans aren't taken. Not accepted: business waste, explosives, ammunition, pressurized gas, car or boat batteries, radioactive waste, prescription drugs and needles.
- Fees
- Free. It's paid for by the City of Yuma's monthly environmental fee on trash bills.
Follow the traffic route the city posts for the event. The city's list excludes "pressurized gas" and doesn't say if spray paint cans count, so ask at 928-373-4500 or publicworksadministr@yumaaz.gov before bringing aerosols.
Yuma County North Gila Valley Transfer Station (dried, open paint cans only)
7870 E. County 5th St., Yuma, AZ 85365
- Accepts
- Household trash, including empty paint cans with the lid off and no more than one inch of hardened paint left (the county's chart says to see the attendant). Liquid paint is not on the list; the chart sends hazardous waste to the City of Yuma's collection days.
- Who can use it
- Yuma County residents with household loads. No commercial loads.
- Hours
- Open 7 days a week, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., per the county's station guide (PDF). The guide's layout is hard to read, so call 928-341-2500 to confirm. All county stations close on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the Friday after, and Christmas.
- Load limits
- One load per customer per day: one trailer or one truck bed piled no more than two feet above the cab. No commercial, industrial or oversize loads.
- Fees
- The county's item chart doesn't list a fee for household paint cans or trash. The City of San Luis's August 2026 notice calls the new county station free. Cash and check are taken at all stations; cards at North Gila Valley and Yuma County South.
This is not a hazardous waste drop-off. Only bring cans that are open with an inch or less of hardened paint left. Residents near Somerton and San Luis can use the newer Yuma County South station, 5563 W. County 19th St., open Thursday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The closest paint drop-off sites to Yuma.
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.
Yuma County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events
14 mi1473 S 2nd Ave, Yuma, AZ 85364
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in City of Yuma and Yuma County
- Hours
- Saturdays: January 10, April 11, November 14, 2026, 8 am - 12 pm.
- Limits
- Residents must unload their items on designated tables Bins and containers will not be returned.
- Products
- This site does not accept empty, dry or leaking paint containers.
- Notes
- Residents must unload their items on designated tables Bins and containers will not be returned
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Which option fits your Yuma cleanout?4
You're moving out of a Foothills rental in October
If you can wait until Saturday, November 14, bring the paint to 1473 S. 2nd Ave. that morning. If you can't, open the latex cans and let them dry down to an inch or less, then take them to a county transfer station with the lids off. Keep oil-based paint for a collection day.
You missed the April collection day
The next one is Saturday, November 14, 2026. After that, watch the city's page for 2027 dates; the city runs three a year. Keep cans off the garage floor and out of direct sun until then.
Your paint business has leftover product
The collection day refuses business and commercial waste, and the county stations refuse commercial loads. You need a licensed hazardous waste hauler.
You live near San Luis and only have a few dried cans
Use the Yuma County South station at 5563 W. County 19th St., Thursday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Bring cans with the lids off and see the attendant.
Yuma rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Bring paint to the free collection day on Saturday, November 14, 2026, 8 a.m. to noon, at 1473 S. 2nd Ave. No appointment; you unload it yourself. Between events, a Yuma County transfer station will take a paint can with the lid off and no more than an inch of hardened paint left, so small amounts of latex can be dried first.
Yuma, Arizona, has no year-round paint drop-off. Instead, the City of Yuma holds a free household hazardous waste day three Saturdays a year at its Public Works yard on S. 2nd Avenue. Anyone in Yuma County can come, including Somerton, San Luis, Wellton and the Foothills.
Only three Saturdays a year
The 2026 days were January 10, April 11 and November 14, each 8 a.m. to noon. The first two have passed. The city hadn't posted 2027 dates as of October 15, 2026, so store paint safely until the next one is announced.
Open to the whole county
The program is paid for by the City of Yuma's environmental fee on city trash bills ($8.40 a month, set to rise to $8.65 under the city's 2027 budget). Somerton and Yuma County co-sponsor it. Residents of the city and anywhere in Yuma County can drop off for free.
You do the unloading
Staff ask you to set items on their tables, and they keep your bins and boxes. Pack paint in a box you don't need back. Follow the posted traffic route into the Public Works yard.
Transfer stations take dried cans, not liquid
Yuma County's waste chart lists paint cans with this note: lid off, no more than one inch of hardened residue, see the attendant. Hazardous waste is sent to the city's collection days instead. North Gila Valley is at 7870 E. County 5th St. The newer Yuma County South station near Somerton was open by early August 2026, per a City of San Luis notice dated August 5.
Ask before bringing spray paint
The city's 'not accepted' list includes pressurized gas. It doesn't say whether that means spray cans. Call 928-373-4500 or email publicworksadministr@yumaaz.gov before you load aerosols.
Free pickup programs and other options
Arizona has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don't take leftover paint back. ADEQ doesn't collect it either; it points people to local programs. Businesses can't use the city's collection day and need a licensed hazardous waste company. Give usable paint to a neighbor, church or school before it goes bad in the heat.
Getting your paint ready
Keep paint in the original can with the label showing and the lid tight. Pack cans upright in a box you won't need back. To dry latex for the transfer station, leave the lid off in a shaded, ventilated spot until less than an inch remains and it's hard.
Full preparation checklist →Yuma questions5
When is the next hazardous waste day in Yuma?
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 8 a.m. to noon, at the Public Works facility, 1473 S. 2nd Ave. The January and April 2026 days already happened.
I live in San Luis or Somerton. Can I go?
Yes. The program is open to City of Yuma and all Yuma County residents, and it's free.
Do I need an appointment?
No. Just come during the 8 a.m. to noon window. Business waste is not accepted.
Can I throw paint cans away at the North Gila Valley transfer station?
Only if the lid is off and there's no more than an inch of hardened paint left. The county's chart says to see the attendant. Liquid paint goes to the city's collection day.
Can I bring tires and an old TV too?
Yes. The event takes up to 5 tires off the rim and household electronics like TVs, computers and small appliances.
Sources and how we checked11
Checked October 15, 2026: the City of Yuma household hazardous waste page (2026 dates January 10, April 11 and November 14, 8 a.m. to noon; 1473 S. 2nd Ave.; unloading rules; accepted and refused items; open to all City of Yuma and Yuma County residents; sponsored by Yuma, Somerton and Yuma County), the city's January 6, 2026 news release (no appointment), the solid waste page (environmental fee $8.40 scheduled to rise to $8.65 a month), the additional services page (North Gila Valley station, 928-341-2500), Yuma County's waste management page and its two PDFs (item chart and station guide; text read with pdf.js, with positions used to match rows), the City of San Luis notice of August 5, 2026 on the Yuma County South station, ADEQ's HHW page and PaintCare's listing (record 16274). The paint-can row in the county chart says one inch or less of solid residue and the lid removed; no Yuma page says in so many words to dry latex. Not settled: whether aerosol spray paint counts as 'pressurized gas'; any paint quantity limit at the event; 2027 dates. After November 14, 2026, rewrite the event in the past tense.
Checked October 15, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
City of Yuma: household hazardous waste events ↗City of Yuma news release: January 10, 2026 collection day ↗City of Yuma: solid waste services (environmental fee) ↗City of Yuma: additional services (county transfer stations) ↗Yuma County Public Works: Waste Management Division ↗Yuma County: acceptable and unacceptable waste items (PDF) ↗Yuma County: transfer station locations and hours (PDF) ↗City of San Luis: new free Yuma County transfer station (Aug. 2026) ↗ADEQ: household hazardous waste ↗PaintCare program states (Arizona and Nevada not listed) ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
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