Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Fort Smith.
5900 Commerce Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72916
Don’t bring liquid paint in with a landfill trash load. The landfill page says liquid paint must go to the Convenience Center, where staff either solidify it for the landfill or set it in the reuse building for other residents. PaintCare’s locator says empty, dry or leaking paint cans aren’t taken. The district and Arkansas DEQ list 479-784-2350 for the landfill, and the city’s FAQ gives that number as its Dial-A-Truck line; 479-784-2262 is the city’s Solid Waste customer service line. PaintCare runs no program in Arkansas; its online locator still lists some Arkansas household hazardous waste sites for information, and those listings come from the local program, not from PaintCare.
904 N Davis St, Lavaca, AR 72941
Unlike the Fort Smith Landfill facility, this site charges $5. PaintCare runs no program in Arkansas; its online locator still lists some Arkansas household hazardous waste sites for information, and those listings come from the local program, not from PaintCare.
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.
5900 Commerce Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72916
904 N Davis, Lavaca, AR 72941
123 Poplar St, Waldron, AR 72958
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
That’s more than the 5-gallon daily limit. Bring 5 gallons per trip, on different days. Saturday mornings count too. If some of it is dry latex, it can go in the trash cart instead.
The fall Citywide Cleanup is set for October 17 and October 24, 2026, but its dumpsters don’t take paint or any liquids. Keep the paint cans out of that load and take them to the landfill’s hazardous waste facility on a weekday or Saturday.
Check the reuse building at the household hazardous waste site. The city says any Fort Smith resident can take usable paint and chemicals from it for free. What’s there changes, so call 479-784-2262 first.
The Fort Smith Landfill takes trash from LeFlore and Sequoyah counties, but the hazardous waste facility is for Sebastian County residents only. Ask your own county where to take paint.
The city won’t take unlabeled or unknown products. If it’s latex you can identify, dry it out and put it in the trash. If you aren’t sure what it is, call 479-784-2262 before you bring it.
Take paint in its original, labeled can to the Household Hazardous Waste facility at the Fort Smith Landfill, 5900 Commerce Rd., Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. or Saturday 7:30–11:30 a.m. It’s free for Sebastian County residents, with a 5-gallon daily paint limit. Latex can also be dried out and put in your city trash cart.
Fort Smith, Arkansas, has a free year-round drop-off for paint. The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility at the Fort Smith Landfill, 5900 Commerce Road, takes oil-based and latex paint, stain, varnish and aerosol cans from Sebastian County residents. The City of Fort Smith runs it with the Sebastian County Regional Solid Waste District. Usable paint may go to a free reuse building at the same site.
The city won’t take any product without its original label, or anything it can’t identify. Leave paint in the can it came in. Don’t pour leftovers together.
The district’s paint list sets a 5-gallon daily limit. If you’re clearing out a garage, split the paint over several days. The facility is open six days a week.
The city’s household hazardous waste page lists water/latex-based paint as accepted. Its Solid Waste FAQ also says latex paint and cans can be dried and put in a normal household trash container. Either works. Dry it all the way: the landfill won’t take free liquids.
Usable paint, thinner, stripper and garden chemicals can go into a small reuse building at the site; the landfill page says staff decide whether paint goes there or gets solidified. The city says any Fort Smith resident can stop by and take what they can use, at no charge.
Citywide Cleanup dumpsters don’t take paint, liquids, cleaning chemicals or engine oil. The Dial-A-Truck page lists bulky items such as appliances, couches, tables, chairs and mattresses, and doesn’t list paint. Take paint to the hazardous waste facility instead.
Arkansas has no PaintCare program, so stores in Fort Smith don’t take paint back. The Sebastian County Regional Solid Waste District also lists the Lavaca Recycle Center, 904 N. Davis St., for paint, but it charges $5 and the district marks it for Lavaca residents only. Arkansas DEQ also lists the Mansfield Convenience Center, 601 E. Center St. (479-928-5552), as a Sebastian County household hazardous waste site; call to ask about paint. The Fort Smith Landfill takes trash from Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott and Washington counties and two Oklahoma counties, but its hazardous waste facility is for Sebastian County residents only. Unlike Little Rock, where the county Green Stations don’t take paint, Sebastian County has a free, year-round paint drop-off.
Check that every can has its original label and a tight lid. Count your paint and keep each trip at 5 gallons or less. Be ready to show you live in Sebastian County; the city doesn’t say what proof it wants. Pack the cans in your trunk or truck bed, away from passengers, so they can’t tip. For latex you’d rather trash, leave the lid off until it’s solid all the way through.
Full preparation checklist →At the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility at the Fort Smith Landfill, 5900 Commerce Rd. The city lists landfill hours as Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. and Saturday 7:30–11:30 a.m. It’s free for Sebastian County residents.
No. The city’s 2026 landfill rate table lists household hazardous waste at no charge for Sebastian County residents. The Lavaca Recycle Center charges $5.
Yes, once it’s dry. The city’s FAQ says latex paint and cans can be dried and put in a normal household trash container. Liquid paint can’t go in, and the landfill bans free liquids.
Yes. The city says the facility is for Sebastian County residents. The district lists Greenwood, Barling, Lavaca, Mansfield and other Sebastian County towns in its service area.
No. The city says household hazardous waste collection isn’t open to businesses. Call Solid Waste Services at 479-784-2262 to ask about other options.
Checked October 16, 2026 (and re-checked in an independent fact-check the same day): the City of Fort Smith’s household hazardous waste, landfill, Solid Waste FAQ, Citywide Clean Up, Dial-A-Truck and Solid Waste Services pages (read in the in-app browser because fortsmithar.gov blocks curl), the Sebastian County Solid Waste District’s Eccopartners pages, Arkansas DEQ’s center list, PaintCare’s state list and PaintCare’s locator data. Hours for the landfill site differ by source; we used the city’s landfill page, which matches PaintCare’s listing. Two numbers are in use: 479-784-2262 (city Solid Waste customer service, also on PaintCare’s listing and the Dial-A-Truck page) and 479-784-2350 (district and Arkansas DEQ for the landfill; the city’s FAQ uses it for Dial-A-Truck). The 5-gallon daily paint limit comes from the district’s paint list and PaintCare’s listing, not the city’s own page. Unresolved: the Lavaca center’s current hours and whether non-Lavaca Sebastian County residents can use it; whether the Mansfield center takes paint; whether the city checks residency at the gate and what proof it wants. We found no special paint collection event.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
