Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Hot Springs.
4831 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901
The street address comes from PaintCare’s locator; the city and county name the Garland County Fairgrounds but don’t print the address. PaintCare’s listing says a paint exchange area is set up for usable paint in its original container with a readable label, and that empty, dry or leaking cans aren’t taken. 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.
4831 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901
1135 US-67, Arkadelphia, AR 71923
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Store the paint safely until the next one. The city says events normally run in May and October. Call 501-321-6911 to find out when the next one is set.
Oil-based stain is on the event’s list. Keep it in its labeled can with the lid tight until the collection day. Don’t take it to the landfill; the county says it doesn’t take paint.
Book a CAPS pickup (501-321-6921) for furniture and other bulky items, but keep paint out of that pile. The city says not to mix paint in with CAPS items. Paint waits for the collection day, which is for residential quantities only.
We found no Hot Springs or Garland County rule that allows dried latex in the cart. Bring cans that still have paint to the event, and ask Solid Waste at 501-321-6911 about cans that are dried solid.
Hold your paint for the next free Garland County household hazardous waste collection day at the Garland County Fairgrounds; the city says it normally runs in May and October. The 2026 fall event was held October 10, so call Hot Springs Solid Waste at 501-321-6911 for the next date. Don’t take paint to the county landfill or transfer stations: they say they don’t take it.
Hot Springs, Arkansas, has no year-round place to drop off paint. The Garland County landfill and transfer stations say they don’t take paint, and the city’s Recycling Center on Runyon Street doesn’t list it. Paint goes to a free Garland County household hazardous waste collection day at the Garland County Fairgrounds, which the city says normally happens in May and October.
Keep cans in a cool, dry spot with the lids tight, away from kids and pets. The city says the event normally takes place in May and October. Watch the city’s Solid Waste events page or the county’s news page for the date.
Garland County’s landfill FAQ says, “We do not take paint.” The county’s recycling brochure lists “no paint or liquids” at the 7 North and 70 West transfer stations and at the landfill.
The city says not to mix paint in with CAPS bulky pickup items (501-321-6921). Spring Fling roll-offs, normally the last weekend in April, don’t take paint either; the city sends paint to the household hazardous waste event.
We found no city or county rule that says dried latex can go in the cart. The city’s brochure says only typical household garbage goes in, and that hazardous products are harmful in household trash. Ask Solid Waste at 501-321-6911 before you put dried latex out.
PaintCare’s listing for the collection day mentions a paint exchange area for usable paint in its original can with a readable label. The city and county pages don’t mention it, so ask when you call.
Arkansas has no PaintCare program, so stores in Hot Springs don’t take paint back. Arkansas DEQ’s list of year-round household hazardous waste centers has no site in Garland County. The city’s Recycling Center at 218 Runyon Street (weekdays 7 a.m.–3:30 p.m.) takes electronics and the 24-hour drop-off at Valley and Runyon takes paper, cans, glass and plastic, but neither lists paint. Outside the city limits of Hot Springs, Mountain Pine and Hot Springs Village, the county’s house-to-house trash service (501-622-3658) picks up household trash only. Unlike Fort Smith, which has a free year-round paint drop-off, Hot Springs depends on the collection days.
Leave paint in its original can with the label on, and check that every lid is tight. Don’t mix leftovers together; PaintCare’s listing for the event also asks for tight lids and no mixing of unknown products. Be ready to show you live in Garland County; the city and county don’t say what proof they want. Load cans upright so they can’t tip. Set aside empty, dried-out or leaking cans; PaintCare’s listing says the event doesn’t take them.
Full preparation checklist →At the free Garland County household hazardous waste collection day at the Garland County Fairgrounds. The city says it normally takes place in May and October. There is no year-round paint drop-off.
No. The county’s landfill FAQ says, “We do not take paint,” and its recycling brochure lists no paint or liquids at the transfer stations either.
The 2026 fall event was held Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. No later date was posted when we checked. Call Hot Springs Solid Waste at 501-321-6911.
Yes. The city’s list includes oil-based and latex paint, stain, shellac, lacquer, varnish, preservatives, aerosol cans, paint thinner and mineral spirits.
Yes, if you live in Garland County. The city and county say the event is for Garland County residents.
Checked October 16, 2026: the City of Hot Springs Solid Waste events, department, recycling and Earth Angel pages and its Solid Waste brochure, Garland County’s October 10, 2026 collection notice (archived after October 11), landfill FAQ, Environmental Services directory, recycling brochure, trash FAQ and house-to-house service page, Arkansas DEQ’s center list, PaintCare’s state list and PaintCare’s locator data. The county notice links a “Garland County Hazardous Collection Information” document that returned a 404 error. The fairgrounds street address, the May 16, 2026 date, the paint exchange area and the no-mixing and tight-lid notes come only from PaintCare’s listing (a non-program listing; Arkansas has no PaintCare program). PaintCare’s data also has a separate Clark County Fairgrounds listing tied to Garland County that we couldn’t confirm, so we left it out. Unresolved: the date of the next collection day, whether dried latex can go in the city or county trash, and whether Habitat ReStores in the area take paint (no published policy found).
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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