Drop it off free
3 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- High Country LumberPaint store1.7 mi
- Alpine Paint Mammoth LakesPaint store1.8 mi
- Mammoth Disposal HHWHazardous waste site2.4 mi
Mammoth Lakes, CA Paint Disposal
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Mammoth Disposal Transfer Station, household hazardous waste at the scale house
59 Commerce Drive, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
- Accepts
- Paint, batteries, light bulbs and tubes, motor oil and filters, and antifreeze, per Mammoth Disposal. Spray cans and thinner aren't named, so ask first.
- Who can use it
- Town of Mammoth Lakes account holders free; other customers allowed but may be charged. PaintCare lists it for Mono County households and very small businesses, with no fee for businesses located in the town.
- Hours
- Hazardous waste: Fridays and Saturdays only, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. The transfer station itself is open Monday–Saturday 6:30 a.m.–7 p.m. and Sunday 7 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Load limits
- Containers must be labeled and no bigger than 5 gallons. PaintCare's listing gives a 5-gallon limit per visit.
- Fees
- Free for Town of Mammoth Lakes residential account holders, per Mammoth Disposal's hazardous waste page; it says all others may pay extra. Its transfer station page says hazardous waste is free for all customers, and that some account holders, including Mono County and out-of-area customers, pay a gate fee.
Check in with the gate attendant and say what you're bringing. Mammoth Disposal's transfer station page says hazardous waste is free for all customers, but its hazardous waste page says only town account holders are free, so ask at the gate. PaintCare lists the full transfer station hours; Mammoth Disposal's own pages say hazardous waste is taken only on Friday and Saturday.
Pumice Valley Landfill and Transfer Station (Mono County)
200 Dross Road, Lee Vining, CA 93541
- Accepts
- Household hazardous waste, including latex and oil-based paint, stain, thinner and other coatings, aerosols, antifreeze, batteries, fluorescent tubes and used motor oil.
- Who can use it
- Mono County households only, per PaintCare; the county sheet says household waste only, 220 pounds a month per household. The county can't take business hazardous waste.
- Hours
- Monday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Closed on county holidays and sometimes in high winds or winter storms. These are gate hours, so arrive with time to unload.
- Load limits
- Each household may bring up to 220 pounds a month. The 2025 county fee sheet charges $2 a gallon for PaintCare paint over 5 gallons, $6 for each spray can over 5, and $4 a gallon for thinner and other non-PaintCare products; that sheet doesn't list a free amount for them.
- Fees
- Free within the limits. A minimum $8 gate fee applies to garbage loads.
The county gives directions rather than a street address: about 5 miles east of U.S. 395 on Highway 120 East. PaintCare lists 200 Dross Rd., Lee Vining. Call 760-937-2192 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, or 760-920-7258 on Wednesday or Saturday. An older 2022 county sheet and PaintCare's listing allow 10 gallons of paint free; the 2025 fee sheet says 5.
3 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Mammoth Lakes.
2 paint stores and 3 hazardous waste sites, closest first. Paint stores take house paint, stain and varnish, usually up to a set amount per visit. Hazardous waste sites also take chemicals like thinner, but some only serve local residents. Call before you go.
Rules most stores here share
Who: Households and Businesses in California
Hours: Paint is accepted during regular business hours. Call ahead for hours and to make sure the store can accept the amount and type of paint you would like to recycle.
Products: This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site does not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking or empty.
Each listing below shows only what’s different, plus its limit.
High Country Lumber
1.7 mi243 Sierra Manor Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Alpine Paint Mammoth Lakes
1.8 mi89 Laurel Mountain Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
Mammoth Disposal HHW
2.4 mi59 Commerce Dr, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Mono County
- Hours
- Monday through Saturday 6:30 am - 7 pm and Sunday 7 am - 5 pm, open all holidays
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
- Products
- This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site also takes most other household hazardous waste -- contact the site for details and restrictions. Please do not bring empty, leaking or unlabeled containers. SOME BUSINESSES may use this program by appointment or on special days. Contact the program for details if your paint (or other hazardous waste) is from a business.
- Notes
- No fee if business located in Town of Mammoth Lakes
Pumice Valley Landfill and Transfer Station HHW Facility
20 mi200 Dross Rd, Lee Vining, CA 93541
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Mono County
- Hours
- Monday - Saturday, 8 am - 4 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
- Products
- This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site also takes most other household hazardous waste -- contact the site for details and restrictions. Please do not bring empty, leaking or unlabeled containers.
Paradise Transfer Station HHW Facility
24.2 mi9749 Lower Rock Creek Rd, Paradise, CA 93514
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Mono County
- Hours
- Tuesday and Saturday 7:30 am - 3 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
- Products
- This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site also takes most other household hazardous waste -- contact the site for details and restrictions. Please do not bring empty, leaking or unlabeled containers.
- Notes
- All county residents.
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 Mammoth Lakes cleanout?4
Condo touch-up paint at the end of the ski season
If it's only house paint, take it to Alpine Paint on Laurel Mountain Road or High Country Lumber on Sierra Manor Road. If your HOA or rental doesn't have a Mammoth Disposal account, the stores are the simplest free option.
Cabin cleanout with paint, batteries and antifreeze
Bring it to the Mammoth Disposal scale house on a Friday or Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Label every container and keep each one 5 gallons or smaller.
You live elsewhere in Mono County
Pumice Valley, off Highway 120 East, is the county site and takes household hazardous waste free from Mono County households Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Keep paint to 5 gallons to avoid the over-limit charge.
Painting contractor finishing a remodel
Take house paint to a PaintCare store in town. Ask Mammoth Disposal about its business drop-off; PaintCare says businesses in town pay no fee there. County sites refuse business hazardous waste.
Mammoth Lakes rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Bring paint to the Mammoth Disposal scale house at 59 Commerce Drive on a Friday or Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; it's free if you have a Town of Mammoth Lakes residential account. Cans must be labeled and no bigger than 5 gallons. For house paint on any day, High Country Lumber on Sierra Manor Road and Alpine Paint on Laurel Mountain Road are PaintCare drop-offs.
In Mammoth Lakes, in Mono County, leftover paint goes to the Mammoth Disposal transfer station at 59 Commerce Drive in the industrial park. It takes hazardous waste only on Fridays and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it's free for Town of Mammoth Lakes residential account holders. Mono County's Pumice Valley site, off Highway 120 East, is the free county option for other Mono County households.
Friday and Saturday only
The transfer station is open every day, but Mammoth Disposal takes hazardous waste only on Fridays and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PaintCare's listing shows the full transfer station hours, so go by Mammoth Disposal's own schedule. Check in with the gate attendant and say what you're bringing.
Account holders ride free
Mammoth Disposal's hazardous waste page says it's free for Town of Mammoth Lakes residential account holders and others may pay. Its transfer station page says hazardous waste is free for all customers. The same page says owners of 1- or 2-unit homes in town must have a self-haul account. If you're a renter or second-home owner without an account, ask at the gate.
Pumice Valley after Benton Crossing
Benton Crossing Landfill closed to the public on Dec. 31, 2022, and the county now sends those customers to Pumice Valley. It's about 5 miles east of U.S. 395 on Highway 120 East and open Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It takes household hazardous waste free from Mono County households, up to 220 pounds a month.
How much paint is free at county sites
The county's 2025 fee sheet charges $2 a gallon for paint over 5 gallons and $6 for each spray can over 5. An older 2022 sheet, still linked, allowed 10 gallons of paint free. Bring 5 gallons or less if you want to be sure there's no charge.
Wind and snow closures
The county says landfill and transfer station hours can change in winter storms and road closures. Pumice Valley closes early in high winds; the county posts closures on its page. Call 760-937-2192 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) or 760-920-7258 (Wednesday, Saturday) before driving out.
Free pickup programs and other options
For house paint, stain and varnish only, PaintCare lists High Country Lumber at 243 Sierra Manor Road (20 gallons a visit) and Alpine Paint at 89 Laurel Mountain Road (10 gallons). Both take paint from households and businesses. They don't take spray cans or unlabeled cans. Mono County's other transfer stations (Benton, Chalfant, Walker, Bridgeport and Paradise) also take household hazardous waste on their own days. With 100 gallons or more, ask PaintCare about a free pickup.
Getting your paint ready
Keep paint in its original, labeled can, lid on tight, nothing over 5 gallons. Mammoth Disposal won't take unlabeled containers. Have your Mammoth Disposal account information ready at the gate.
Full preparation checklist →Mammoth Lakes questions5
Can I drop off paint in Mammoth Lakes on a Sunday?
Not at Mammoth Disposal; it takes hazardous waste only Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PaintCare stores in town take house paint during their business hours. Call ahead.
I don't have a Mammoth Disposal account. Can I still bring paint?
Yes, but Mammoth Disposal says you may pay a fee. Mono County households can use Pumice Valley for free within the county's limits.
Can I bring spray paint?
Mammoth Disposal's list doesn't name spray cans, so call 760-934-2201 first. Mono County sites take them; over 5 cans, the 2025 fee sheet charges $6 each. PaintCare stores don't take spray cans.
I'm a contractor in Mammoth Lakes. Where does my paint go?
High Country Lumber and Alpine Paint take house paint from businesses. PaintCare lists Mammoth Disposal for very small businesses, with no fee for businesses in town. Mono County's own sites take household waste only.
Is there a hazardous waste event in Mammoth this fall?
None were posted when we checked. The regular options are Mammoth Disposal on Fridays and Saturdays and Pumice Valley Monday to Saturday.
Sources and how we checked12
October 16, 2026: read Mammoth Disposal's transfer station and household hazardous waste pages, Mono County's Solid Waste, landfills and transfer stations, and Pumice Valley pages (in a browser), the county's 2025 gate and HHW fee sheet, its 2022 HHW limit sheet and its hours sheet (downloaded), and PaintCare's locator data for Mammoth Lakes, Lee Vining and Bridgeport. Conflicts: PaintCare lists Mammoth Disposal with full transfer station hours, but Mammoth Disposal says hazardous waste is Friday and Saturday only. Mammoth Disposal's two pages disagree on whether hazardous waste is free for everyone or only town account holders. The county's free paint limit is 5 gallons in 2025 and 10 gallons in the older 2022 sheet and on PaintCare. Pumice Valley has no street address on the county page; we used PaintCare's 200 Dross Rd. No Mono County events were posted. The 2025 fee sheet gives no free amount for non-PaintCare products such as thinner (the 2022 sheet allowed 2 gallons). The transfer station page's gate-fee line covers general disposal, not hazardous waste specifically. Store hours weren't checked.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Mammoth Disposal: household hazardous waste services ↗Mammoth Disposal: Mammoth Lakes transfer station ↗Mono County Public Works: Solid Waste ↗Mono County: landfills and transfer stations ↗Mono County: Pumice Valley Landfill and Transfer Station ↗Mono County: landfill and transfer station hours ↗Mono County: gate and HHW fees (effective Aug. 11, 2025) ↗Mono County: HHW and universal waste limit charges (rev. Aug. 2022) ↗PaintCare California ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare program products ↗PaintCare large-volume pickup ↗
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