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4 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Dunn-EdwardsPaint store1.9 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store2.8 mi
- Habitat ReStore SeasidePaint store5.2 mi
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ReGen Monterey — Household Hazardous Waste
14201 Del Monte Boulevard, Salinas, CA 93908; regional facility north of Marina
- Accepts
- Household latex or oil paint, stain, varnish, solvents and other approved hazardous waste.
- Who can use it
- Monterey and the district's other western Monterey County towns. Salinas Valley residents use their own program, despite this site's Salinas address.
- Hours
- Usually Monday–Saturday 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Closed Sundays and listed holidays. Check the live alert before leaving.
- Load limits
- Households: 15 gallons or 125 pounds. Small businesses qualify separately.
- Fees
- Free for households. Businesses may pay; ask for a current quote.
Go to the hazardous waste area, not the garbage scales. The website shows an undated weather-closure alert, so confirm it's open before a long drive.
4 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Monterey.
3 paint stores and 2 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.
Dunn-Edwards
1.9 mi1201 Fremont Blvd, Seaside, CA 93955
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
2.8 mi1121 Military Ave, Seaside, CA 93955
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Habitat ReStore Seaside
5.2 mi4230 Gigling Rd, Seaside, CA 93955
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in California
- Hours
- Tuesday - Sunday 10 am - 4 pm (Closed Monday)
- Limits
- Limit: 15 gallons per visit.
Monterey Regional Waste Management District HHW Facility
10.1 mi14201 Del Monte Blvd, Marina, CA 93933
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Big Sur Carmel Highlands Pebble Beach Carmel Valley Village Carmel-by-the-Sea Castroville Chualar Del Monte Forest Del Rey Oaks Marina Monterey Moss Landing Pacific Grove San Ardo Sand City Seaside
- Hours
- Households: Monday - Saturday 9 am - 4 pm. Businesses by appointment.
- Limits
- Limit: 15 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
- Areas served: Moss Landing, Castroville, Marina, Seaside, Del Rey Oaks, Sand City, Monterey, Monterey-Salinas Highway area, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Carmel, Unincorporated Carmel, Carmel Valley, Carmel Highlands, and Big Sur
Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority
13.2 mi1104 Madison Ln, Salinas, CA 93907
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Aromas Gonzales Greenfield King City Salinas Soledad Boronda Bradley Elkhorn Las Lomas Lockwood Pajaro Pine Canyon Prunedale San Lucas Spreckels
- Hours
- Monday - Friday 7 am - 4 pm , Saturday 8 am - 4 pm Businesses call to make an appointment
- Limits
- Limit: 15 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.
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 Monterey cleanout?4
Paint and thinner from home
ReGen takes both, so one trip works. Stay within 15 gallons or 125 pounds. Hazardous waste drop-off starts at 9 a.m., later than other parts of the site.
A hotel, shop or painting business
Call 831-264-6386 for a separate appointment. ReGen screens small businesses at 27 gallons or 220 pounds a month, and its brochure lists a business processing fee. Get a current quote.
You want free paint, or have some to give
ReGen gives away usable paint at its reuse area near Last Chance Mercantile. Check hours and stock, since the paint page and hours page disagree on Mondays. Don't count on a color, amount or quality.
Someone suggests charity or curbside pickup
Habitat Monterey Bay won't take opened paint, and Monterey Disposal bans hazardous products from trash bins. Ask before setting up a donation or private haul.
Monterey rules and tips2
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take household paint and solvents to ReGen Monterey's hazardous waste area, usually Monday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Call 831-264-6386 or check online first; the site shows an undated weather-closure alert.
Monterey's main public option is ReGen Monterey north of Marina. Its address says Salinas, but Monterey residents can use it and Salinas Valley households can't.
Hazardous waste area, not the scales
Paint goes to the hazardous waste program, not a paid landfill load. If you're also dumping furniture or debris, keep the paint reachable and ask staff which stop comes first.
District, not mailing city
The Del Monte Boulevard site serves Monterey and the district's western towns. Salinas residents should check their own program.
Free pickup programs and other options
For a paint-only stockpile of 100+ gallons by can size, PaintCare offers a pickup review. We found no second local store with recent proof it takes paint. Check PaintCare's map for others.
Getting your paint ready
Keep labels on and solvents apart from paint. Load upright, and call staff before moving anything leaking or unlabeled. Check that the site is open right before a long drive.
Full preparation checklist →Monterey questions3
Is ReGen free for Monterey households?
Yes, for service-area residents. Business appointments and landfill dumping cost money.
Can paint go in my curbside bin?
No. Monterey Disposal keeps hazardous material out of carts, dumpsters and drop boxes. Its motor oil pickup doesn't take paint.
Why is only one site listed?
ReGen is the only public site we could confirm, with clear rules on who can use it. Reuse and PaintCare pickup are other options. We didn't list stores we couldn't confirm.
Sources and how we checked9
Still unclear: the undated weather alert, Monday reuse hours and business fees. We didn't call or check capacity, and don't treat the 2025 fee brochure as current.
Checked October 4, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
ReGen Monterey accepted waste and service area ↗ReGen Monterey hours and directions ↗ReGen Monterey hazardous-materials program ↗ReGen published disposal brochure: business processing fee ↗ReGen free paint reuse ↗ReGen current operating alerts ↗Monterey Disposal hazardous-waste guidance ↗Habitat Monterey Bay current donation exclusions ↗PaintCare large-volume pickup ↗
