Drop it off free
5 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store2.1 mi
- Dunn-EdwardsPaint store2.3 mi
- Antelope Valley Public Landfill HHW FacilityHazardous waste site3 mi
Palmdale, CA Paint Disposal
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All drop-off locations in and near Palmdale6
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Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center (AVECC) and Reuse Center
1200 W. City Ranch Road, Palmdale, CA 93551
- Accepts
- Paint, spray paint, thinners and turpentine, solvents, antifreeze, motor, transmission and brake fluid, bleach, drain cleaners, pesticides, car and household batteries, fluorescent lights, TVs, computers and other e-waste, prescription drugs and needles.
- Who can use it
- Any Los Angeles County household, per the county. Lancaster's city page says it serves all Antelope Valley residents. No business waste.
- Hours
- First and third Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., rain or shine. Closed on holidays. The center may close early if it fills up. The county calendar lists Nov. 7, Nov. 21, Dec. 5 and Dec. 19, 2026.
- Load limits
- Up to 15 gallons or 125 pounds of household hazardous waste per trip.
- Fees
- Free for residents.
Not taken: business waste, explosives, ammunition, radioactive material, controlled substances, trash, tires and large appliances. Pack items in boxes in the trunk and stay in your car while staff unload. The Reuse Center on site gives away usable products, up to five items per household per week. Palmdale's WM guide says there's also a free sharps kiosk here.
LA County CleanLA: household hazardous waste collection centers ↗LA County: Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center flyer (2026) ↗LA County CleanLA: Antelope Valley Collection Center calendar ↗City of Lancaster: hazardous materials and electronic waste disposal ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗City of Palmdale and WM: 2025 residential service guide ↗
5 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Palmdale.
4 paint stores and 1 hazardous waste site, 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.
Sherwin-Williams
2.1 mi550 W Avenue P, Palmdale, CA 93551
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Dunn-Edwards
2.3 mi736 W Rancho Vista Blvd, Palmdale, CA 93551
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Antelope Valley Public Landfill HHW Facility
3 mi1200 W City Ranch Rd, Palmdale, CA 93551
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Los Angeles County
- Hours
- 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month 9 am - 3 pm (No businesses). Open rain or shine.
- 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.
- Notes
- City of Los Angeles and the county of Los Angeles residents. No businesses.
Sherwin-Williams
6.2 mi1206 Commerce Center Dr, Lancaster, CA 93534
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
PPG Paints
6.4 mi43639 10th St W, Lancaster, CA 93534
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
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 Palmdale cleanout?4
Leftover paint after repainting a Palmdale house
If it's only house paint, drop it at Dunn-Edwards on W. Rancho Vista Blvd. or Sherwin-Williams on W. Avenue P any day they're open. If you have spray cans or thinner too, wait for a first or third Saturday and take it all to the AVECC.
Garage cleanout with paint, motor oil and pesticides
Box it up and take it to 1200 W. City Ranch Road on a first or third Saturday. Keep it under 15 gallons or 125 pounds; if you have more, come back on the next open Saturday.
You need paint for a small project
Check the AVECC Reuse Center on an open Saturday. Households can take up to five items a week for free, and you don't need to drop anything off.
Small business with leftover primer
The AVECC won't take it. Take house paint to a PaintCare store. For solvents and other chemicals, book the county's very small business program at a S.A.F.E. center (310-387-1071); you need an EPA ID number.
Palmdale rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take paint to the AVECC, 1200 W. City Ranch Road, on the first or third Saturday of the month, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; it's free for Los Angeles County households. Bring no more than 15 gallons or 125 pounds per trip. On other days, Dunn-Edwards on W. Rancho Vista Blvd. and Sherwin-Williams on W. Avenue P take house paint for free.
In Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley part of Los Angeles County, leftover paint goes to the Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center (AVECC) at 1200 W. City Ranch Road, the same address as the Antelope Valley Recycling and Disposal Facility. It's free but open only on the first and third Saturday of each month. The cities of Lancaster and Palmdale run it with the county, CalRecycle and WM, and any Los Angeles County household can use it.
Two Saturdays a month
The AVECC is open only on the first and third Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine, and closed on holidays. The county calendar lists Nov. 7, Nov. 21, Dec. 5 and Dec. 19, 2026. The center may close early if it fills up, so don't wait until 2:45. The next opening is set for Saturday, Oct. 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Shared with Lancaster
Lancaster's city page sends its residents to the AVECC in Palmdale. The county says any Los Angeles County resident can use it, as well as the City of Los Angeles S.A.F.E. centers which are open every weekend.
Free paint and cleaners
The AVECC has a Reuse Center open the same Saturdays. You can take usable paint, cleaners and garden products for free, up to five items per household per week. You don't have to drop anything off first.
Not in the cart or bulky pickup
Palmdale's WM service guide bans paint from the trash cart and from bulky-item pickup. Your landfill e-vouchers for the Antelope Valley Recycling and Disposal Facility don't cover hazardous waste either. Paint has to go to the AVECC or a PaintCare store.
County events this month aren't for paint
The county's events list for the valley shows a mattress event in Lake Los Angeles set for Oct. 17 and tire events in Quartz Hill, Littlerock, Lancaster and Palmdale set for Oct. 24. None of them take paint. Use the AVECC.
Free pickup programs and other options
For house paint, stain and varnish only, PaintCare lists Dunn-Edwards at 736 W. Rancho Vista Blvd. and Sherwin-Williams at 550 W. Avenue P in Palmdale (20 gallons a visit each). In Lancaster, Sherwin-Williams at 1206 Commerce Center Dr. takes 20 gallons and PPG Paints at 43639 10th St. W takes 5. Stores don't take spray cans. With 100 gallons or more, ask PaintCare about a free pickup.
Getting your paint ready
Pack cans in cardboard boxes in the trunk, away from passengers, with nothing else in there. Keep paint in its original container, lids tight, nothing over 5 gallons. Label anything not in its original can. Stay in your car when you arrive; staff unload the trunk.
Full preparation checklist →Palmdale questions5
When is the Palmdale hazardous waste drop-off open?
The first and third Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The county lists Nov. 7, Nov. 21, Dec. 5 and Dec. 19, 2026. It's closed on holidays.
Can Lancaster residents use it?
Yes. Lancaster's city page says the AVECC serves all Antelope Valley residents, and the county says any Los Angeles County resident can use it.
Does the AVECC take spray paint?
Yes. The county's flyer lists spray paints, thinners and turpentine. Paint stores in the PaintCare program don't take spray cans.
I'm a contractor in Palmdale. Can I bring paint to the AVECC?
No. It refuses business waste. PaintCare stores take house paint from businesses. For other hazardous waste, small businesses with an EPA ID number can book a paid appointment at a City of Los Angeles S.A.F.E. center at 310-387-1071.
Can I just let latex paint dry and put it in my WM cart?
Palmdale's WM service guide lists paint as not allowed in the trash cart. Take it to the AVECC or a PaintCare store instead.
Sources and how we checked11
October 16, 2026: read LA County's CleanLA collection centers page, the 2026 Antelope Valley flyer (downloaded), the CleanLA calendar for the AVECC and the county events list, the City of Palmdale's calendar entries and its 2025 WM residential service guide (downloaded), the City of Lancaster's hazardous waste page (in a browser), and PaintCare's locator data for Palmdale and Lancaster. The Oct. 17 opening falls within seven days, so it's written as "set for"; the main advice gives the first-and-third-Saturday rule. PaintCare's listing for the AVECC has a broken phone number; we used the county's 888-CLEAN-LA line (888-253-2652). The Oct. 17 mattress event and the Oct. 24 tire events come from the county events list. Peer review (Oct. 16) changed "any Antelope Valley household" to any Los Angeles County household, because the county pages limit the center to county residents; Lancaster's page says all Antelope Valley residents. No Antelope Valley one-day hazardous waste or PaintCare events were posted. The S.A.F.E. centers' weekend hours weren't checked; see the Los Angeles guide. Store hours weren't checked.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
LA County CleanLA: household hazardous waste collection centers ↗LA County: Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center flyer (2026) ↗LA County CleanLA: Antelope Valley Collection Center calendar ↗City of Palmdale calendar: HHW and e-waste drop-off (Nov. 7, 2026) ↗City of Lancaster: hazardous materials and electronic waste disposal ↗City of Palmdale and WM: 2025 residential service guide ↗LA County CleanLA: events list ↗PaintCare California ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare program products ↗PaintCare large-volume pickup ↗
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