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8 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store0.4 mi
- Habitat for Humanity of the St Vrain Valley ReStorePaint store0.7 mi
- GuirysPaint store1 mi
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Boulder County Hazardous Materials Management Facility
1901 63rd Street, Boulder, CO 80301
- Accepts
- Latex, oil and model paint, stain, varnish, thinner and spray cans on the county list.
- Who can use it
- Households in Boulder County, Broomfield and all of Erie, with proof. Ask staff about boundary cases.
- Hours
- Households: Wednesday–Saturday, 8:30 am–4 pm. Businesses: Tuesday appointments.
- Load limits
- County: 400 pounds a day; containers five gallons or less, with an inch of space at the top of a five-gallon bucket. PaintCare lists 40 gallons per visit. Extra may cost money.
- Fees
- Free for covered households; $50 per visit from outside the area. Businesses pay other rates.
Enter behind the recycling center, to the west. Empty cans go to trash or scrap metal; dried latex to the trash. Closed Thanksgiving Thursday–Friday, Christmas Eve and Day, and New Year’s Eve and Day.
8 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Longmont.
6 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 Colorado
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
0.4 mi825 Main St, Longmont, CO 80501
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Habitat for Humanity of the St Vrain Valley ReStore
0.7 mi33 S Pratt Pkwy, Longmont, CO 80501
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Boulder County
- Hours
- Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Guirys
1 mi700 Ken Pratt Blvd, Longmont, CO 80501
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
1.3 mi1197 Ken Pratt Blvd, Longmont, CO 80501
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Ace Hardware Longmont
1.5 mi1727 N Main St, Longmont, CO 80501
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
8.5 mi6075 E Firestone Blvd, Firestone, CO 80504
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Weld County South Household Hazardous Waste Facility
9.7 mi5500 Hwy 52, Dacono, CO 80514
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Weld County
- Hours
- Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 9 am-4 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 20 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
- Business by appointment only, Call 970-400-2217 for details,
Boulder County
11.9 mi1901 63rd St, Boulder, CO 80301
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Boulder County Broomfield Erie
- Hours
- Wednesday-Saturday 8am-4pm
- Limits
- Limit: 40 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
- By appointment only for businesses in Boulder and Broomfield counties that generate small quantities of hazardous wastes. By appointment only.
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 Longmont cleanout?4
You can’t easily get paint to Boulder
Longmont lists free HMMF pickup for older adults and people who need help, including people with disabilities. Call 720-564-2251 or email hazmatall@bouldercounty.gov with your address and items. It’s scheduled, not regular trash pickup, so confirm first.
Remodel leftovers headed to the recycling center
Pull liquid paint and chemicals out first. Longmont’s Recycling Center and Boulder’s HMMF are in different places with different rules, and a recycling account doesn’t cover chemicals. Haul hazardous waste to HMMF during Wednesday–Saturday household hours, within its limits.
Your home or business is outside the usual area
HMMF goes by where the waste came from, which matters on the Weld County side or for paint from paid work. It treats covered households, outside visitors and business appointments differently. PaintCare’s home pickup skips Boulder and Weld, so Denver-area offers won’t help.
You can wait for the city’s drop-off day
If you can store chemicals safely, the residents-only event takes paint, oil, pesticides and similar products free at the Waste Services Center on South Martin Street. Bring a current city utility bill and ID. Paint alone is faster at a PaintCare store.
Longmont rules and tips4
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take household paint to Boulder County’s HMMF (Wednesday–Saturday) or a PaintCare store; the Longmont Recycling Center won’t take it. The city’s next residents-only chemical day is August 21, 2027, at 110 South Martin Street.
Longmont’s Recycling Center on Martin Street won’t take paint. Year-round, use Boulder County’s HMMF or a PaintCare store. The city also holds one residents-only chemical drop-off day a year at the Waste Services Center; next is August 21, 2027.
Don’t unload paint at the recycling center
Martin Street takes no paint, spray cans or solvents. It does take used motor and cooking oil, up to 5 gallons per visit, and scrap metal, with a Longmont trash-and-recycling bill under six months old.
Can’t haul it? Ask for help
The city describes free hazardous waste pickup for older adults and people with disabilities or no transportation. Call the county at 720-564-2251 to see if you qualify.
Usable paint can go to the St. Vrain ReStore
Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley’s ReStore, 33 S Pratt Parkway, is on PaintCare’s list for Boulder County households and small businesses: Tuesday–Saturday 10 am–6 pm, 5 gallons per visit.
Weld County side? Use a PaintCare store
Longmont’s page says HMMF needs proof of Boulder County residency. PaintCare stores take paint from anyone in Colorado, so Guiry’s on Ken Pratt Boulevard skips that question. East of I-25, PaintCare also lists Sherwin-Williams, 6075 E Firestone Boulevard, Firestone.
Free pickup programs and other options
The 2026 drop-off day has passed. The next is August 21, 2027, 8 am–noon, at the Waste Services Center, 110 South Martin Street, for Longmont residents with a current utility bill and ID. No business waste. Until then, use HMMF or a PaintCare store.
Getting your paint ready
Keep chemicals out of regular recycling. Bring Boulder County proof of residency for HMMF, or a current Longmont utility bill and ID for drop-off day. Cap used motor oil separately.
Full preparation checklist →Longmont questions5
Can leftover paint go to the recycling center?
No. It refuses spray cans, paint and other chemicals.
When is the next chemical drop-off day?
August 21, 2027, 8 am–noon, at 110 South Martin Street. Residents only.
Does PaintCare’s free home pickup serve Longmont?
No. It doesn’t cover Boulder or Weld counties.
Can a contractor use the city drop-off day?
No. No business waste.
Who answers Longmont disposal questions?
Longmont Waste Services, 303-776-6050, or the city’s Waste Wizard. For HMMF, Boulder County at 720-564-2251.
Sources and how we checked8
Checked October 6, 2026. Longmont’s page (updated October 5, 2026) lists the August 21, 2027 event. Free HMMF use for Weld County addresses is unclear: the county covers all Boulder County town residents, but the city asks for Boulder County proof. The pickup help is from an April 2025 city notice; check it’s still offered.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Longmont household hazardous waste disposal ↗Longmont Recycling Center exclusions ↗Longmont collection assistance ↗Boulder County hazardous materials facility ↗Boulder County household eligibility and fees ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare Colorado door-to-door and large-volume pickup ↗GreenSheen current pickup coverage and threshold ↗
