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1 free paint drop-off site within 12 miles.
- BLDRS Supply & Home CenterPaint store1.1 mi
- Huerfano County Waste Transfer StationPaint store34.4 mi
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BLDRS Supply & Home Center, Trinidad (PaintCare drop-off)
108 W Colorado Ave, Trinidad, CO 81082
- Accepts
- Labeled latex and oil-based house paint, stain and varnish in cans up to 5 gallons. No spray paint, leaking cans, unlabeled cans or empties.
- Who can use it
- Colorado households and businesses (PaintCare).
- Hours
- Store hours. PaintCare says to call first to check hours and whether the store can take your amount.
- Load limits
- 5 gallons per visit (PaintCare).
- Fees
- Free (PaintCare).
Everything here comes only from PaintCare's list; we found no city or county page about it. It's the only PaintCare site in Las Animas County in PaintCare's data.
Huerfano County Waste Transfer Station, Walsenburg (PaintCare drop-off)
701 Industrial Park Dr, Walsenburg, CO 81089
- Accepts
- Labeled latex and oil-based house paint, stain and varnish in cans up to 5 gallons. Empty cans are taken. No spray paint, leaking cans or unlabeled cans (PaintCare).
- Who can use it
- PaintCare lists it for Colorado households and very small businesses. Huerfano County's page doesn't say who can use it.
- Hours
- PaintCare lists Thursday through Saturday, 9 to 11:30 a.m. and noon to 3 p.m., for November through April. It lists no other hours. Call first.
- Load limits
- 10 gallons per visit (PaintCare).
- Fees
- Free for paint (PaintCare).
This is Huerfano County's transfer station, not a Las Animas County site. The paint details come only from PaintCare. Huerfano County's page says Mountain Disposal runs the station under contract and gives 719-489-3456; PaintCare lists 719-989-0148. Call before you go, since PaintCare's paint hours cover only November through April.
1 PaintCare drop-off site within 12 miles of Trinidad.
2 paint stores and 0 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.
BLDRS Supply & Home Center
1.1 mi108 W Colorado Ave, Trinidad, CO 81082
- 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.
- 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 does not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking or empty.
Huerfano County Waste Transfer Station
34.4 mi701 Industrial Park Dr, Walsenburg, CO 81089
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Colorado
- Hours
- Thursday through Saturday 9:00am - 11:30am, 12pm - 3:00pm, Nov 1 - April 30th
- Limits
- Limit: 10 galllons 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 does not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking. This site will accept empty containers.
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 Trinidad cleanout?4
Cleaning out a Trinidad garage before a move
Sort labeled paint into 5-gallon boxes for BLDRS on West Colorado Avenue. Set spray cans aside; the landfill on North State Street refuses liquid paint and any hazardous waste.
Fifteen gallons of leftover paint
PaintCare lists 5 gallons a visit at BLDRS and 10 at the Huerfano County transfer station in Walsenburg. Call 719-489-3456 before going to Walsenburg; PaintCare lists its paint hours only for November through April.
A box of spray cans and stripper
No Las Animas County site takes these. Clean Harbors in Henderson lists paints and thinners for household drop-off on Tuesdays, Thursdays and the third Saturday of each month, for a per-pound charge. Check its accepted-items list before you go.
A rental owner with 120 gallons
Ask PaintCare for a free large-volume pickup; it starts at 100 gallons. BLDRS takes only 5 gallons a visit under PaintCare's listing.
Trinidad rules and tips4
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take labeled cans to BLDRS Supply & Home Center, 108 W Colorado Ave: up to 5 gallons a visit, free, per PaintCare. Don't haul liquid paint to the Trinidad landfill at 2401 N State St; the city says it won't take it under any circumstances. PaintCare also lists one site in Huerfano County, the county transfer station in Walsenburg, at 10 gallons a visit, with paint hours listed for November through April only.
Trinidad, Colorado, the Las Animas County seat, has one PaintCare drop-off: BLDRS Supply & Home Center on West Colorado Avenue, which PaintCare lists at 5 gallons a visit. The city landfill on North State Street refuses all liquid waste, and it names paint. Las Animas County has no entry on the state's household chemical list, so spray paint and thinner have no local drop-off we could find.
One store in town, 5 gallons a trip
PaintCare lists BLDRS Supply & Home Center at 108 W Colorado Ave (719-846-9211) for latex and oil-based paint, stain and varnish. PaintCare's limit is 5 gallons per visit, and cans must have their labels. It's the only PaintCare site in Las Animas County in PaintCare's data. Call before you go.
The landfill turns paint away
The City of Trinidad Landfill, 2401 N State St (719-846-2538), lists "ALL Liquid Waste including paint and motor oil" among items it won't take under any circumstances. It also refuses ammunition, lead-acid batteries, propane bottles, appliances and any hazardous waste. Hours are Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon, with no large loads or trailers after 11:45 a.m.
Walsenburg: Huerfano County's station
PaintCare lists the Huerfano County Waste Transfer Station, 701 Industrial Park Dr in Walsenburg, for Colorado households and very small businesses, at 10 gallons a visit. It's Huerfano County's site; Huerfano County says Mountain Disposal runs it. PaintCare gives paint hours of Thursday to Saturday, 9 to 11:30 a.m. and noon to 3 p.m., November through April, and lists no other hours. Call 719-489-3456 first.
Pueblo's chemical day isn't for you
The state's list has no program for Las Animas County, and Pueblo's household hazardous waste collection is listed for residents of the city and county of Pueblo. The state lists Clean Harbors, 9775 E. 97th Place in Henderson, as open to all Colorado residents. Clean Harbors' own page lists paints and thinners for household drop-off with no appointment, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 to 2 plus the third Saturday of each month. It charges by the pound, paid by credit card, and doesn't take containers over 5 gallons.
Free pickup programs and other options
Ranches, landlords and contractors with 100 gallons or more can ask PaintCare for a free large-volume pickup. PaintCare's household door-to-door pickup covers only El Paso, Teller, Arapahoe, Adams, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties, not Las Animas. For spray paint and thinner, the state lists Clean Harbors in Henderson for all Colorado residents; Clean Harbors charges by the pound.
Getting your paint ready
Split paint into 5-gallon batches for BLDRS, or 10-gallon batches for the Walsenburg station. Keep the labels on and the lids tight; PaintCare says unlabeled or leaking cans are refused. Leave spray cans and thinner at home. Don't toss paint cans in with a landfill load; the city refuses liquid paint.
Full preparation checklist →Trinidad questions5
Where can I recycle paint in Trinidad, Colorado?
At BLDRS Supply & Home Center, 108 W Colorado Ave. PaintCare lists it as a free drop-off for up to 5 gallons per visit.
Does the Trinidad landfill take paint?
No. The city lists all liquid waste, including paint and motor oil, as not accepted under any circumstances.
I have 20 gallons. What are my options?
PaintCare lists BLDRS at 5 gallons a visit and the Huerfano County transfer station in Walsenburg at 10 gallons a visit (paint hours listed for November through April). Repeat visits work too. At 100 gallons or more, ask PaintCare for a free pickup.
Where do I take spray paint or paint thinner near Trinidad?
We found nowhere in Las Animas County. The state lists Clean Harbors in Henderson for all Colorado residents. Clean Harbors says it takes paints and thinners from households with no appointment, for a per-pound charge.
Can I use Pueblo's hazardous waste day?
The state lists Pueblo's collection for residents of the city and county of Pueblo only.
Sources and how we checked7
October 16, 2026 review; independent fact-check October 17, 2026. Read: City of Trinidad landfill page; CDPHE's household hazardous waste list (no Las Animas or Huerfano entry; Pueblo's listed for Pueblo residents; Clean Harbors and Veolia under statewide services); Clean Harbors' and Veolia's own pages; Huerfano County's transfer station page; PaintCare's Colorado page and locator data. Veolia was dropped: its own page says its Henderson center is for Adams and neighboring county residents. Clean Harbors' page gives the third-Saturday hours as 9 to 2; CDPHE says 9 to 3. Las Animas County's website has no solid waste page we could find. The city's tipping fee link returned a 404, and its 2026 dump calendar is a color-coded grid we couldn't read as text. BLDRS and the Walsenburg paint details rest only on PaintCare. Open: Walsenburg's paint hours outside November to April; the right phone number for Walsenburg; whether the landfill takes fully dried latex (its page bans liquid paint only). No site was phoned or visited.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
City of Trinidad: Landfill (hours, items not accepted) ↗Colorado CDPHE: household hazardous waste collection programs ↗Clean Harbors: Household Hazardous Waste drop-off (Henderson, CO; paints and thinners; per-pound price) ↗Huerfano County: Waste Transfer Station (run by Mountain Disposal) ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare Colorado (drop-off, large-volume pickup, door-to-door counties) ↗PaintCare free large-volume pickup (100+ gallons) ↗
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