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10 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Darien Transfer Station (Darien households only)Paint store0.9 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store2.9 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store4.6 mi
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Darien Recycling & Refuse Center paint collection
126 Ledge Road, Darien, CT 06820
- Accepts
- Household oil and latex paint, primers, stains and sealers PaintCare takes. No spray cans or solvents.
- Who can use it
- Darien households with a valid permit only. No contractors or commercial haulers.
- Hours
- Monday–Saturday, 7 a.m.–2:45 p.m.; closed holidays. Follow the attendant at the paint area.
- Load limits
- Closed, labeled original cans, 5 gallons or less, not leaking. No visit total posted. No empty cans.
- Fees
- Paint drop-off is free, but you need a town permit to enter: $50 a year with garbage pickup, $150 without. Qualifying seniors 65+ get one free.
Staffed drop-off, not a paint swap. Don’t take paint from it. No one will help you unload.
10 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Darien.
9 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 Connecticut
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.
Darien Transfer Station (Darien households only)
0.9 mi126 Ledge Rd, Darien, CT 06820
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Darien
- Hours
- Monday - Saturday 7am - 2:45pm
- 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. This site will accept empty containers.
- Notes
- Darien households only.
Sherwin-Williams
2.9 mi1100 Hope St, Stamford, CT 06907
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
4.6 mi304 Main Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Rings End
4.7 mi149 Westport Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Rings End
7.4 mi129 Danbury Rd, Wilton, CT 06897
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Wilton Hardware
7.8 mi200 Danbury Rd, Wilton, CT 06897
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Westport Transfer Station (Westport Residents Only)
7.9 mi300 Sherwood Island Connector, Westport, CT 06880
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Westport
- Hours
- Monday - Friday 7am - 2:30pm, Saturday 7am - 12pm
- 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. This site will accept empty containers.
- Notes
- Westport residents only.
Chubbys Hardware
8.8 mi68 Westchester Ave, Pound Ridge, NY 10576
- Who
- Households and Businesses in New York
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
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Rings End
9.6 mi386 Smith Ridge Rd, South Salem, NY 10590
- Who
- Households and Businesses in New York
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Weston Public Works HHW Event-Residential restrictions apply
10.5 mi78 Old Hyde Rd, Weston, CT 06883
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Bethel Bridgewater Brookfield Danbury Kent New Fairfield New Milford Newtown Redding Ridgefield Roxbury Sherman Weston Wilton
- Hours
- Saturday, September 6, 2025 9 am - 1 pm
- 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.
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 Darien cleanout?3
You do not already have a recycling-center permit
It’s $50 with garbage pickup or $150 without, usually covering two permits. A qualifying resident 65+ gets one free household permit. Compare that with a public PaintCare store before buying one for a few cans.
A painter offers to deliver your leftover cans
Contractors and commercial haulers can’t use this paint area. Ask which approved business option the painter will use. A commercial trash permit on the town site doesn’t cover this household area.
You are packing tools and liquids with the paint
The paint area takes paint cans only, not brushes, rinse water, sprayers or the rest of the kit; the town handles those separately. Ask the hazardous-waste program about other liquids. All southwest 2026 dates were over as of October 4.
Darien rules and tips4
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Darien residents with a permit can drop off paint at 126 Ledge Road. The paint is free; the yearly entry permit costs $50 or $150. Hazardous-waste days are a separate service.
Darien takes household paint year-round at its Recycling & Refuse Center, but you need a permit to get in. The town’s hazardous-waste day doesn’t take regular house paint, since the transfer station handles it.
Count the permit in your cost
Paint drop-off is free, but entering Darien’s center takes a valid permit. If you don’t have one, compare its price with a PaintCare store before buying it for a few cans.
Paint skips the hazardous-waste day
The 2026 event notice sends oil and latex paint, stains and varnishes to the year-round paint area. Thinner, stripper, spray cans and two-part coatings have other rules. All southwest regional 2026 hazardous-waste dates were over as of October 4; ask Public Works where those go.
Contractors go elsewhere
A resident’s access doesn’t let a contractor drop paint here. Use PaintCare’s locator and business rules, not the town’s older contractor-store list. Still selling paint doesn’t mean a store still takes it back.
One store contractors can call
The town’s older contractor list names Sherwin-Williams, 1100 Hope Street, Stamford, 203-329-8100, and PaintCare’s 2025 report lists it too. Call about current drop-off, hours, business use and space. Don’t count on the old list’s 5-gallon limit.
Free pickup programs and other options
For a lot of paint, check PaintCare’s free pickup before paying a hauler. It usually starts at 100 gallons (by can size) and needs approval. Solvents need a separate hazardous-waste or business disposal option; don’t mix them with paint.
Getting your paint ready
Use labeled original cans with tight lids; leave out empty, leaking or oversized ones. Display the windshield permit, use the staffed paint area, and plan to unload safely yourself.
Full preparation checklist →Darien questions3
Can a Stamford resident use this paint area?
No. You need a valid Darien permit. Living nearby isn’t enough.
Can I pick up a useful can from the collection?
No. Town rules forbid taking paint. It isn’t a swap.
Does the town hazardous-waste day take my wall paint?
No. It sends regular oil and latex paint and listed finishes to the transfer station.
Sources and how we checked11
The town’s household paint PDF is old but still linked. The daily town limit is unknown. PaintCare’s 2025 report backs up the Stamford Hope Street store, but we haven’t confirmed it takes paint today; call first.
Checked October 4, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Darien Recycling Center hours and permits ↗Darien paint collection rules ↗Darien recycling materials guide ↗Darien 2026 HHW notice and paint exclusion ↗PaintCare Connecticut ↗PaintCare product eligibility ↗PaintCare large-volume pickup ↗PaintCare business limits ↗Connecticut DEEP 2026 collection schedule ↗PaintCare 2025 Connecticut participating-site report ↗Darien business paint alternatives (2015 list) ↗
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