Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Georgetown.
28560 Landfill Ln, Georgetown, DE 19947
DSWA's calendar has an Oct. 26, 2026 latex collection set for Jones Crossroads, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The listing is filed under a Cheswold event series but gives the Jones Crossroads name and address; call 1-800-404-7080 if you're unsure. Go by the last-Monday rule on DSWA's program pages.
54 Fork Branch Rd, Cheswold, DE 19936
This is DSWA's Friday site. Georgetown residents who can't make a Monday can use it. Check DSWA's events list before you go, since dates can change.
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.
Who: Households and Businesses in Maryland
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.
28560 Landfill Ln, Georgetown, DE 19947
19488 John J Williams Hwy, Lewes, DE 19958
317 Park Heights Ave, Salisbury, MD 21804
705 Snow Hill Rd, Salisbury, MD 21804
11901 Coastal Hwy Rear A, Ocean City, MD 21842
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Use DSWA's Cheswold Collection Station, 54 Fork Branch Road, on a Friday from 10 to 2, or the Delaware Recycling Center in New Castle on a Saturday. Latex rules match: last Friday or last Saturday of the month.
Sort them first. Take the oil-based cans, thinner and full spray cans any Monday. Hold the latex for the last Monday of the month, or dry a few small cans with kitty litter and trash them.
DSWA's collections are for households. Call DNREC's waste division at 302-739-9403 for permitted hazardous waste transporters, and keep a record of where the paint went.
DNREC suggests donating usable paint. Ask Sussex County Habitat for Humanity's ReStore in Lewes at 302-855-1156 whether it takes paint before you load the car.
Bring oil-based paint to DSWA's Jones Crossroads Landfill, 28560 Landfill Lane, Georgetown, any Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; it's free for Delaware residents. Latex is taken there only on the last Monday of each month, 10 to 2, in quart, gallon or 5-gallon cans. Small amounts of latex can be dried out and put in the trash instead.
In Georgetown, Delaware (Sussex County), leftover paint goes to the Delaware Solid Waste Authority's Jones Crossroads Landfill on Landfill Lane, which DSWA also calls the Southern Recycling Center. It takes oil-based paint and other household chemicals free from Delaware residents every Monday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Latex paint is taken there only on the last Monday of each month. Delaware has no PaintCare program, so there's no free paint take-back at stores.
DSWA runs four weekly hazardous waste sites, each on a different day: New Castle on Saturday, Newark on Wednesday, Cheswold on Friday and Jones Crossroads in Georgetown on Monday. Each takes latex only on the last of its weekdays in the month. If Monday doesn't work, Cheswold's Friday hours are the same, 10 to 2.
The landfill is open Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the recycling drop-off center 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. But household chemicals are only taken Mondays, 10 to 2, and DSWA lists latex paint at this site as "scheduled events only." Don't show up on a Saturday with paint. The recycling center does take electronics Monday to Saturday, 8:30 to 3:30, so one Monday trip can clear an old TV and oil-based paint.
DSWA's events calendar has latex collection at Jones Crossroads set for Oct. 26, 2026, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. That listing sits under a Cheswold event series but names Jones Crossroads and gives its address. The rule on DSWA's program pages is the last Monday of each month, so check the calendar or call 1-800-404-7080 before a special trip.
DSWA's 2026 Saturday collections in Fenwick Island, Seaford, Rehoboth Beach, Milford, Dagsboro and Lewes have all happened; the Lewes one at Love Creek Elementary on Oct. 10 was the last. None was held in Georgetown. The only later Saturday events on the 2026 schedule are in Wilmington and Newark, so for Georgetown the Monday site is it until DSWA posts 2027 dates.
The town's curbside hauler, Casella (302-934-1364), picks up trash weekly and recycling every other week. Its 2026 town calendar lists hazardous materials as not accepted in recycling. Empty, dry paint cans go in the trash with the lid off, as DNREC advises.
Got only a little latex? Stir in kitty litter or shredded newspaper until it's solid, then trash it (DNREC's advice). Usable paint can be offered to Sussex County Habitat for Humanity's ReStore at 18501 Stamper Drive, Lewes (Route 9, west of Route 1); its page doesn't list paint, so ask at 302-855-1156. While you're at Jones Crossroads, the recycling drop-off center also takes motor oil and filters, household batteries, electronics, Styrofoam and books. DSWA facilities take waste from inside Delaware only. Questions about trash pickup in town go to the Town Office at 302-856-7391.
Before a Monday run to Landfill Lane, split latex from oil-based; only the oil-based cans go unless it's the month's last Monday. Leave labels on, lids tight and products unmixed. Set each can in a box with newspaper or kitty litter around it, and throw in a few rags. Cans holding under an inch of paint aren't wanted there; they're trash. Bring a Delaware ID or bill in case you're asked; DSWA doesn't say what it checks.
Full preparation checklist →At DSWA's Jones Crossroads Landfill, 28560 Landfill Lane. Oil-based paint any Monday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; latex only on the last Monday of the month.
No. Latex is only taken on the last Monday of each month. On other Mondays, bring oil-based paint and other chemicals only, or dry small amounts of latex for the trash.
No, it's free for Delaware residents. DSWA doesn't say what proof of residency it checks, so bring something with your Delaware address.
No. PaintCare's listing for the Georgetown site says households only (DSWA's own pages say Delaware residents). Contractors need a permitted hazardous waste transporter; DNREC's waste division (302-739-9403) keeps the list.
Not through PaintCare. Delaware isn't a PaintCare state, so there's no free store take-back. Use DSWA's Monday collection.
Checked October 16, 2026: DSWA's household hazardous waste, latex paint, 2026 event schedule, events list (including the Oct. 19 Monday and Oct. 26 latex event pages), Jones Crossroads facility, landfills and holiday pages; DNREC's household waste page; the Town of Georgetown's trash and recycle page and its 2026 curbside calendar (Casella; hazardous materials not accepted in recycling); Sussex County Habitat for Humanity's ReStore page; PaintCare's program-states page and its Delaware locator rows (households only). No calls or visits. Not settled: what proof of residency DSWA checks; the Oct. 26 latex listing sits under a Cheswold event series but gives the Jones Crossroads name and address; DSWA's calendar doesn't show every repeat date, so it can't confirm later latex Mondays; the holiday list shows no year; the ReStore's paint policy isn't published; the town's pages don't mention paint. DSWA doesn't publish a list of towns each site serves; its collections are open to all Delaware residents. Unlike the Wilmington guide, Georgetown's site runs Mondays, and no 2026 Saturday event was held in Georgetown.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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