Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Gainesville.
5125 NE 63rd Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32609
Next to the Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station, north of the Gainesville airport off Waldo Road. Trash, recyclables and treated wood are sent to the transfer station instead. Businesses should call first about fees.
5125 NE 63rd Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32609
This is not called a "Swap Shop" in Alachua County sources we read; ask staff for the paint reuse area.
10714 N State Road 121, Gainesville, FL 32653
Not the place for a big load or for a business. Use the main center on NE 63rd Avenue for those.
Your state doesn’t have a PaintCare program, so stores here don’t take paint for free. These are the public drop-off programs PaintCare’s map lists, closest first. Most only serve their own residents and some charge a fee. Call before you go.
10714 N SR 121, Gainesville, FL 32653
5125 NE 63rd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609
9920 NE Waldo Rd, Gainesville, FL 32609
11700 SW Hawthorne Rd, Gainesville, FL 32641
16935 NW US Hwy 441, High Springs, FL 32643
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
The rural centers are closed Wednesday and Thursday. Drive to the main center on NE 63rd Avenue, open weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The county says neighboring-county residents can use the main center year-round. The rural centers are for Alachua County residents only.
Business paint is never free here. Very small businesses can drop off at the main center during open hours and pay by the gallon. The FY25 schedule (effective Oct. 1, 2024) lists latex at $1.95 and oil-based at $5.50 in bulk; call 352-334-0440 for today's price.
That name is Pinellas County's. In Alachua County, ask for the reuse area at the collection center, where the public can take unused paint.
Take paint to the free Alachua County Hazardous Waste Collection Center at 5125 NE 63rd Avenue, open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon. It takes latex, oil-based and spray paint. Free leftover paint is there for the taking too.
Gainesville paint goes to Alachua County's Hazardous Waste Collection Center on NE 63rd Avenue, next to the Leveda Brown transfer station north of the airport. It's free for residents, open six days, and takes nearly every kind of paint. You can also pick up free leftover paint there.
The main center is open Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., but Saturday only 8 a.m. to noon. Closed Sundays and holidays.
The city says all five county rural collection centers take paint. They are closed Wednesday and Thursday, take limited amounts, and serve Alachua County residents only. North Central on State Road 121 is the closest for northwest Gainesville.
The county lets the public take leftover paint from the collection center's reuse area. Gainesville's July 2024 Zero Waste News called it free recycled paint. What's there changes day to day.
County code says businesses must pay no matter the amount. Very small businesses can use the main center. The county's FY25 schedule (from October 2024) lists latex at $1.95 a gallon and oil-based at $5.50 to $7.80 a gallon. Prices may have changed, so call 352-334-0440 first.
Florida has no PaintCare program, so stores do not take paint back. The city suggests giving usable paint to family, neighbors, churches, schools or charities. Empty, dry cans can go in your regular trash.
Keep paint in closed, labeled cans and pack them upright in a box. Don't bring trash, recyclables or treated wood to the collection center; those go to the transfer station. Businesses should call ahead for a price.
Full preparation checklist →County sources say it serves Alachua County residents and neighboring-county residents. No ID rule is published, so bring something showing your address.
Latex, oil-based, enamel, acrylic, deck paint, primers, stains, varnishes, waterproofing paint, rust preventatives and spray paint.
Yes. The city says dry, empty cans can go in your regular trash.
Not by that name. The county collection center has a reuse area where anyone can take leftover paint for free.
The county's 2026 spring clean-up and reuse events in Newberry, Micanopy and at Santa Fe College were in April and are past. The main center is open year-round.
October 7, 2026 check: read the county hazardous waste page, its brochure (hours, rural centers, residency, business rules), the FY25 fee schedule (the newest the county links), the county project page (reuse and April 2026 events, all past) and the city's household hazardous waste page. The city says rural centers take paint; the county only says limited types and amounts. No household gallon limit, ID rule or newer fee schedule was found; the county still links only the FY25 schedule even though FY27 began October 1, 2026, so business prices may be out of date. The county's paint reuse news releases now return errors.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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