Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Jacksonville.
2675 Commonwealth Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32254
The city says it is unlawful to put hazardous waste in your home garbage or recycling. More than 27 gallons in 30 days means splitting your trips. Bring a check, not a card, if you are paying.
14780 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville, FL 32223
The city says dates can change, so check the schedule the week of the event. Follow the signs posted that day.
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.
2675 Commonwealth Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32254
14780 Mandarin Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32223
86200 Gene Lassere Blvd, Yulee, FL 32097
46026 Landfill Rd, Callahan, FL 32011
3545 Rosemary Hill Rd, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Mandarin Park, 14780 Mandarin Road, hosts an event on Saturday, October 10, 2026, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is for Duval residents only. The city says dates can change, so check the list that week. After that, the 2026 list shows no more events.
Those dates (January through May 2026) are past. Only the October 10 Mandarin Park event is left on the 2026 list. Use Commonwealth Avenue instead.
You are not a Duval resident, so the facility charges $4.25 a gallon for oil-based paint and $1.25 for latex plus a documentation fee, by check or money order only. Check your own county's hazardous waste program first; Florida DEP says every county has one.
The limit is 27 gallons of paint per resident in 30 days. Bring part now and the rest a month later, or call 904-387-8847 to ask before you load the truck.
Take paint to the city's free hazardous waste facility at 2675 Commonwealth Avenue, open Tuesday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Duval residents can bring up to 27 gallons per 30 days. The city's 2026 mobile event list ends with Mandarin Park on Saturday, October 10, 2026; after that, use Commonwealth Avenue.
Jacksonville (Duval County) has one year-round drop-off for paint: the city's household hazardous waste facility on Commonwealth Avenue near the Westside. It is free for Duval residents, open Tuesday through Saturday, and caps paint at 27 gallons per 30 days. Florida has no store take-back for paint.
The Commonwealth Avenue facility runs Tuesday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A Monday trip after a weekend painting job will hit a locked gate.
Each Duval resident can drop off up to 27 gallons of paint in a 30-day period. Clearing a whole garage? Split it into two trips a month apart, or ask the facility at 904-387-8847 first.
The 2026 event list included Jacksonville Beach Public Works on Shetter Avenue, and every event is open to all Duval residents. If you live in Clay, St. Johns or Nassau County, you are a non-resident here and will pay.
Non-residents and very small businesses pay $4.25 a gallon for flammable liquids like oil-based paint and $1.25 for latex, plus a documentation fee. The city takes only checks or money orders made out to Tax Collector.
Florida has no PaintCare program, so paint stores here do not take leftover paint back. If your paint is still good, give it to a neighbor, school or community group. The facility also takes electronics and appliances, so you can clear those on the same trip.
Keep paint in its original, closed cans and add up the gallons before you go so you stay under 27. Set cans upright in a box in the trunk. If a can leaks, bag it. Duval residents should be ready to show where they live.
Full preparation checklist →Yes, for Duval County residents, at the Commonwealth Avenue facility and at the mobile events. Others pay by the gallon.
Only on event days. The city's 2026 list ends with Mandarin Park on Saturday, October 10, 2026, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. After that, use Commonwealth Avenue.
The city says hazardous waste of any kind is not allowed in home garbage, and its page gives no rule for drying latex. Since drop-off is free for residents, take liquid paint to the facility.
Only as a very small business, paying the per-gallon fee by check or money order. Mobile events are for residents only.
Up to 27 gallons per resident in any 30-day period.
October 7, 2026 check: read the city's household hazardous waste page (address, hours, 27-gallon limit, fee schedule) and its mobile event page (eight 2026 dates; seven are past and October 10 at Mandarin Park is the last). PaintCare's locator lists both as non-program hazardous waste sites; PaintCare lists no Florida program. Not found: any city rule on drying latex for the trash, an ID requirement, or 2027 event dates. Old event-page links on jacksonville.gov return errors.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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