Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Key Largo.
Corner of Atlantic Ave. and St. Croix Place, by Key Largo Community Park (500 St. Croix Place), Key Largo, FL 33037
The location has moved. The county page now says Atlantic Ave. and St. Croix Place, by the community park. PaintCare's listing still says Atlantic Ave. and Homestead Ave., behind Walgreens. Follow the county page. 305-509-0325 is the county's recycling coordinator line, which PaintCare lists for this site.
11180 County Road 905, Key Largo, FL 33037
Call 305-367-4236 first; you can't just show up with paint. The station is on Card Sound Road (CR 905). The old Key Largo Recycling Facility at 300 Magnolia Street is closed.
Mile Marker 68, Overseas Highway, Long Key, FL 33001
A backup when you miss a Key Largo Wednesday. 305-664-2263 is the transfer station's line on the county's solid waste page; PaintCare's listing gives 305-745-4307.
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.
99501 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037
11180 County Rd 905, Key Largo, FL 33037
23707 SW 97th Ave Gate B, Homestead, FL 33032
68 Overseas Hwy, Long Key, FL 33001
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Check that it's the second or fourth Wednesday, then bring the paint to Atlantic Avenue and St. Croix Place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Look for the drop-off by the community park, not behind Walgreens.
Call the Key Largo Transfer Station at 305-367-4236 and book a time. Don't just drive up to Card Sound Road with paint; hazardous waste there is by appointment only.
Split the load into trips of 25 gallons or 220 pounds or less. You can come back to the next Wednesday, book transfer-station appointments, or use Long Key on its first and third Fridays.
The county sites take business hazardous waste for a fee: a $12 minimum, then $0.60 a pound over 20 pounds. PaintCare's listing says this is for very small businesses.
Bring your paint to the Monroe County drop-off at Atlantic Ave. and St. Croix Place, by Key Largo Community Park, on the second or fourth Wednesday of the month, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It's free for residents, up to 25 gallons or 220 pounds per trip. Can't make a Wednesday? Call 305-367-4236 for an appointment at the Key Largo Transfer Station.
Key Largo, Florida, is in unincorporated Monroe County, so paint goes to the county's free hazardous waste drop-off. It runs on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Atlantic Avenue and St. Croix Place by Key Largo Community Park. You can also book a time at the Key Largo Transfer Station on Card Sound Road. Islamorada residents have separate collections run by the village.
Monroe County's page now puts the Key Largo drop-off at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and St. Croix Place, by Key Largo Community Park (500 St. Croix Place). PaintCare's listing still says Atlantic Avenue and Homestead Avenue, behind Walgreens. Go by the county page.
To follow state DEP and DOT rules, the county caps each trip at 25 gallons or 220 pounds of hazardous waste. It allows more than one trip. PaintCare's listing adds that each container should be 5 gallons or less.
The Key Largo Transfer Station at 11180 County Road 905 takes household hazardous waste only by appointment: call 305-367-4236. Its regular Monday to Saturday hours, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., are for trash and e-waste. The old Key Largo Recycling Facility on Magnolia Street is closed.
The county's free collection events are for unincorporated Monroe County. The county's own trash hauler covers Tavernier and Key Largo, while Islamorada has its own. If you live in the Village of Islamorada, call the village at 305-664-6400 for its collection dates.
Long Key Transfer Station (mile marker 68) takes hazardous waste on the first and third Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The county also holds Saturday collections, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Marathon's October 10, 2026 one has passed and the county lists January 9, 2027; Stock Island's are listed for November 14, 2026 and February 13, 2027.
Florida has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back. In the Upper Keys your free choices are the twice-monthly Wednesday drop-off, an appointment at the Key Largo Transfer Station, or the Long Key Transfer Station's Friday hours. Businesses can use the county sites for a fee: a $12 minimum, then $0.60 a pound over 20 pounds.
Keep paint tightly closed in its original can. Label anything that has lost its label. Pack the cans in a box so leaks stay contained, and put a leaking can inside a bigger container or a sealed zip-lock bag. Carry everything in the trunk or truck bed, away from passengers, and stay under 25 gallons or 220 pounds a trip.
Full preparation checklist →On the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Atlantic Avenue and St. Croix Place by Key Largo Community Park. Or call 305-367-4236 to book a time at the Key Largo Transfer Station.
Not according to the county's current page. It lists the corner of Atlantic Avenue and St. Croix Place, by the community park. PaintCare's listing still says behind Walgreens at Homestead Avenue.
No, for residents. Businesses pay a $12 minimum for hazardous waste, plus $0.60 a pound over 20 pounds.
The county says its free collection events are for unincorporated Monroe County and tells Islamorada residents to call the village at 305-664-6400 for the village's own collections.
Up to 25 gallons or 220 pounds per trip, and the county allows more than one trip. PaintCare's listing adds a 5-gallon limit per container.
Checked October 16, 2026: Monroe County's Household Hazardous Waste & E-Waste page (Key Largo drop-off at Atlantic Ave. and St. Croix Place, second and fourth Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Key Largo Transfer Station by appointment 305-367-4236; Long Key first and third Fridays; Marathon and Stock Island dates; free collection events for unincorporated Monroe County; no charge to residents at collections or transfer stations; 25 gallons or 220 pounds per trip; business fees), the county Solid Waste page (transfer station addresses and phones, Monday to Saturday 8 to 3:30; Keys Sanitary serves Tavernier and Key Largo, Island Disposal serves Islamorada), the Key Largo Community Park page (500 St. Croix Place) and PaintCare's locator data (Florida has no PaintCare program; it still lists the old behind-Walgreens location, a 5-gallon container limit, very small business use, and 305-745-4307 for Long Key). A July 2026 county notice reposted by the Key West Chamber describes a 'Give Back' paint and chemical giveaway at transfer stations on first Saturdays; the county's own copy could not be opened, so it is left out of this guide. Not found: Key Largo Wednesday dates on the county calendar, whether the unincorporated-only rule also applies to the Wednesday and transfer-station drop-offs, or a latex-only trash rule. No phone calls were made.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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