Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Sarasota.
8750 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34241
The Re-Uz-It Shop in this building stocks usable paint, cleaners and pool chemicals that residents dropped off. Shoppers must be 18 or older and show photo ID, and the county may limit quantities. The county's page does not say whether items cost anything. The drop-off does not take medicine or firearms.
4000 Knights Trail Road, Nokomis, FL 34275
The county page gives 4000 Knights Trail Road; the City of Sarasota's Cart Smart tool and the county's residents' guide print 4010. It is open later on weekdays than the chemical centers, but closes earliest on Saturday.
250 S. Jackson Road, Venice, FL 34292
The county's April 2020 residents' guide lists this center as open Wednesday to Saturday; the current county page says Monday to Saturday. It was rebuilt after Hurricane Ian damage, and a May 2026 Bay News 9 report says it reopened. It is a long drive south from downtown Sarasota, so most city residents will use Bee Ridge Road.
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.
8750 Bee Ridge Rd, Sarasota, FL 34241
3333 Lena Rd, Bradenton, FL 34211
2650 Gulf Dr S, Bradenton Beach, FL 34217
4000 Knights Trail Rd, Nokomis, FL 34275
16180 West Lake Dr, Wimauma, FL 33598
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Bee Ridge Road is the closest county drop-off, open Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The city's own disposal tool points you there first, then to the Knights Trail landfill center.
The chemical centers close at 4 p.m. The Citizens' Convenience Center at the landfill in Nokomis stays open to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. If you unload by hand, get there by 4 p.m.
Let them dry until solid. Once dry, the cans go in your garbage cart. Anything still liquid goes to a county center.
Use the south Chemical Collection Center at 250 S. Jackson Road, Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It takes the same items as Bee Ridge Road.
Take leftover paint to the Sarasota County Chemical Collection Center, 8750 Bee Ridge Road, Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is free for county residents, including City of Sarasota residents; you may be asked for proof of address. Dried water-based paint can go in the garbage. The Re-Uz-It Shop in the same building stocks usable paint.
The City of Sarasota has no curbside pickup for liquid paint. Sarasota County takes it free at its Chemical Collection Center on Bee Ridge Road, the landfill convenience center in Nokomis and the rebuilt south center in Venice. Florida has no paint store take-back program, so these county sites are where leftover paint goes.
The county's residents' guide says dried water-based paint can go in the garbage. The city's Cart Smart tool says empty or fully dried cans go in your garbage cart. Liquid latex and all oil-based paint go to a county drop-off.
Usable paint, cleaners and pool chemicals dropped off by residents end up on the Re-Uz-It Shop shelves at Bee Ridge Road. It is open Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. You must be 18 and show photo ID. The county page does not say whether items cost anything.
Staff may ask for a driver's license, tax bill or utility bill. PaintCare's listing says large amounts will be questioned, so call 941-861-5000 before bringing a big load.
All county sites close on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The Bee Ridge and Venice centers also close on other government holidays. When one of those five holidays falls on a weekday, the Nokomis convenience center stays open until 5 p.m. the Saturday after.
Waste from a business, nonprofit or community group is not free. Those groups apply to the county's Project Green Sweep and pay set prices. The free drop-off is only for paint from your home.
Florida has no PaintCare program, so paint stores do not take paint back and there is no free large-volume pickup. In Sarasota your choices are the three county drop-offs, drying latex for the garbage, picking up reusable paint at the Re-Uz-It Shop, or the occasional city and county collection day. Businesses use Project Green Sweep or a private hazardous waste company.
Keep lids on tight and cans upright in a box. Label any can that lost its label. Bring your driver's license or a utility bill with your Sarasota County address. If you will unload at the Nokomis landfill, wear closed-toe shoes.
Full preparation checklist →Only once it is dry or the can is empty. The city says there is no curbside collection for liquid paint. Liquid latex goes to Bee Ridge Road or the Nokomis landfill center.
The county and city held one on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Payne Park, 2010 Adams Lane. It has passed. We found no later 2026 date, so use a county drop-off.
Yes. The county page lists the south center at 250 S. Jackson Road, Venice, open Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
No, not for paint from your home if you live in Sarasota County. Businesses and nonprofits pay through Project Green Sweep.
Check the Re-Uz-It Shop at 8750 Bee Ridge Road. Its stock comes from usable items people drop off, and paint is one of the usual items. Bring photo ID; you must be 18. The county page does not say whether items are free.
Checked October 13, 2026: Sarasota County's hazardous waste page (three drop-off sites, hours, free with possible proof of residency, holidays, Project Green Sweep), the Re-Uz-It Shop page, the county's Hazardous Waste How-To Guide for Residents (created April 2020; dried water-based paint in the garbage), the county calendar entry for the February 7, 2026 Payne Park event (past), the City of Sarasota Cart Smart entries for latex paint and empty cans, Florida DEP's household hazardous waste page and PaintCare's locator data (Florida is not a program state). Unresolved: the residents' guide is older and lists the Venice center as Wednesday to Saturday and the landfill center at 4010 Knights Trail Road with longer hours; we use the current county page. A May 2026 news report says the rebuilt Venice center reopened after Hurricane Ian damage; the county page lists it as open. No gallon limit is published. The "large amounts will be questioned" note and the closed-toe shoe rule come from PaintCare's listing. The Re-Uz-It Shop page does not say whether items are free. We found no fall 2026 city collection event.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
