Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Tampa.
8001 W Linebaugh Avenue, Tampa, FL 33625
This center takes paint, batteries and electronics, but not other household chemicals. For thinners, spray cans and cleaners, use a Saturday hazardous waste day.
9805 Sheldon Road, Tampa, FL 33635
May close early in bad weather. Commercial waste and loads over the limits are turned away.
13000 US Highway 41 S, Gibsonton, FL 33534
Second-Saturday hours are shorter (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) than the everyday paint hours.
6209 County Road 579, Seffner, FL 33584
Alderman's Ford in Plant City takes paint on regular days but does not hold the third-Saturday hazardous waste day. Call 813-272-5680 if you are driving out just for 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.
8001 W Linebaugh Ave, Tampa, FL 33625
9805 Sheldon Rd N, Tampa, FL 33635
6209 CR 579, Seffner, FL 33584
6209 CR 579, Seffner, FL 33584
13000 US 41 S, Gibsonton, FL 33534
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Hazardous waste Saturdays run 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Sheldon Road on the first Saturday, South County in Gibsonton on the second, Hillsborough Heights in Seffner on the third. In October 2026 that means October 10 (South County) and October 17 (Hillsborough Heights); Sheldon Road's October 3 date has passed, and its next is November 7.
The monthly limit is 10 one-gallon cans per household. Bring 10 this month and 10 next month.
McKay Bay lists paint products as not accepted. Bring the paint to the Northwest County center on Linebaugh Avenue instead, and keep McKay Bay for furniture and yard waste.
Renters and apartment residents can use the county sites. Bring a state-issued photo ID with your Hillsborough address.
Take paint to the Northwest County Community Collection Center, 8001 W Linebaugh Avenue, Monday to Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a photo ID showing your Hillsborough County address. The limit is 10 one-gallon and 5 five-gallon cans per household per month. Spray paint and thinners must wait for a hazardous waste Saturday: Sheldon Road (1st), South County (2nd) or Hillsborough Heights (3rd), 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tampa residents use Hillsborough County's sites for paint. The Northwest County center on Linebaugh Avenue takes paint six days a week, and three sites hold hazardous waste Saturdays each month. The City of Tampa no longer runs its own chemical collection day.
The City of Tampa works with Hillsborough County so city residents can use county paint and hazardous waste sites at no extra charge. A valid driver's license proves city residency.
Tampa's McKay Bay Scale House at 114 South 34th Street lists paint products as not accepted. Take paint to a county site instead.
The five Community Collection Centers take paint, stain and varnish Monday to Saturday. They do not take spray cans, thinners or other chemicals. Those go to the Saturday hazardous waste days: Sheldon Road (1st), South County (2nd), Hillsborough Heights (3rd).
Hillsborough counts containers, not how much is left in them: 10 one-gallon and 5 five-gallon cans per household per month. Combining small amounts of the same latex into one can saves room, but don't mix different products.
The county says the Sheldon Road site may close early in bad weather. In summer storm season, check before you load the car.
Florida has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don't take back paint and there is no free large-volume pickup. Hillsborough's sites refuse business, hobbyist and nonprofit waste, so contractors and landlords with job paint need a private hazardous waste company. Give good leftover paint to neighbors or community groups.
Bring a state-issued photo ID with your Hillsborough address. Seal every can and make sure none leak; the county won't take empty, dry or leaking cans. Keep chemicals in the trunk or truck bed, away from passengers.
Full preparation checklist →No. The city has an agreement with Hillsborough County, so Tampa residents use county sites for free with a valid driver's license.
No. Community Collection Centers don't take spray cans. Bring them to a hazardous waste Saturday, such as Sheldon Road on the first Saturday.
10 one-gallon and 5 five-gallon containers per household per month, no matter how full they are.
No. The City of Tampa says it no longer hosts its annual collection event. Use the county sites.
Neither the county nor the city paint pages give drying advice. They send all paint, latex and oil-based, to county sites. Use those.
Checked October 7, 2026: Hillsborough County's paint and electronics page, hazardous waste page, paint item page, city-residents page and Sheldon Road location page; the City of Tampa household chemical collection and McKay Bay pages; Florida DEP's household hazardous waste page and PaintCare's state list. Peer review (October 7, 2026): the county paint and electronics page (updated September 3, 2026), the hazardous waste page, the Tampa and Temple Terrace page and PaintCare's listings all put the third-Saturday event at Hillsborough Heights; the earlier Alderman's Ford reading was a misread of the list. Unresolved: one county page writes the paint limit as 10 one-gallon "or" 5 five-gallon cans; others say "and"; we use "and." No official latex-drying guidance or paint reuse shelf was found.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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