Paint recycling
in Georgia.
Paint disposal in Atlanta, Savannah and Athens. Georgia has no free paint recycling program, so options depend on where you live.
Check your local rules.
Liquid paint can’t go in the trash. Latex can, once it’s completely dry. Georgia EPD says households may also trash oil-based paint once it’s solid, but some cities, like Savannah, say to use a paid drop-off instead. CHaRM sites in Atlanta, Decatur and Athens take all paint for a fee. Some counties hold free collection days for residents only, so check your county’s dates.
No free state program.
Georgia doesn’t have a statewide paint program, so it depends on your city or county. Each city guide shows where latex and oil-based paint can go.
3 cities
Athens ↗
Athens has one of Georgia’s few year-round paint drop-offs: the county’s CHaRM on College Avenue. Households can walk in without an appointment, paint costs $2 per gallon container, and anyone can use it.
Checked October 7, 2026GeorgiaAtlanta ↗
Atlanta has no city hazardous waste drop-off. The city sends you to Live Thrive’s CHaRM, a nonprofit with sites on Hill Street and in Decatur. Both take every kind of paint by appointment, and you pay by the pound after the first 20 pounds.
Checked October 7, 2026GeorgiaSavannah ↗
We found no government hazardous waste drop-off or collection day for Savannah or Chatham County. Latex gets dried and trashed. Oil-based paint goes to a paid drop-off at Chatham Paint Center on Hodgson Memorial Drive.
Checked October 7, 2026Spray cans, thinner and other chemicals?
Paint stores won’t take these. Take them to your local household hazardous waste site. Your city guide lists it.
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