Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Augusta.
4330 Deans Bridge Road, Blythe, GA 30805
In southern Richmond County, with a Blythe address, not in central Augusta. Ask before bringing oil-based paint. The city’s paint flyer says oil-based paint should be handled as household hazardous waste and names no drop-off for it, and the landfill lists oil and wet paint as unacceptable.
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.
1359 Seven Pines Rd, Barnwell, SC 29812
963 Thorn Dr, Williston, SC 29853
8360 Springfield Hwy, Williston, SC 29853
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Mix each with an equal amount of clay cat litter, stir, and wait about 10 minutes; add more litter if it’s still runny. Pour some into a shoebox or yogurt tub if the can is too full. Then put the open can in your garbage cart.
Thicken the paint first; the landfill refuses wet paint and caps paint at 25 gallons a month. Go Monday to Friday 6 a.m.–4 p.m. or Saturday 7–11 a.m., tarp the load, and bring cash or a check for the $5 residential charge plus the state surcharge.
Don’t dry it out for the cart. The city says oil-based paint is household hazardous waste, but it names no place to take it. Call the landfill at 706-592-3200 and ask before you go.
The Landfill Division says very small businesses (conditionally exempt small quantity generators) may bring up to 220 pounds, about 26 gallons, of hazardous waste a month. Special or industrial waste needs a waste profile first; email solidwaste@augustaga.gov.
Dry out latex paint with cat litter or paint hardener, then put the open can (no lid) in your Augusta garbage cart. Thickened paint can also go to the Augusta Landfill, 4330 Deans Bridge Road, up to 25 gallons a month; wet paint is refused. For oil-based paint, call the landfill at 706-592-3200 first, because the city lists no drop-off for it.
In Augusta, Georgia (Augusta-Richmond County), the city tells you to dry out latex paint and put the open can in your garbage cart. Paint that has been thickened with cat litter or sand can also go to the Augusta Landfill on Deans Bridge Road, up to 25 gallons a month. The city names no drop-off for oil-based paint.
Augusta’s Waste Wizard says latex paint and stain can go in your garbage cart once it is dry and solid. The city’s paint flyer says to put the can in without the lid. Set the cart out by 6 a.m. on your pickup day.
The city’s paint flyer says: let it air-dry with the lid off if there’s less than an inch (best in warm months); mix it with an equal amount of clay cat litter and wait about 10 minutes; or use paint hardener from a hardware store. Sawdust, dirt or shredded paper work instead of litter.
The Augusta Landfill lists wet paint as unacceptable. It takes paint mixed with cat litter or sand to the thickness of toothpaste, up to 25 gallons a month from a resident.
The Waste Wizard says empty paint cans go in the garbage cart, with the lids removed and placed in recycling. Curbside recycling is now a sign-up service from Coastal Waste & Recycling (706-790-4117), not a city cart.
The city’s flyer suggests using leftovers as a primer or for garage touch-ups, or offering them to friends, schools, theater groups or nonprofits. It names Habitat for Humanity (augustahabitat.org) and the Augusta Training Shop (augustatrainingshop.com) as groups to check with; call before you bring paint. For oil-based paint, the flyer says to treat it as household hazardous waste, but we found no Augusta drop-off for it. Georgia has no PaintCare program.
Make sure it’s latex before drying it out; the flyer says oil-based paint is handled differently. Dry it outdoors, away from kids, pets and rain. Mix in litter or hardener until it won’t pour. For the landfill, bring cash or a check and tarp your load.
Full preparation checklist →Yes, once it’s completely dry and solid. Put the open can, without the lid, in your garbage cart.
Augusta’s flyer says oil-based paint should be treated as household hazardous waste and handled differently from latex. We found no city drop-off or event for it. Call the landfill at 706-592-3200 or Augusta 311 to ask what they’ll take.
Up to 25 gallons a month from a resident, and only after it’s mixed with cat litter or sand to the thickness of toothpaste.
The city FAQ says a residential load under 6,000 pounds (vehicle, people and load) is $5 for household waste. The fee sheet adds the state solid waste surcharge, and an untarped load costs $25 more.
No. This page covers Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia. Augusta, Maine has its own guide on this site.
October 13, 2026: read Augusta’s Landfill Division page (address, current hours, wet paint unacceptable, paint filter test, 220-pound business limit), the Environmental Services residential FAQ (paint mixed with litter or sand, 25 gallons a month, $5 under 6,000 pounds, cash or check), the landfill fee sheet ($5 non-commercial minimum, $25 untarped, 3% card fee), the city paint flyer and Waste Wizard entries for latex paint and empty cans, the recycling page (Coastal Waste & Recycling sign-up) and Georgia EPD. The paint flyer file dates from 2014 but is still linked from the city’s Waste Wizard. Conflicts: FAQ hours (5 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday 6 a.m.–noon) and closed days (Sundays, Thanksgiving, Independence Day, New Year’s Day, Christmas) differ from the Landfill Division’s newer hours and holiday list (which adds Memorial Day and Labor Day); we used the Landfill Division page, and the FAQ says cash or check while the fee sheet lists a card fee. Not found: any Augusta household hazardous waste drop-off or 2026 event for oil-based paint, whether the 25-gallon landfill rule covers oil-based paint, and whether Habitat or the Augusta Training Shop currently take paint.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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