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The closest drop-off sites to Brunswick:
- Alachua/Nassau County Household Hazardous Waste Event · Nassau County Road DepartmentHazardous waste site35.3 mi
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Glynn County drop-off centers (Young Lane, Habersham Street and St. Simons Island)
550 Young Lane, Brunswick, GA
- Accepts
- Yard debris (no larger than 3 inches across and 4 feet long), white goods, bulky items, metal, construction debris, and glass bottles and jars. Habersham Street takes everything except yard debris. Paint is on the county’s prohibited list, along with tires, hazardous materials, car batteries, dead animals and curbside recycling.
- Who can use it
- The county describes them as centers for residents who need to dispose of extra waste. Keep Golden Isles Beautiful lists Republic Services (912-267-6400) at the Young Lane and Demere Road locations.
- Hours
- Young Lane: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-noon. 5020 Habersham St.: Monday to Friday 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. St. Simons Island (behind the Demere Road Farmers Market): Monday to Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-noon.
- Load limits
- Not published beyond the yard debris size limit.
- Fees
- $40 per load at Young Lane and St. Simons Island (cash or check). Habersham Street charges by the ton.
Don’t bring paint, even dried. Use these centers for the bulky or construction waste from a painting project, not the paint itself.
Habitat for Humanity of Glynn County ReStore
1919 Glynn Ave, Units 9 & 10 (Lanier Plaza), Brunswick, GA 31520
- Accepts
- New or gently used home furnishings, appliances and building materials. Its not-accepted list includes opened or oil-based paint, chemicals or pesticides, and hazardous materials. The list does not say whether unopened latex paint is accepted.
- Who can use it
- Anyone donating items on the accepted list.
- Hours
- Store hours are not published in the sources we reviewed; call before you go.
- Load limits
- The ReStore says it reserves the right to refuse items.
- Fees
- No donation fee is listed; the store schedules donation pickups through an online request form.
Ask before bringing any paint. The Habitat site’s footer gives the address as 1919 Glynn Avenue, #11.
Benjamin Moore - Chatham Paint Center (Atlanta Paint Disposal drop-off partner, Savannah)
7307 Hodgson Memorial Dr, Savannah, GA 31406
- Accepts
- Leftover paint in its original container (Atlanta Paint Disposal’s rules). Georgia EPD describes Atlanta Paint Disposal as taking latex paint for a fee; neither source says whether oil-based paint is taken here, so ask. PaintCare’s listing says empty, dry or leaking containers are not accepted.
- Who can use it
- PaintCare’s listing says households and businesses in Georgia.
- Hours
- PaintCare’s listing says paint is taken during regular business hours and to call ahead for hours and to make sure the store can take the amount and type of paint you have. Store hours are not published in the sources we reviewed.
- Load limits
- 50 gallons per drop-off; for more, call Atlanta Paint Disposal at 404-333-8763. Paint must not be mixed with anything, including other paint. Leaking containers and mixed paint are rejected.
- Fees
- PaintCare’s listing gives $25 per 5-gallon bucket, $5 per 1-gallon can, and $2 per quart, pint or spray paint container. Atlanta Paint Disposal prices by container size, not by how much paint is left, and says prices vary at some locations.
This is a paid, private drop-off shown on PaintCare’s locator as a non-program listing; Georgia has no PaintCare program, so it is not a free PaintCare site. The hours, prices and eligibility above come only from PaintCare’s listing and Atlanta Paint Disposal’s own page. Call 912-355-3277 before driving.
The closest paint drop-off sites to Brunswick.
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.
Alachua/Nassau County Household Hazardous Waste Event · Nassau County Road Department
35.3 mi86200 Gene Lassere Blvd, Yulee, FL 32097
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Alachua and Nassau County
- Hours
- Saturdays, April 11 and October 17, 2026. 8 am - 12 pm. or until reach capacity which ever comes first.
- Products
- This site does not accept empty, dry or leaking paint containers.
- Notes
- Directions: Enter from Chester Rd., left turn onto Courtney Isle Way. Left turn only into event. Gene Lasserre Blvd. Gate will be exit only.
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Which option fits your Brunswick cleanout?4
Leftover latex after repainting a St. Simons Island room
Solidify it with cat litter in a double-bagged can, tie the bag and put it in your county cart. Don’t take it to the Demere Road drop-off center, which prohibits paint.
Sealed cans of paint you never opened
Call the Glynn County ReStore at 912-265-7455; its list rules out only opened or oil-based paint. If it says no, offer the cans to a neighbor or group, as EPD suggests.
Old oil-based paint and thinner in a city garage
The city won’t collect hazardous materials. EPD’s options are to solidify liquids for the garbage or evaporate thin solvents outdoors; Atlanta Paint Disposal’s Savannah partner is a paid alternative if it takes oil-based paint. Ask Keep Golden Isles Beautiful (912-279-1490) or EPD’s local office (912-264-7284) first.
Paint from a contractor or a rental turnover
County bulk pickup isn’t available to commercial businesses, and the drop-off centers prohibit paint. EPD recommends a paid hazardous waste company for small businesses because it documents disposal.
Brunswick rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Dry or solidify leftover paint before it goes in your trash cart, because Glynn County requires curbside trash to be bagged and free of liquid and Georgia EPD says garbage trucks can’t take liquids. Don’t take paint to the Young Lane, Habersham Street or St. Simons Island drop-off centers; all three prohibit it. For hazardous waste questions, call Keep Golden Isles Beautiful at 912-279-1490.
This guide covers Brunswick, Georgia, and the rest of Glynn County, including St. Simons Island. We found no public site in Glynn County that takes paint: the county’s three drop-off centers list paint as prohibited, and the city and county bulk pickups refuse paint or hazardous chemicals. Georgia EPD says only solids can go in household garbage, so harden or dry paint first, or give it away. Georgia has no PaintCare program.
City or county service changes who you call
The City of Brunswick contracts with Republic Services and bills through the City Billing Department (City Hall, 601 Gloucester St., 912-267-5512). Homes outside the city also get Republic carts, through Glynn County customer service at 912-554-7111. Keep Golden Isles Beautiful’s page links a city boundary map if you aren’t sure which you are. Jekyll Island has its own curbside recycling program.
All three drop-off centers refuse paint
Glynn County lists paint, tires, hazardous materials and car batteries as prohibited at its centers: 550 Young Lane ($40 a load; weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 9 to noon), 5020 Habersham St. (by the ton; weekdays 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and St. Simons Island behind the Demere Road Farmers Market ($40 a load; weekdays 9 to 3, Saturday 9 to noon). The county doesn’t say dried paint is an exception.
Bulk pickups won’t take paint either
Glynn County gives each home two free bulk pickups and two white-goods pickups a year, in piles up to 6 by 6 by 6 feet, and lists liquids, paint, oil and hazardous materials as unacceptable; rejected items must be removed within 24 hours. The city allows one bulk pickup a month (12 a year), also 6 by 6 by 6 feet, but not hazardous chemicals, and says hazardous materials won’t be disposed of with garbage.
The ReStore rules out opened and oil-based paint
Habitat for Humanity of Glynn County’s ReStore, 1919 Glynn Ave. in Lanier Plaza (912-265-7455), lists "opened or oil-based paint" among items it can’t accept, along with chemicals and hazardous materials. It doesn’t say whether it takes unopened latex, so call before you bring a sealed can.
Local help for hazardous waste questions
Keep Golden Isles Beautiful lists paint among hazardous wastes and tells residents to contact it (912-279-1490) or Georgia EPD’s local office (912-264-7284) with disposal questions. UGA Extension’s Glynn and McIntosh office points residents to EPD’s solidifying and evaporation methods, and to the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Clean Days for pesticides.
Free pickup programs and other options
Georgia EPD suggests using up or donating usable products first. The only paint drop-off this guide lists is a paid one in Savannah, a store PaintCare’s locator shows as an Atlanta Paint Disposal partner (see the facility above). Businesses can’t use the county bulk service; EPD recommends a paid hazardous waste company for small businesses. Keep Golden Isles Beautiful lists Republic Services, Waste Management and Liberty Roll-Offs for business recycling, but none of those listings mention paint.
Getting your paint ready
Harden liquid paint first (see Georgia EPD’s cat-litter method), then bag it: Glynn County wants all cart trash in paper or plastic bags, with no liquid, and any overflow only in the special 30-gallon bags sold at Publix and Harris Teeter. County carts must be at the curb by 6:30 a.m., within 5 feet of the road. City rules differ: the city says pickup starts at 7 a.m. and you may set carts out the afternoon before, while city code section 18-44 says by 8 a.m. and back in by midnight on pickup day. Because the city lets you set carts out the afternoon before, doing that meets both times.
Full preparation checklist →Brunswick questions5
Where can I drop off old paint in Brunswick, GA?
We found no public site in Glynn County that takes paint. The county’s three drop-off centers prohibit it. PaintCare’s locator shows a paid option, an Atlanta Paint Disposal partner store in Savannah.
Can paint go in my Glynn County trash cart?
Only as a solid. The county says trash must be bagged and free of liquid, and Georgia EPD says garbage trucks can’t pick up liquids. Dry or solidify it first.
Does the Young Lane drop-off center take paint?
No. Glynn County lists paint among prohibited items at Young Lane, Habersham Street and the St. Simons Island center.
Can I put paint out with my bulk pickup?
No. The county’s bulk list excludes paint and liquids, and the city’s excludes hazardous chemicals.
Can I donate unopened paint in Brunswick?
Maybe. The Glynn County Habitat ReStore refuses opened or oil-based paint but doesn’t say whether it takes sealed latex. Call 912-265-7455.
Sources and how we checked9
October 17, 2026: read Glynn County’s Solid Waste and Bulk Item & White Good Collection pages; the City of Brunswick’s Garbage and Recycling Services page (it returns 403 to curl, so it was read in the in-app browser); Keep Golden Isles Beautiful’s recycling and waste disposal page; Habitat for Humanity of Glynn County’s ReStore page and Habitat’s listing; UGA Extension Glynn and McIntosh’s chemical disposal post; Georgia EPD’s household hazardous waste page; Atlanta Paint Disposal’s Georgia page; and PaintCare’s locator data (no Glynn County record; Savannah record 15265 is a non-program listing). We found no Glynn County household hazardous waste or paint collection event. Unresolved: whether the county or city collects dried latex cans (only liquids are banned in writing); whether the ReStore takes sealed latex; the ReStore’s hours; whether the Savannah partner takes oil-based paint; KGIB’s recycle grid (a Google Drive file) was not opened. No phone calls were made.
Checked October 17, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Glynn County, GA: Solid Waste (curbside and drop-off centers) ↗Glynn County, GA: Bulk Item & White Good Collection ↗City of Brunswick, GA: Garbage and Recycling Services ↗Keep Golden Isles Beautiful: Recycling & Waste Disposal in the Golden Isles ↗Habitat for Humanity of Glynn County: ReStore ↗UGA Extension, Glynn and McIntosh: Hazardous Home Chemical Disposal ↗Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste ↗Atlanta Paint Disposal: Georgia drop-off locations and rules ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
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