Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Rome.
412 Lavender Drive, Rome, GA 30165
You need an appointment. Sign up on the county's SignUpGenius link (the county's page said sign-up for November 14 would open October 7), or call 706-291-5266 Monday to Thursday starting a month before the event. No phone calls are taken on event day. PaintCare's listing says 9 a.m. "until full"; the county says 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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.
412 Lavender Dr, Rome, GA 30165
4189 Old Dixie Hwy SE, Dalton, GA 30721
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Book the November 14 event now. Slots run 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and the county takes no paint before or after event hours. The county hasn't posted its 2027 dates yet.
You can still use the Lavender Drive event if you live in Floyd County. The Cave Spring remote site on Kings Bridge Road takes only household garbage and recycling, not paint.
Georgia EPD says solids can go in household garbage, but the City of Rome lists paint among the things it won't collect and doesn't say dried paint is OK. Call City Solid Waste at 706-236-4580 before putting a hardened can in your cart. If any paint is still wet, bring it to the event.
Leave the paint out of the load. The landfill refuses liquid and hazardous waste, and charges $10 for loads up to 250 pounds of garbage or building debris.
Book an appointment for Floyd County's November 14, 2026 hazardous waste day at 412 Lavender Drive; it's the only place in Rome that takes liquid paint. Call 706-291-5266 (Monday to Thursday) or use the county's sign-up link. City of Rome garbage doesn't collect paint, and Walker Mountain Landfill won't take liquid or hazardous waste.
Rome, Georgia, and the rest of Floyd County have no year-round paint drop-off. Liquid paint goes to the county's household hazardous waste days at the Rome-Floyd Recycling Center, 412 Lavender Drive, four Saturdays a year, by appointment. The next one is November 14, 2026.
Appointments are required. Online sign-up for November 14 was set to open October 7 on the county's SignUpGenius link. You can also call 706-291-5266, Monday to Thursday, starting a month before. No calls are taken on event day.
Events are only for Floyd County residents. If your car doesn't have a Floyd County license plate, staff may ask for a driver's license, utility bill or property tax bill.
City of Rome garbage service lists paint, oil and any free liquid among the things it doesn't collect, with no exception for dried paint. Walker Mountain Landfill also refuses liquid waste, hazardous waste and anything from outside Floyd County.
Floyd County's six remote sites, like Berryhill, Hatfield and Midway, take household garbage and recycling only. Their posted policy says check with the caretaker before dumping, so don't leave paint cans there.
The Recycling Center is open Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and its 24-hour drop-off takes appliances and scrap metal. Paint is only taken on event days.
Georgia has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back for free. Georgia EPD says homeowners may put household hazardous waste in the garbage only as a solid, because trucks can't take liquids, and suggests giving usable paint to someone who can use it. EPD also names CHaRM in Atlanta, where some fees may apply. The county events are for residents, and PaintCare lists them for households only, so a business needs a private hazardous waste company.
Book your appointment, then keep paint in sealed, labeled cans. Pack them upright in a box so they don't tip. Bring proof of Floyd County residency if your car has another county's tag.
Full preparation checklist →Saturday, November 14, 2026, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 412 Lavender Drive. You need an appointment.
No. Paint is taken only at the scheduled hazardous waste events. Weekday hours are for recycling.
No. The city's list of things it doesn't collect includes paint, oil and any free liquid. Georgia EPD says only solids belong in the trash, but the city's list makes no exception for dried paint. Ask City of Rome Solid Waste at 706-236-4580.
Yes, if you live in Floyd County. Bring proof if your tag isn't Floyd County.
The county just lists "paint" and doesn't say which kinds. Ask when you book at 706-291-5266.
October 13, 2026 (peer review re-read every source): read Floyd County's collection events page (2026 events February 7, May 9, August 8 and November 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; appointments; residents only; paint listed), the Recycling Center home page and FAQ, the remote sites page and posted remote site policy, the City of Rome solid waste collections page (paint, oil and any free liquid are not collected, with no dried-paint exception; phone 706-236-4580) and Walker Mountain Landfill page (no liquid or hazardous waste, Floyd County waste only, gate rates), Georgia EPD's household hazardous waste page, and PaintCare's listing for the event. Conflicts: PaintCare says 9 a.m. "until full" while the county says 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; the Rome solid waste page gives the Recycling Center ZIP as 30161 while the county uses 30165. Not found: whether oil-based paint is accepted, any paint amount limit, any fee, 2027 dates, a Floyd County rule on dried paint, and whether any Rome-area ReStore takes paint.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
