Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Rexburg.
530 Airport Rd, Rexburg, ID 83440
Don't bring liquid paint on a regular day; it won't be taken. The county and city list 208-656-5035; PaintCare's listing gives 208-356-3102.
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.
530 Airport Rd, Rexburg, ID 83440
716 N 2400 E St., St Anthony, ID 83445
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
The transfer station won't take paint until the next Haz-Waste days. Leave usable paint with your landlord or a neighbor, or ask the county at 208-656-5035 what to do with it.
Store it in its sealed can, away from frost and heat. Bring it on the next Haz-Waste day.
The transfer station takes the fridge for a fee ($20 plus weight), but not the paint. Leave the paint at home until a Haz-Waste day.
Bonneville County's collection days are for Bonneville residents only. Wait for Madison County's event.
Keep liquid paint until Madison County's next Haz-Waste days at the transfer station, 530 Airport Rd. They're free for county residents and usually held one weekend in May and one in September. Both 2026 events have passed, and the station won't take liquids or hazardous materials on other days. Call 208-656-5035 for the next date.
In Rexburg, Idaho, liquid paint is taken only at Madison County's Haz-Waste days at the transfer station, 530 Airport Rd. The City of Rexburg says these usually happen one weekend in May and one in September. Both 2026 events have passed. On any other day, the station can't take liquids or hazardous materials.
The transfer station is open Monday–Saturday, 7 a.m.–5 p.m., but it takes paint only on Haz-Waste days. The city says it posts those dates on its calendar and social media as they come up. The county's solid waste page still lists only 2025 dates, so watch the city's posts or call 208-656-5035 in spring.
The city says Haz-Waste days are free. The county's last posted flyer (2020) said they were free to local residents, with no out-of-county and no commercial waste. PaintCare's listing also says households only.
The county's page says the transfer station can't take any liquids of any kind or any hazardous materials. The county's construction and demolition pit doesn't take liquids or hazardous materials either. The City of Rexburg says that pit is west of the city by the Menan Buttes.
Bonneville County's collection days in Idaho Falls are for Bonneville County residents only. The 2026 days there were in May and September, so they've passed too. Plan around Madison County's own events.
Rexburg's trash rules list paint among the items you can't put in your garbage container. If the crew finds it, your container won't be emptied that day, and you could be charged $30 for a return trip. The rules don't say whether fully dried latex is an exception. Recycling takes tin cans only if they're rinsed of contents.
Idaho has no PaintCare program, so paint stores won't take paint back. Between Haz-Waste days, store paint somewhere it won't freeze until the next event. Rexburg's trash rules list paint as something not to put in your garbage container, and they don't mention dried latex. Ask the city utility office at 208-359-3020 or the transfer station at 208-656-5035 before you put hardened latex out. Idaho DEQ says to ask your county about collection options and that nonprofits may want leftover paint. Usable paint can go to a neighbor, a school or a church.
Keep paint in its original can with the label on and the lid tight. Don't mix leftovers. Keep cans where they won't freeze over the winter. When a Haz-Waste day is announced, check the hours (the 2020 event ran 8 a.m.–4 p.m.) and pack the cans upright in a box.
Full preparation checklist →At the Madison County Transfer Station, 530 Airport Rd., during the county's Haz-Waste days. They usually happen one weekend in May and one in September.
No. The county says the station can't take any liquids or hazardous materials outside the Haz-Waste days.
No. The City of Rexburg says Haz-Waste days are free. The county's 2020 flyer said they were free to local residents, with no out-of-county waste.
Not in a Rexburg city trash can, by the city's rules. They list paint among the items you can't put in your garbage container, and a container with paint in it may not be emptied. The rules don't mention dried latex, so call the city at 208-359-3020 before trying it.
Yes, if you live in Madison County. The events are for county residents, not just Rexburg.
October 16, 2026: read Madison County's solid waste page (hours, $100 a ton, no liquids or hazardous materials on regular days, only the 2025 Haz-Waste dates of May 31, June 2 and September 6–8 posted), the county's 2020 Haz-Waste flyer (paint, stains and strippers taken; 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; free to local residents; no out-of-county or commercial; 5-gallon maximum on antifreeze and engine fluids), the City of Rexburg garbage and recycling page (Haz-Waste days twice a year, usually a weekend in May and in September, free; paint listed among items not allowed in garbage containers, with a possible $30 return-trip charge; rinsed tin cans in recycling; construction and demolition pit by the Menan Buttes), Bonneville County's hazardous waste program page and its September 12, 2026 notice (residents only), Idaho DEQ's household waste pages, and PaintCare's listing for the Madison County event (2025 dates, households only, "maximum of 5 gallons with fluids"). A search found no 2026 dates for Madison County. Since both usual windows have passed, the guide doesn't list a date. A peer review the same day reopened every source and found the city's no-paint trash rule, which the first draft had missed. Unresolved: whether 2026 events were held and when, whether latex is taken, whether PaintCare's 5-gallon limit covers paint, the current phone (208-656-5035 per county and city; 208-356-3102 per PaintCare), and whether the city makes an exception for fully dried latex. No paint reuse shelf was found in Rexburg.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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