Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Twin Falls.
2186 Orchard Dr E, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Attendants check every load and can refuse it if the rules aren’t met. Corrosives over 2 gallons go to SISW’s environmental specialist instead.
2900 N 2800 E, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Weekday hours only. If you work weekdays, use the Orchard Drive station on Saturday.
4200 N 900 E, Buhl, ID 83316
Because SISW’s own list for this site is unclear, call 208-543-4054 to confirm it takes paint before a long drive.
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.
2186 Orchard Dr E, Twin Falls, ID 83301
2900 N 2800 E, Twin Falls, ID 83301
1178 Hwy 25, Jerome, ID 83338
4200 N 900 E, Buhl, ID 83316
2743 Hwy 46, Wendell, ID 83355
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Go to the Orchard Drive station, open until 5 p.m. Hub Butte is closed weekends. Tell the scale attendant about the paint and keep oil-based cans to 5 gallons.
SISW caps flammable liquids, which PaintCare’s listing says includes oil-based paint, at 5 gallons per visit and 25 gallons a month. Plan three trips, with the stain in its original labeled cans.
Use the West End Transfer Station at 4200 N 900 E, Buhl, Monday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. PaintCare lists it for Twin Falls County households. Call 208-543-4054 first, because SISW’s own list for the site is worded unclearly.
The household program won’t take it. If your business makes less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste a month, call Milner Butte Landfill about options. Idaho DEQ says latex is usually not hazardous, but oil-based paint usually is.
Drive paint to the Twin Falls Transfer Station, 2186 Orchard Dr E, Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m., and tell the scale attendant you have paint. It’s free for households. Oil-based paint is limited to 5 gallons per visit and 25 gallons a month.
In Twin Falls, Idaho, leftover paint goes to the Twin Falls Transfer Station on Orchard Drive East, run by Southern Idaho Solid Waste (SISW). It takes household paint for free six days a week. Idaho has no PaintCare program, so stores don’t take paint back. The city’s garbage carts can’t take paint either.
SISW says paint and chemicals must not go in the main trash pit. Say you have paint when you pull up, and the attendant will send you to the household hazardous waste bin.
The City of Twin Falls lists paint and chemicals as waste its PSI garbage pickup won’t take. Take it to the transfer station instead.
SISW limits flammable liquids to 5 gallons per visit and 25 gallons a month, and the containers stay at the site. PaintCare’s listing for SISW puts oil-based paint and thinner under that rule and says to keep them in the original labeled can.
Orchard Drive is open Monday–Saturday, 7:30 to 5. Hub Butte (2900 N 2800 E) is weekdays only, 9 to 5. Buhl’s West End station is Monday–Saturday, 9 to 5, but call first: SISW’s list for it is worded oddly. Jerome County households use the Jerome station on Highway 25.
In Boise, the Ada County Landfill’s hazardous waste facility opens only Fridays and Saturdays, with mobile sites on most weekday afternoons. In Twin Falls County, the Orchard Drive station takes household hazardous waste every day but Sunday, with no appointment.
Idaho DEQ says nonprofits may want usable leftover paint, and latex paint can be donated or recycled. We found no posted paint policy for the Magic Valley ReStore, so call before donating. Businesses can’t use the household program. The city tells very small businesses (under 220 pounds of hazardous waste a month) to call SISW’s Milner Butte Landfill near Burley (208-432-9082). Idaho DEQ says those businesses may bring hazardous paint to a landfill only with approval first.
Keep oil-based paint in its original labeled can, sealed, and no more than 5 gallons per trip. Don’t bring empty, dried-out or leaking cans. Tarp or tie down your load to avoid the $10 fee. Keep paint apart from any trash so you can hand it off at the scale.
Full preparation checklist →To the Twin Falls Transfer Station, 2186 Orchard Dr E, Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Tell the scale attendant you have paint.
Yes. SISW’s Twin Falls County price list shows household hazardous waste at no charge for in-county and out-of-county households. Any trash in the same load is charged by weight.
The City of Twin Falls lists paint as something its garbage service won’t take, and doesn’t make an exception for dried latex. Take it to the transfer station.
No. SISW’s household program doesn’t take business hazardous waste. Very small businesses should call Milner Butte Landfill at 208-432-9082 to discuss options.
No. Idaho has no PaintCare program, so there’s no store take-back.
October 13, 2026: read Southern Idaho Solid Waste’s Locations, Customer Information (FY27 prices), Household Hazardous Waste Policy and FAQ pages, the City of Twin Falls’ Hazardous Waste Disposal and Waste Collection pages, Idaho DEQ’s paint waste fact sheet and household hazardous waste page, Ada County’s hazardous waste page, and PaintCare’s state list and locator data. Peer review the same day: SISW’s policy gives the 5-gallon/25-gallon cap for flammable liquids but doesn’t name paint; PaintCare’s SISW listings apply it to oil-based paint. Holiday closures come from PaintCare. SISW lists “household hazardous white goods” at West End. The city’s business contact name (Josh Bartlome) may be out of date, so we gave the landfill phone. Unresolved: a latex quantity limit; whether West End takes paint; whether the Magic Valley ReStore takes paint.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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