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31 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Buikemas Ace HardwarePaint store0.2 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store1.2 mi
- JC Licht Paint & DecorPaint store1.6 mi
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Naperville Regional Household Hazardous Waste Facility
156 Fort Hill Drive, Naperville, IL 60540
- Accepts
- Oil-based paint and stains, aerosols, solvents, flammables, auto fluids, pesticides, batteries, propane up to 20 lb. No latex.
- Who can use it
- Any Illinois resident. No business waste.
- Hours
- Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m.–2 p.m., except holidays.
- Load limits
- Two site carts (44 x 25 in.) per household.
- Fees
- Free.
Stay in your car; staff unload.
Whitmore Ace Hardware — Plainfield (20-gallon PaintCare site)
24604 W. Lockport Street, Plainfield, IL 60544
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, stain and varnish in labeled containers up to 5 gallons. No spray cans, and no leaking or empty cans.
- Who can use it
- Illinois households and businesses.
- Hours
- PaintCare says the store takes paint during regular hours. Call ahead.
- Load limits
- PaintCare lists 20 gallons per visit, four times the usual store limit.
- Fees
- No drop-off charge.
The 20-gallon limit comes from PaintCare, not the store. Call before you bring that much, especially on a weekend.
31 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Naperville.
30 paint stores and 0 hazardous waste sites, closest first. Paint stores take house paint, stain and varnish, usually up to a set amount per visit. Hazardous waste sites also take chemicals like thinner, but some only serve local residents. Call before you go.
Rules most stores here share
Who: Households and Businesses in Illinois
Hours: Paint is accepted during regular business hours. Call ahead for hours and to make sure the store can accept the amount and type of paint you would like to recycle.
Products: This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site does not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking or empty.
Each listing below shows only what’s different, plus its limit.
Buikemas Ace Hardware
0.2 mi963 W 75th St, Naperville, IL 60565
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
1.2 mi44 W Gartner Rd Suite 116, Naperville, IL 60540
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
JC Licht Paint & Decor
1.6 mi419 S Washington St, Naperville, IL 60540
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
2.4 mi473 S Rte 59, Aurora, IL 60504
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Naperville Ace Hardware
2.5 mi1212 S Naper Blvd, Naperville, IL 60540
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Buikemas Ace Hardware
2.8 mi1030 N Washington St, Naperville, IL 60563
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
JC Licht Paint & Decor
3.8 mi3450 Montgomery Rd, Aurora, IL 60504
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
5.4 mi453 N Bolingbrook Dr, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
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Buikemas Ace Hardware
5.4 mi5035 Ace Ln, Naperville, IL 60564
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Warrenville Ace Hardware
6 mi2 S 541 Rte 59, Warrenville, IL 60555
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
6.1 mi11850 Illinois Rte 59 Suite 100, Plainfield, IL 60585
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Buikemas Ace Hardware
6.5 mi90 E Loop Rd, Wheaton, IL 60189
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
6.6 mi2037 75th St, Woodridge, IL 60517
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
7.4 mi150 Kendall Point Dr, Oswego, IL 60543
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Buikemas Ace Hardware
7.7 mi445 Weber Rd, Romeoville, IL 60446
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
JC Licht Paint & Decor
8 mi23859 W 135th St Suite 11, Plainfield, IL 60544
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Whitmore Ace Hardware
8 mi6216 S Main St, Downers Grove, IL 60516
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
JC Licht Paint & Decor
8.7 mi1815 E Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
8.8 mi2834 US-34, Oswego, IL 60543
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Lens Ace Hardware
9 mi485 Roosevelt Rd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
9.1 mi561 Roosevelt Rd Suite J, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Buikemas Ace Hardware
9.6 mi1705 N Main St, Wheaton, IL 60187
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Whitmore Ace Hardware
10.2 mi24604 W Lockport St, Plainfield, IL 60544
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
10.2 mi204 W Ogden Ave, Westmont, IL 60559
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
10.4 mi664 S Weber Rd, Romeoville, IL 60446
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Oswego Ace Hardware (Purcell)
10.8 mi4500 State Rte 71, Oswego, IL 60543
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
10.8 mi33 West 365 Route 38, West Chicago, IL 60185
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Whitmore Ace Hardware
11.2 mi6920 IL-83, Willowbrook, IL 60527
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
11.2 mi1891 Orchard Gateway Blvd, North Aurora, IL 60542
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
11.9 mi2707 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
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 Naperville cleanout?4
Oil stain, deck sealer and spray cans from the garage
Take them to Fort Hill on a weekend morning. More than two carts' worth? Make two trips. Leave the latex home.
Ten gallons of latex after a basement finish
Naperville's six PaintCare stores take 5 gallons per visit, so plan two stops. Or call and make one trip to Whitmore Ace in Plainfield, listed at 20 gallons.
One trip for latex and chemicals together
Fort Hill won't take latex. Will County's October 17 Wilmington event takes latex and oil-based paint (15 gallons per vehicle), spray cans and solvents. Part of Naperville is in Will County, so you can go. Book first.
Moving out and the cans are half dried
The city says paint dried solid can go in the trash with the lid off. PaintCare and hazardous waste sites won't take dried or empty cans.
Naperville rules and tips4
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Oil-based paint, stain, spray cans and solvents: 156 Fort Hill Drive, Saturday or Sunday 9 a.m.–2 p.m., free, up to two site carts. Latex: one of six Naperville PaintCare stores (5 gallons per visit), or harden it for the trash. Bigger latex loads: Whitmore Ace in Plainfield (20 gallons) or GreenSheen in Crest Hill (200), per PaintCare.
Naperville's chemical drop-off is open every weekend to any Illinois resident, but it won't take latex. Latex goes to a PaintCare store or gets dried for the trash. Because part of Naperville is in Will County, you can also use Will County events, which do take latex.
Fort Hill Drive, not the old fire station
The program ran out of Fire Station No. 4 on the north side from 1992 until February 2015. Will County notes the move to 156 Fort Hill Drive, just north of Naperville Public Works, 'as of February 21, 2015'. Illinois EPA and the city list only Fort Hill, so ignore old fire station listings.
The city site turns away latex
Fort Hill takes oil-based paint and stain only; the city says to harden latex and trash it with the lid off. Since December 2025, PaintCare stores in town take liquid latex free, including the Buikema's Ace stores, JC Licht on Washington Street and Sherwin-Williams on Gartner Road. Harden only cans too far gone to recycle.
You can use Will County events
Will County lists Naperville, and its events are open to anyone in a town partly in the county. Unlike Fort Hill, they take latex and oil-based paint, up to 15 gallons per vehicle. The last listed 2026 event is Wilmington on Saturday, October 17, 2026, by appointment. The New Lenox event on September 12 has passed.
Have your load ready
Staff unload while you stay in the car. Each household gets two of the site's rolling carts (44 x 25 inches). Stack boxes upright in one layer; loose bags slow everyone down.
Free pickup programs and other options
PaintCare picks up 100 gallons or more free. For medium latex loads, PaintCare lists Whitmore Ace Hardware, 24604 W. Lockport Street, Plainfield (20 gallons per visit) and GreenSheen in Crest Hill (200 gallons, weekdays). SCARCE in Addison serves households and very small businesses, Tuesday–Friday 9 a.m.–2 p.m. and Saturday 9–11:30 a.m., per PaintCare. Call first.
Getting your paint ready
Split the load at home: liquid latex for a PaintCare store, dried latex for the trash, and oil-based paint, spray cans and solvents for Fort Hill. Keep labels readable. For a Will County event, book first; you get the Wilmington address only after booking.
Full preparation checklist →Naperville questions5
Does Naperville's hazardous waste site take latex paint?
No. It takes oil-based paint and stain only, and the city says to harden latex for the trash. PaintCare stores take liquid latex free.
Do I have to live in Naperville?
No. It's free for any Illinois resident. No business waste.
What are the hours this fall?
Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. It's closed the day after Christmas (Saturday, December 26) in 2026.
Can I bring spray paint?
Yes, if there's still product in the can. PaintCare stores don't take spray cans.
I'm a contractor with leftover paint from a Naperville job. Can I use Fort Hill?
No. Illinois businesses can bring latex and oil-based paint to PaintCare stores or GreenSheen (up to 200 gallons), or get PaintCare's free pickup at 100 gallons or more.
Sources and how we checked14
Checked October 6, 2026. PaintCare lists six Naperville stores, 20 gallons in Plainfield and 200 in Crest Hill. Still open: whether Wilmington has slots left. SCARCE's site blocked our reader, so its details come only from PaintCare. We didn't recheck the city's rules for empty, dried cans.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Naperville Household Hazardous Waste Facility ↗Illinois EPA fall 2026 one-day HHW schedule (Aug. 13, 2026 release) ↗Illinois EPA household hazardous waste collection sites ↗Will County Green events calendar ↗Will County Wilmington drop-off flyer, October 17, 2026 ↗Will County municipal recycling directory ↗Will County household hazardous materials guide ↗PaintCare Illinois ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare product eligibility ↗PaintCare business limits (Illinois oil-based exception) ↗PaintCare large-volume pickup ↗GreenSheen Paint locations ↗Positively Naperville on the 2015 move to Fort Hill Drive ↗
