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10 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
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- Nena Ace HardwarePaint store1.8 mi
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Peoria County hazardous waste collection at Alpha Park (October 10, 2026)
1525 W. Garfield Avenue, Bartonville, IL 61607
- Accepts
- Paint thinner, spray paint, marine paint (per the county page), solvents, cleaners, lawn and pool chemicals, antifreeze, used motor oil, old gas, mercury, fluorescent bulbs and lead-acid batteries. No latex or enamel (oil-based) paint.
- Who can use it
- Peoria County residents only. No business, farm or institution waste.
- Hours
- Saturday, October 10, 2026, 7 a.m.–noon. The county's earlier 2026 events (August 8 at Peoria Transfer Station and September 12 at Three Sisters Park) have passed.
- Load limits
- No limit listed. Keep items in original, clearly labeled packaging.
- Fees
- The county notice lists no fee, and we found none elsewhere.
No sign-up or appointment. No lithium-ion batteries, propane tanks, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, fireworks or explosives. A 2025 county event at Expo Gardens closed early because of the line, so leave extra time. The phone is the county Sustainability and Resource Conservation office (weekdays 8–4:30), not an event-day line. The county page says Alpha Park, Airport Rd; the notice gives 1525 W. Garfield Ave.
10 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Peoria.
10 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.
Sherwin-Williams
0.9 mi4807 N Rockwood Dr, Peoria, IL 61615
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Nena Ace Hardware
1.8 mi1415 W Forrest Hill Ave, Peoria, IL 61604
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
2.1 mi518 E War Memorial Dr, Peoria, IL 61614
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
2.2 mi1022 Pioneer Pkwy, Peoria, IL 61615
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Niemann Ace Hardware
3.1 mi8903 N Knoxville Ave, Peoria, IL 61615
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Born Paint Company
4.5 mi317 Walnut St, Peoria, IL 61605
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
5 mi103 River Rd Ste C, East Peoria, IL 61611
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Nena Ace Hardware
9.6 mi1880 Washington Rd, Washington, IL 61571
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
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RP Lumber
11.8 mi1035 W Jefferson St, Morton, IL 61550
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
12 mi120 Detroit Ave, Morton, IL 61550
- 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 Peoria cleanout?4
You saved paint cans for the county event
Leave them home. The 2026 notice bans latex and enamel paint, though the 2025 event took paint. Bring thinner, spray paint and solvents instead, and take house paint to PaintCare.
A county FAQ tells you to book a slot at Expo Gardens
That FAQ covers an earlier event at 1601 W. Northmoor Road with 15-minute slots. The July 2026 notice says no sign-up or appointment is needed and lists Alpha Park for October 10. Go by the 2026 notice.
You missed October 10 and still have thinner
Peoria County lists no more 2026 collections, and the state's East Peoria event was in March. Illinois EPA still has Springfield on October 17 and Decatur on October 24, open to any Illinois resident who signs up. Otherwise, keep the thinner sealed until the 2027 dates come out.
A painting business has leftover cans
The county events refuse business waste. In Illinois, PaintCare lets businesses bring oil-based and latex paint to drop-off sites, 5 gallons a visit. At 100 gallons or more, ask PaintCare for a free pickup.
Peoria rules and tips4
THE LOCAL ANSWER
House paint (latex or oil-based), stain and varnish: a PaintCare drop-off. The county's 2026 events refuse latex and enamel. Thinner, spray paint and other chemicals: the county's last listed 2026 collection, Saturday, October 10, 7 a.m.–noon, at Alpha Park in Bartonville. Peoria County residents only; no appointment. After that, watch the county's hazardous waste page for new dates.
Peoria has no year-round household hazardous waste site. Peoria County and GFL hold a few seasonal collections, and in 2026 they don't take latex or enamel paint. So house paint goes to a PaintCare store, and the county event is for thinner, spray paint and other chemicals.
The 2026 events changed the paint rules
At the August 2025 Expo Gardens event, GFL reported taking latex and oil-based paint. The 2026 notice bans latex and enamel paint and sends house paint to PaintCare stores all year. Don't go by last year's photos.
Last listed 2026 event: Alpha Park, October 10
The August 8 Pottstown and September 12 Chillicothe collections have passed. Only Alpha Park, 1525 W. Garfield Avenue in Bartonville, remains, on October 10.
Expect a line
The August 2025 Expo Gardens collection had to stop early so staff could serve everyone already in line. With a noon finish, come early with items boxed, labeled and ready to hand over.
Across the river is a different county
East Peoria, Pekin, Morton and Washington are in Tazewell County, so Peoria County's events don't cover them. Illinois EPA's one-day East Peoria collection at Illinois Central College was March 21, 2026, and has passed. The state's other fall 2026 events are far from Peoria.
Free pickup programs and other options
PaintCare lists stores in Peoria, East Peoria, Pekin, Morton and Washington, 5 gallons per visit; call first. Thinner, spray paint and marine paint wait for a county collection. At 100 gallons or more, ask PaintCare for a free pickup.
Getting your paint ready
Sort house paint (PaintCare store) from thinner, spray cans and other chemicals (county event). Keep everything in original, clearly labeled containers, and don't combine leftovers. Leave lithium-ion batteries and propane tanks home; the county refuses them.
Full preparation checklist →Peoria questions4
Can I bring old latex paint to the October 10 event?
No. The county's 2026 list bans latex and enamel paint. Take house paint to a PaintCare drop-off.
Do I need an appointment?
Not in 2026; the county says no sign-up is needed. An older county FAQ about booked slots was for an earlier event.
I live in East Peoria. Can I go?
The county says its events are for Peoria County residents only. East Peoria is mostly in Tazewell County, and Illinois EPA's 2026 East Peoria event was in March.
Where does spray paint go?
The county event takes spray paint. PaintCare stores don't take spray cans.
Sources and how we checked11
Checked October 6, 2026; no calls or visits. Still open: the 2026 county notice gives no phone or fee. The county's web page lists marine paint as accepted, but the notice doesn't. We don't know if the county will post a 2027 schedule. Illinois EPA lists no year-round site near Peoria.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Peoria County 2026 HHW events notice ↗Peoria County household hazardous waste page ↗Peoria County HHW event FAQ (earlier event) ↗WMBD report on the August 2025 Expo Gardens collection ↗Illinois EPA East Peoria event page (March 21, 2026) ↗Illinois EPA fall 2026 HHW announcement ↗PaintCare Illinois ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare products ↗PaintCare business limits ↗PaintCare large-volume pickup ↗
