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1 paint drop-off site within 12 miles.
- Ford County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program · Noxious Weed DepartmentHazardous waste site2.2 mi
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Ford County Household Hazardous Waste
10972 113 Rd, Dodge City, KS 67801
- Accepts
- Latex (water-based) paint, oil-based paint, paint thinner, rust remover, turpentine paint stripper and varnish. Also aerosol products and cleaners, antifreeze, brake and transmission fluid, gasoline, diesel and kerosene, used motor oil (not mixed with clean oil), lead acid batteries, fertilizer, pesticides and weed killer, fiberglass epoxy, lighter fluid, mercury thermometers and pool chemicals. The county calls these 'examples of items we usually receive.'
- Who can use it
- The county page doesn't say who can use it. PaintCare's locator lists it as households only, no businesses, in Ford County.
- Hours
- Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., the county's hazardous waste page says. The county's Noxious Weed Department page, which shares the same phone number, lists 8 a.m.-5 p.m., so plan to arrive by 4:30. No Saturday hours are posted.
- Load limits
- No quantity limit is posted. PaintCare's locator listing (Kansas has no PaintCare program; its sites are listed for information only) says empty, dry or leaking paint cans aren't taken. Ask about anything not on the county's list.
- Fees
- No charge, the county says.
The county's hazardous waste page doesn't name the department that runs it. It shares its phone number (620-227-4525) and its contact, Ben Rumbaugh (620-385-0547), with the county's Noxious Weed Department page, and PaintCare's listing calls the site the Noxious Weed Department. The weed department's page gives its address as 10974 113 Road; the hazardous waste page uses 10972. Don't take paint to the Ford County Landfill at 10349 110 Road: its user policy says no household hazardous waste is accepted.
1 paint drop-off site within 12 miles of Dodge City.
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.
Ford County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program · Noxious Weed Department
2.2 mi10972 113 Rd, Dodge City, KS 67801
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Ford County
- Hours
- Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm.
- Products
- This site does not accept empty, dry or leaking paint containers.
- Notes
- Please visit the website for accepted materials.
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 Dodge City cleanout?4
You're clearing out a garage shelf of latex and oil-based cans
Box them up and take them all to the county's hazardous waste drop-off at 10972 113 Road on a weekday before 4:30 p.m. Both kinds of paint are on the county's list, along with thinner and varnish, so you don't need to sort them by type.
You're hauling remodeling debris to the landfill
Pull the paint out first. The Ford County Landfill takes sorted loads of trash, metal, tires and brush, but its policy says no household hazardous waste. Make a separate weekday stop at the county's hazardous waste site.
Your alley dumpster is the easy option
Don't use it for paint. Dodge City bans paint, gas, oil and volatile liquids in and around its dumpsters. Keep the cans sealed until you can make the weekday trip.
You're a painting contractor with leftover job paint
PaintCare's locator lists the county site as households only, and the county page doesn't mention businesses. Call 620-227-4525 before you go, or ask a licensed waste hauler.
Dodge City rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take latex or oil-based paint to the Ford County household hazardous waste drop-off at 10972 113 Road, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; the county says it's free. Don't put paint in a city alley dumpster or take it to the Ford County Landfill, which takes no household hazardous waste. Call 620-227-4525 with questions.
This guide is for Dodge City, Kansas, in Ford County. Ford County runs a free household hazardous waste drop-off at 10972 113 Road, open weekdays. It shares a phone number with the county's Noxious Weed Department. It lists both latex and oil-based paint, plus thinner, varnish and stripper. Kansas has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back. The county landfill and the city's alley dumpsters won't take paint either.
The county site takes both latex and oil-based paint
Ford County's list under 'Paint & Paint-Related Products' names latex and water-based paint, oil-based paint, paint thinner, rust remover, turpentine paint stripper and varnish. That's broader than Ellis County's list in Hays, which leaves latex out. The county says drop-off is free.
Go to the hazardous waste site on 113 Road, not the landfill
The county's hazardous waste drop-off on 113 Road is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The Ford County Landfill on 110 Road says in its user policy that it takes no household hazardous waste. The county's Noxious Weed Department, which uses the same phone number, lists its address as 10974 113 Road; the hazardous waste page says 10972. Call 620-227-4525 if you can't find it.
No paint in city alley dumpsters
Dodge City's dumpster rules say paint, volatile liquids, gas and oil are not allowed in or around the city's alley dumpsters. Questions go to the Sanitation Department at 620-225-8170, weekdays 7 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m.
Who can use it
The county's page doesn't say. PaintCare's locator, which lists Kansas sites for information only, describes it as households only, no businesses, in Ford County. Contractors and businesses should call 620-227-4525 before bringing anything.
Different from Wichita
Sedgwick County's site at 801 Stillwell in Wichita is open Saturdays and runs a Swap and Shop for usable products, but it's for Sedgwick County residents. Ford County's page lists weekday hours only and mentions no swap shelf, so offer usable paint to neighbors or groups yourself.
Free pickup programs and other options
Kansas has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don't take leftover paint back. We didn't find a Dodge City or Ford County page on putting dried latex in the trash, and the city's dumpster rules ban paint. Since the county takes latex free on weekdays, that's the simplest choice. If the paint is still good, give it to a neighbor, school or church group first.
Getting your paint ready
Keep paint in its original can with the label showing and the lid tight. Set cans upright in a box so they can't tip. PaintCare's listing says the site won't take empty, dry or leaking cans, so put a leaking can inside a sealed bucket and call ahead. If you're also bringing used motor oil, don't mix clean oil into it; the county's list says the two can't be mixed.
Full preparation checklist →Dodge City questions5
Where can I get rid of paint in Dodge City?
At the Ford County household hazardous waste drop-off, 10972 113 Road, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. It takes latex and oil-based paint.
Does it cost anything?
No. The county says it takes household hazardous waste at no charge.
Can I put old paint in my alley dumpster?
No. The city's dumpster rules list paint among the items not allowed in or around city dumpsters.
Can I take paint to the Ford County Landfill?
No. The landfill's user policy says no household hazardous waste is accepted. Use the county's hazardous waste drop-off on 113 Road instead.
Is it open on Saturday?
No Saturday hours are posted. The county lists Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sources and how we checked8
October 16, 2026: read Ford County's Household Hazardous Waste, Noxious Weed Department and Ford County Landfill pages; Dodge City's Dumpster Regulations and Sanitation FAQ pages; Sedgwick County's household hazardous waste page; Ellis County's item list; and PaintCare's locator data (record 15629; Kansas has no PaintCare program). KDHE's household hazardous waste pages returned errors and could not be checked. The hazardous waste page doesn't name the department that runs the site; the Noxious Weed Department link comes from the shared phone number and contact and from PaintCare's listing. Unresolved: who can use the site (the county doesn't say; PaintCare says Ford County households only); any quantity limit; whether the address is 10972 or 10974 113 Road; whether dried latex can go in Dodge City trash (no city or county page says); landfill Saturday hours differ between the city FAQ (Saturday 7-10:30 a.m.) and the county (first and third Saturdays, 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m.), though the landfill doesn't take paint either way. Independent fact-check on October 17, 2026 re-read every source; see research/batch18-ks-mo-peer-review.md.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Ford County, KS: Household Hazardous Waste ↗Ford County, KS: Noxious Weed Department ↗Ford County, KS: Ford County Landfill ↗City of Dodge City: Dumpster Regulations ↗City of Dodge City: Sanitation FAQs ↗Sedgwick County: Household Hazardous Waste Facility ↗Ellis County, KS: Acceptable & Unacceptable Items ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
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