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The closest drop-off sites to Garden City:
- Grant County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program · Grant County Transfer StationHazardous waste site37.4 mi
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Garden City Household Hazardous Waste Facility
206 Isabel Ave, Garden City, KS 67846
- Accepts
- Paint is on the city's fee list (priced per gallon). The city names oil-based paint and lead-based paint among common hazardous household products, along with gasoline and fuels, cleaners and acids, and pesticides. The page says it takes bug and weed killers, batteries and automotive chemicals, and its fee list also prices aerosols, antifreeze, fluorescent bulbs, herbicides, car batteries and oxidizers. The page doesn't say whether latex paint is taken; ask when you call.
- Who can use it
- Finney County residential customers use it free. People from outside the county can use it for the posted fees. The page doesn't mention businesses or say what proof of residence to bring; ask before you go.
- Hours
- April 1-September 30: Thursdays, noon-7 p.m. October 1-March 31: open by appointment only. The city also lists the first Saturday of each month, 8 a.m.-noon, on a separate line and doesn't say whether those Saturdays continue in the appointment-only months. Call to check.
- Load limits
- No quantity limit is posted. The facility won't take radioactive or biomedical waste.
- Fees
- Free for Finney County residential customers. People from outside Finney County pay: paint $3 a gallon; aerosols $5 a gallon; flammables, bulk fuels, antifreeze, pesticides, herbicides and liquid oxidizers $7 a gallon; dry oxidizers $7 a pound; corrosives and bases $1 a pound; fluorescent bulbs $1-$2 each; car batteries $2 each.
620-276-1278 is also the number for the city's Solid Waste Division and Recycle Center at 125 JC Street, which is a different address. Bring paint to 206 Isabel Avenue. A licensed hazardous waste contractor hauls away what the facility collects. Usable paint may go on the free lobby shelf or to city departments.
The closest paint drop-off sites to Garden 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.
Grant County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program · Grant County Transfer Station
37.4 mi2700 E Hampton Rd, Ulysses, KS 67880
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Grant County
- Hours
- Monday - Friday, 8 am -5:30 pm. Saturday, 8 am - 12 pm. Closed all Major Holidays
- Products
- This site does not accept empty, dry or leaking paint containers.
- Notes
- Please call for details.
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 Garden City cleanout?4
You found old cans in the garage this fall
Call 620-276-1278 and set up an appointment; from October 1 through March 31 the facility doesn't keep regular drop-in hours. Ask whether it takes latex as well as oil-based paint, since the city's page only names oil-based and lead-based paint.
You live outside Finney County
You can still use the Garden City facility, but you'll pay $3 a gallon for paint and $5 a gallon for aerosols. If you live in Seward County, its landfill site in Liberal is free to the county's residential customers, up to five gallons or 25 pounds per trip.
You're a contractor clearing out a remodel
The city's cleanup days won't take waste a contractor creates, and contractors handle their own removal. The hazardous waste page only talks about residential customers and paying non-residents, so call 620-276-1278 before bringing job-site paint.
You need a little paint for a small project
Stop by during open hours and check the facility lobby. The city sets out some paints, automotive care products and household cleaners it receives there, free for public use.
Garden City rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Call 620-276-1278 to book a drop-off at the Garden City Household Hazardous Waste facility, 206 Isabel Avenue; from October 1 through March 31 it's open by appointment only. It's free if you live in Finney County, and people from outside the county pay $3 a gallon for paint. Don't put liquid paint in a city trash container.
This guide is for Garden City, Kansas, in Finney County. The city runs a household hazardous waste facility at 206 Isabel Avenue that takes paint free from Finney County residential customers. From October 1 through March 31 it's open by appointment only, so call 620-276-1278 first. Kansas has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don't take leftover paint back. Liquid paint isn't allowed in city trash containers.
October through March, book an appointment
The city lists Thursday hours, noon to 7 p.m., only from April 1 through September 30. From October 1 through March 31 the facility is open by appointment only. The page lists the first Saturday of each month, 8 a.m. to noon, on a separate line and doesn't say whether those Saturdays continue in winter. Ask when you call 620-276-1278.
Check the free shelf in the lobby
The city says some products it receives, including paints, automotive care products and household cleaners, are set out in the facility's lobby. Anyone can browse them and take them free during open hours. City departments also use some of the paint that comes in. If you only need a little paint, look there before you buy.
Outside Finney County, you pay by the gallon
The facility is free for Finney County residential customers. Everyone else pays the city's posted fees: $3 a gallon for paint, $5 a gallon for aerosols and $7 a gallon for flammables. The page doesn't say what proof of residence it wants, so ask when you book.
Liquid paint stays out of trash and cleanup piles
Garden City's Solid Waste rules ban household hazardous waste liquids, including paints, from city trash containers. The Spring and Fall Clean-Up bans liquid paints too, and its rules say to call 620-276-1278 and bring them to the hazardous waste facility instead. The 2026 Fall Cleanup ran September 28 through October 9 and is over.
How this differs from Dodge City
Ford County's site in Dodge City lists latex and oil-based paint and takes them free on weekdays. Garden City's page names oil-based and lead-based paint as hazardous products and lists a per-gallon paint fee, but it never says whether latex is taken. Ask about latex when you call.
Free pickup programs and other options
Kansas has no PaintCare program, and PaintCare's locator has no Finney County listing. If your paint is still good, check the facility's free lobby shelf or give it to someone who can use it. Finney County's Landfill page says the Weldon Landfill, three miles east of Garden City, is now owned and run by Waste Connections, Inc. We found no landfill page that covers paint, so call before taking any there. Seward County's site in Liberal is free for its own residential customers; its page doesn't say whether people from other counties can use it.
Getting your paint ready
Call 620-276-1278 before you go; from October through March you need an appointment. Ask whether it takes latex and what proof of residence to bring. Don't bring radioactive or biomedical waste. Keep liquid paint out of your city trash container and out of curb piles on cleanup days.
Full preparation checklist →Garden City questions5
Where can I take old paint in Garden City, Kansas?
To the city's Household Hazardous Waste facility at 206 Isabel Avenue. Call 620-276-1278 first.
Is the hazardous waste facility open right now?
From October 1 through March 31 it's open by appointment only. Thursday hours (noon to 7 p.m.) run April 1 through September 30. Ask about first-Saturday hours when you call 620-276-1278.
Does it cost anything?
Not for Finney County residential customers. People from outside the county pay $3 a gallon for paint.
Can I set paint out for the Fall Clean-Up?
No. The cleanup rules ban liquid paints and petroleum products and send them to the hazardous waste facility. The 2026 Fall Cleanup ran September 28 through October 9.
Can I get free paint in Garden City?
Maybe. The city puts some usable paints and other products it receives in the facility lobby, free for anyone to take during open hours.
Sources and how we checked11
October 17, 2026: read Garden City's Household Hazardous Waste page and FAQs, Solid Waste, Recycling and Spring / Fall Clean-Up pages, the Cleanup Rules PDF and the 2026 Fall Cleanup map (September 28-October 9, 2026, now past); Finney County's Landfill page; Ford County's and Seward County's hazardous waste pages for comparison; and PaintCare's locator data (no Finney County record; Kansas has no PaintCare program). KDHE's household hazardous waste pages returned HTTP 403 and couldn't be read. Unresolved: whether latex paint is taken; whether first-Saturday hours run October-March; what proof of residence is needed; whether businesses can use the site; any quantity limit; whether the Weldon Landfill takes dried paint (no page found).
Checked October 17, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
City of Garden City, KS: Household Hazardous Waste ↗City of Garden City, KS: Household Hazardous Waste FAQs ↗City of Garden City, KS: Solid Waste ↗City of Garden City, KS: Spring / Fall Clean-Up ↗City of Garden City, KS: Cleanup Rules (PDF) ↗City of Garden City, KS: 2026 Fall Cleanup map (PDF) ↗City of Garden City, KS: Recycling ↗Finney County, KS: Landfill ↗Ford County, KS: Household Hazardous Waste ↗Seward County, KS: Household Hazardous Waste ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
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