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1 paint drop-off site within 12 miles.
- Seward County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program · Seward County LandfillHazardous waste site1.6 mi
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Seward County Household Hazardous Waste Facility (at the Seward County Landfill)
1703 E 8th St, Liberal, KS 67901
- Accepts
- Paints, pesticides, herbicides, cleaners, used oil, chemicals and used car batteries, the county says. It's also permitted to take sharps from individuals and businesses; call for details and pricing. The county page doesn't split latex and oil-based paint.
- Who can use it
- The county says the service is free to "our residential customers" and doesn't define that further. PaintCare's listing (information only) says households and very small businesses in Seward County; its notes describe the business rule in terms of small quantity generators. Per that listing, a business must call and set up the drop-off first and is limited to five gallons or 55 pounds a month. The county's own page doesn't cover businesses.
- Hours
- The county's landfill page lists Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon, in both summer and winter. The landfill FAQ says it's closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The hazardous waste page doesn't post separate hours; PaintCare's listing gives the same ones.
- Load limits
- Up to five gallons or 25 pounds per trip. PaintCare's listing (Kansas has no PaintCare program; its Kansas sites are listed for information only) says empty, dry or leaking paint containers aren't taken.
- Fees
- Free to the county's residential customers. PaintCare's listing (information only; not a PaintCare program) says qualifying small businesses pay a fee that covers disposal and administrative costs.
The same program has satellite sites at the Grant County Transfer Station (620-353-1069) and the Guymon Transfer Station in Guymon, Oklahoma (580-338-2434); the county page doesn't say who each one serves, so call them for their own rules. The City of Liberal's Solid Waste Department (620-626-0136) doesn't haul paint and sends callers to the landfill.
1 paint drop-off site within 12 miles of Liberal.
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.
Seward County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program · Seward County Landfill
1.6 mi1703 E 8th St, Liberal, KS 67901
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Seward County
- Hours
- Monday through Friday Hours: 8 am - 5:30 pm. Saturday: Summer Hours: 8 am - 12 pm. Saturday: Winter Hours: 8 am to 12 pm.
- Limits
- Residents may bring up to five gallons or 25 pounds per trip to be disposed of.
- Products
- This site does not accept empty, dry or leaking paint containers.
- Notes
- Small Quantity Generator (SQG) waste is accepted from businesses which meet all of the requirements of a SQG. Businesses are charged a fee to cover the disposal cost plus administrative costs. Generators must call and make prior arrangements before bringing their waste to the landfill. SQGs are only allowed to dispose of five gallons or 55 pounds per month. SQG Criteria
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 Liberal cleanout?4
You have more than five gallons from a garage cleanout
The county takes up to five gallons or 25 pounds per trip. Call 620-626-3266 to ask how to handle the rest before you load up; the page doesn't say how often you can return.
You're hiring the city grapple truck for a big cleanout
Pull the paint out first. Liberal's grapple service costs a $100, $200 or $300 reservation fee, depending on the job, plus landfill charges billed to you. The city hauls the load to the county landfill but doesn't haul paint, so take cans to the hazardous waste facility yourself.
You run a small shop with leftover finishes
PaintCare's listing, which is information only in Kansas, says Seward County takes waste from businesses that meet small quantity generator requirements, for a fee, if you call ahead. The limit is five gallons or 55 pounds a month. The county's own page doesn't cover businesses, so call 620-626-3266.
You live outside Liberal in the county trash service area
Seward County's trash service covers rural customers in several southwest Kansas counties and parts of the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles, but that's for trash, not paint. For hazardous waste, the program's sites are the Liberal landfill and its satellites in Grant County and Guymon. The county page doesn't say who each satellite serves, so call before you go.
Liberal rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take paint to the household hazardous waste facility at the Seward County Landfill, 1703 East 8th Street, during landfill hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. or Saturday 8 a.m.-noon. It's free for the county's residential customers, up to five gallons or 25 pounds per trip. Call 620-626-3266 with questions.
This guide is for Liberal, Kansas, in Seward County. Seward County takes household hazardous waste, including paint, at the Seward County Landfill at 1703 East 8th Street. It's free for the county's residential customers, up to five gallons or 25 pounds per trip. Kansas has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back. The City of Liberal's trash crews don't haul paint; the city sends you to the county landfill.
Five gallons or 25 pounds per trip
Seward County's limit is per trip. The page doesn't say how soon you can come back with more, so call 620-626-3266 before planning several runs with a big load.
The city won't haul paint
Liberal's Solid Waste Department says it doesn't haul hazardous materials such as paint, chemical drums, combustible liquids or other flammables, and tells you to call the Seward County Landfill. The city's services include twice-weekly poly-cart pickup and fee-based bulky-item pickup, but the page is clear that paint isn't one of the things it hauls.
Landfill hours, Saturday mornings included
The landfill lists Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon, with the same Saturday hours in summer and winter. The hazardous waste page doesn't post separate hours, but PaintCare's information-only listing gives the same ones. The landfill closes on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
One program, three drop-off points
Seward County's program has satellite sites at the Grant County Transfer Station and the Guymon Transfer Station in Guymon, Oklahoma. Call Grant County at 620-353-1069 or Guymon at 580-338-2434 for their rules. Grant County's own page says its transfer station takes most hazardous waste at no cost to the general public. PaintCare's locator, which lists Kansas sites for information only, puts that site at 2700 E Hampton Rd in Ulysses and says it's for Grant County households only. The two don't match, so call first.
Different from Garden City
Finney County's facility in Garden City goes to appointment-only from October through March and charges people from outside the county $3 a gallon for paint. Seward County keeps weekday and Saturday landfill hours year-round. Its page doesn't say whether people from outside the county can use it or what they'd pay.
Free pickup programs and other options
Kansas has no PaintCare program; PaintCare's locator shows the Seward County site only as a non-program listing. The City of Liberal's Recycling Center at 118 E. 4th Street has bins for cardboard, magazines, paper, newspaper, aluminum cans, glass and plastics; paint isn't on the list. If your paint is still good, offer it to a neighbor or group that can use it before you haul it to the landfill.
Getting your paint ready
Keep each trip to five gallons or 25 pounds. PaintCare's listing (information only) says the site won't take empty, dry or leaking paint containers. Keep paint out of your city poly-cart and out of any bulky-item or grapple-truck pile, since the city doesn't haul paint.
Full preparation checklist →Liberal questions5
Where can I get rid of old paint in Liberal, Kansas?
At the household hazardous waste facility at the Seward County Landfill, 1703 East 8th Street. Call 620-626-3266 with questions.
How much paint can I bring at once?
Up to five gallons or 25 pounds per trip, the county says.
Will the city pick up paint with my trash or bulky items?
No. Liberal's Solid Waste Department says it doesn't haul paint or other hazardous materials and refers callers to the Seward County Landfill.
Can a business drop off paint?
The county's page doesn't say. PaintCare's listing (information only; Kansas has no PaintCare program) says very small businesses in Seward County can, for a fee, after calling to set it up, with a limit of five gallons or 55 pounds a month.
Is the landfill open on holidays?
No. It's closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Sources and how we checked10
October 17, 2026: read Seward County's Household Hazardous Waste, Landfill, Landfill FAQs, Rates and Waste Hauling pages; Liberal's Trash Collection Services page and Residential Grapple Truck agreement; Grant County's hazardous waste page; Garden City's hazardous waste page for comparison; and PaintCare's locator data (record 15658, a non-program listing; Kansas has no PaintCare program). The landfill's Rates page lists no paint or household hazardous waste charge. KDHE's pages returned HTTP 403. Unresolved: whether latex and oil-based paint are handled differently; whether people from outside Seward County can use the site and at what cost; how often you can return with more paint; business rules beyond PaintCare's listing; Grant County and Guymon satellite rules (Grant County's page says no cost to the general public; PaintCare record 15631 says Grant County households only).
Checked October 17, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Seward County, KS: Household Hazardous Waste ↗Seward County, KS: Landfill ↗Seward County, KS: Landfill FAQs ↗Seward County, KS: Waste Hauling & Roll-Off Service ↗Seward County, KS: Landfill Rates ↗City of Liberal, KS: Trash Collection Services ↗City of Liberal, KS: Residential Grapple Truck Agreement (PDF) ↗Grant County, KS: Household Hazardous Waste ↗City of Garden City, KS: Household Hazardous Waste ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
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