Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in McPherson.
1682 E First St, McPherson, KS 67460
MASWU says Google Maps won’t take you to the right place. The entrance is on First St. (once called Limestone Rd.) between I-135 and 17th Avenue, south of the transfer station. If you get lost, go to the transfer station gate house at 1431 17th Ave. and staff will point the way. MASWU’s footer still lists the address as 1682 Limestone Road. PaintCare lists it as 1682 First St. Leave a message at 620-241-4432 with questions.
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.
1682 First St., McPherson, KS 67460
3205 SW 24th St, Newton, KS 67114
4015 West Clark Rd, Hutchinson, KS 67501
315 E Elm, Salina, KS 67401
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
That’s over the 5-gallon visit limit, and MASWU charges for extra. Bring 5 gallons on one Thursday, then come back on later Thursdays, or dry out the latex and trash the cans with lids off. Call 620-241-4432 to ask what the extra would cost.
You’re in McPherson County, so you can use the same Thursday facility in McPherson for free. Sedgwick County’s facility in Wichita is for Sedgwick County residents.
MASWU says cans where the paint has dried out can go in your trash with the lid off. Leave the lids off until the paint is solid, then put the cans out. No trip needed.
MASWU is closed Thursday, November 26, 2026, and paint is only taken on Thursdays. Plan for the Thursday before or after.
Take paint to the MASWU Household Hazardous Waste Facility on E. First St. in McPherson on a Thursday, 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. It’s free for McPherson County residents, up to 5 gallons of liquid per visit, and takes latex and oil-based paint. Google Maps gets it wrong, so if you get lost go to the transfer station gate at 1431 17th Ave.
In McPherson, Kansas, leftover paint goes to the McPherson Area Solid Waste Utility (MASWU) Household Hazardous Waste Facility on E. First St., just south of the transfer station. It’s open Thursdays only, 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. It takes latex and oil-based paint free from McPherson County residents, up to 5 gallons of liquid per visit. Kansas has no paint recycling program, so stores don’t take paint back.
MASWU says Google Maps sends people to the wrong place. Turn onto First St. (it used to be Limestone Rd.) between I-135 and 17th Avenue. If you get lost, stop at the transfer station gate house, 1431 17th Ave., and staff will point you there.
The facility is open Thursdays 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. There’s no Saturday option. The transfer station next door is open other days, but it isn’t where paint goes. MASWU is closed Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26, 2026.
Each visit is limited to 5 gallons of liquid or 50 pounds of solids. Bring more and MASWU charges a fee. It doesn’t publish the rate, so leave a message at 620-241-4432 before hauling a big load.
MASWU says empty cans, and cans where the paint has dried out, can go in your regular trash with the lid off. Its brochure says to solidify liquid latex or bring it in, and lists oil-based paint for the facility.
The facility is for residents of all of McPherson County. MASWU serves the county’s towns, including Lindsborg, Moundridge, Inman, Canton, Galva, Marquette and Windom. The Sedgwick County facility in Wichita is for Sedgwick County residents.
There’s no store take-back in Kansas. For latex, MASWU’s brochure says to solidify it; once it’s dried out, the can goes in your trash with the lid off. Unopened paint can go to a neighbor, church or school group. Businesses, farms and industry can’t use the free household program; MASWU decides on their waste case by case for a fee, so call the C&D landfill at 620-654-3793. Big commercial amounts need a hazardous waste company.
Check that lids are tight and labels are readable. Pack cans upright in a sturdy tub or box and carry them in the trunk or truck bed. Wrap a leaking can in a clean plastic bag and pack it in cat litter or another absorbent. Count your gallons so you stay at 5 or under.
Full preparation checklist →To the MASWU Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 1682 E. First St., south of the transfer station. It’s open Thursdays, 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Yes, for McPherson County residents bringing household waste, up to 5 gallons of liquid or 50 pounds of solids per visit. Over that, MASWU charges a fee.
Yes. MASWU lists oil and latex paint, spray paint, thinners, stains, varnishes, sealers, lacquers and paint strippers.
Yes. MASWU says cans with dried-out paint, and empty cans, can go in your household trash with the lid off.
Not the free household program. MASWU takes business, farm and industrial waste case by case for a fee. Call the C&D landfill at 620-654-3793.
October 16, 2026: read MASWU’s Household Hazardous Waste page (Thursdays 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m., McPherson County residents, free, 5 gallons/50 pounds, list of paint products, dried cans in trash with lid off, commercial waste by fee), its HHW brochure (1682 E. First St., per-visit limit, solidify or bring latex), hours, directions, transfer station, recycling and related-links pages, and the 2026 holiday schedule (closed November 26). Checked PaintCare’s listing (households and businesses in McPherson County; no containers over 5 gallons; no empty, dry or leaking cans; the container-size rule appears only there) and Sedgwick County’s page (open to Sedgwick County residents). Peer review October 16, 2026: maswu.org pages read over http because the https certificate chain failed in curl; all MASWU facts matched. The facility address appears as 1682 E. First St. (brochure), 1682 First St. (PaintCare) and 1682 Limestone Road (site footer); MASWU says the road was renamed and maps are unreliable. Unresolved: the charge for going over 5 gallons, whether stain-only loads count toward the limit the same way, whether there’s a swap shelf, and any reuse store in McPherson that takes paint. KDHE’s pages returned an error and could not be checked.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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