Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Salina.
315 E Elm St, Salina, KS 67401
Pack waste in a sturdy tub or box, not loose garbage bags, and haul it in the trunk or truck bed. Wrap leaking containers in a plastic bag or set them in cat litter. 785-826-7373 is the fax line.
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.
315 E Elm, Salina, KS 67401
2363 Jeep Rd, Abilene, KS 67410
1682 First St., McPherson, KS 67460
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
That's more than one week's 5-gallon limit. Bring 5 gallons now, then dry the rest with kitty litter and put the cans in the trash with lids off, or spread trips over three weeks.
The facility stays open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays. If that still doesn't work, use the first Saturday, or call 785-826-6638 for an appointment.
Ask at the reuse center when you drop off. Usable products there are free, but the city doesn't say what's in stock.
Saline County schools, government agencies and nonprofits can use the facility if they qualify as very small generators and sign a certificate. Household limits still apply.
Take paint to Salina's Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 315 E. Elm St., on a Thursday (7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.) or the first Saturday of the month (8 a.m.-noon). It's free and takes latex and oil-based paint, up to 5 gallons of liquids per household a week. Latex that has dried solid can go in your trash with the lid off.
In Salina, Kansas (Saline County), the city's Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 315 E. Elm St. takes latex and oil-based paint for free. It's open Thursdays 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. and the first Saturday of each month, 8 a.m.-noon. Each household can bring up to 5 gallons of liquids a week. Latex that has dried solid can go in your trash.
The facility is open Thursdays 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. and the first Saturday of each month 8 a.m.-noon. If neither works, call 785-826-6638 to set up an appointment outside those hours.
The weekly limit is 5 gallons of liquids or 50 pounds of solids per household. A basement with 15 gallons of paint means three weekly trips, or drying the latex for the trash.
The city says empty paint cans and latex paint that has turned solid can go in your household trash with the lids removed. Liquid paint, and all oil-based paint, should go to Elm Street.
The facility has a reuse center where you can pick up usable products at no charge. The city doesn't list what's on the shelves, so ask whether paint is there. Pesticides go on the shelves only if the original seal is intact.
PaintCare's listing says Salina serves Saline and surrounding counties. KDHE also lists county programs in Abilene for Dickinson County (785-263-4780) and in McPherson for McPherson County (620-241-4432). PaintCare lists Barton County's program in Great Bend as serving Ellsworth County. Call before you drive to Salina.
Kansas has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back. Salina's facility is run by the city but is also listed by KDHE as Saline County's program. Wichita's Sedgwick County facility is for Sedgwick County residents, so Salina-area households should use Elm Street. Small businesses can get disposal help from K-State's Small Business Environmental Assistance Program at 800-578-8898.
Make sure labels can be read and lids are tight. Don't pour different paints together. Pack cans in a sturdy tub or box, not loose garbage bags, and ride them in the trunk or truck bed. Wrap a leaking can in a plastic bag or set it in cat litter. Count your gallons so you stay under 5 for the week.
Full preparation checklist →To the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 315 E. Elm St., on Thursdays 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. or the first Saturday of the month, 8 a.m.-noon.
Yes. The city says drop-off is free, and items from the reuse center are free too.
Up to 5 gallons of liquids, or 50 pounds of solids, per household each week.
Yes, once it has dried solid. Take the lid off before you put the can in the trash.
Only schools, government agencies and nonprofits from Saline County that qualify as very small generators, with a signed certificate. Other small businesses should call K-State's SBEAP at 800-578-8898.
October 15, 2026: read the City of Salina Household Hazardous Waste Facility page and its Acceptable Materials & Disposal Guidelines PDF (last updated July 2024; the city site blocks automated fetches, so the page was read in a browser). Read KDHE's household hazardous waste page and program contacts PDF, which lists 315 E. Elm St. as the Saline County program. PaintCare's locator lists the facility as a non-program site for Saline and surrounding counties. Unresolved: the city's page doesn't say whether households outside Saline County may use it; it doesn't say whether paint is offered at the reuse center; and it doesn't say how paint counts toward the 5-gallon liquid limit beyond calling it a liquid.
Checked October 15, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
