Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Wichita.
801 W Stillwell St, Wichita, KS 67213
It’s south of Kellogg off Seneca, at the corner of Osage and Stillwell. If you haul waste for someone else, you take on the legal liability, and the county says hauling for others needs a KDHE and EPA permit. The Swap and Shop lets residents take free paint and other products: up to 10 items per vehicle and 10 per person a month.
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.
801 Stillwell, Wichita, KS 67213
3205 SW 24th St, Newton, KS 67114
2963 SW 40th, El Dorado, KS 67042
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Bring them to Stillwell any Tuesday through Saturday. Keep the lids on and the cans upright. There’s no charge if you live in the county.
Bring their paint and chemicals yourself; it’s one household’s waste. Don’t add your neighbors’ cans, since the county discourages combined loads.
Ask about the Small Quantity Generator program at 316-660-7464. It’s for businesses under 55 pounds of hazardous waste a month, and PaintCare’s listing says there’s a fee. The county’s one-day household collections, like the one in October 2025, were not for business waste.
Check the Swap and Shop first. You can take up to 10 free items a month; what’s there changes as people drop things off.
Take paint to the Sedgwick County Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 801 W. Stillwell in Wichita, Tuesday–Friday 9–5 or Saturday 9–3. It’s free for any Sedgwick County resident. While you’re there, the Swap and Shop gives away up to 10 usable items a month, including paint.
In Wichita, Kansas, paint goes to the Sedgwick County Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 801 W. Stillwell, south of Kellogg off Seneca. It’s free for anyone who lives in Sedgwick County and is open Tuesday through Saturday. Kansas has no paint recycling program, so this county site is your main option.
Drop-off runs Tuesday–Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Find it at the corner of Osage and Stillwell, south of Kellogg off Seneca.
The facility is open to any Sedgwick County resident, not just Wichita. Drop-off costs nothing for county residents.
Residents can take home free items, including paint: up to 10 per vehicle and 10 per person in a month. Shop hours are Tuesday–Friday 9–4 and Saturday 9–3. The facility held a grand reopening in August 2025.
The county strongly discourages gathering neighbors’ paint into one big load. If you haul someone else’s waste, you take on the liability, and the county says it takes a KDHE and EPA permit.
Businesses that make less than 55 pounds of hazardous waste a month can use the Small Quantity Generator program. PaintCare’s listing says there’s a fee; call 316-660-7464 for the rate and how to book.
There’s no free store take-back in Kansas. Trash in Wichita is picked up by private haulers the county licenses. The county’s trash page lists paint as household hazardous waste and sends it to the Stillwell facility. Neither the county nor KDHE says dried latex can go in your cart, so ask your hauler before you try it. The county’s free bulky waste vouchers don’t cover liquids or hazardous materials. Good paint can go to a neighbor, school or church.
Keep paint in its original cans with tight lids, upright in a box. The site is for Sedgwick County residents, so bring ID with your address. Empty, dried-out or leaking cans won’t be taken. Bring only your own household’s paint.
Full preparation checklist →Yes, for Sedgwick County residents. Small businesses can use a separate program; PaintCare’s listing says it has a fee.
The county’s page just says “paint” and that it takes almost all household chemicals. Call 316-660-7458 if you want to check a specific product.
The county doesn’t say. Its trash page sends paint to the hazardous waste facility. Ask your trash hauler, or just take it to Stillwell for free.
We didn’t find any announced as of Oct. 12, 2026. The most recent one was held Oct. 25, 2025, at Spirit AeroSystems. Call 316-660-7464 to ask about upcoming events.
Yes. The Swap and Shop lets residents take up to 10 items a month, including paint.
October 12, 2026: read Sedgwick County’s facility page (hours, accepted items, residency, Small Quantity Generator program, hauling rules, Swap and Shop limits), the Aug. 19, 2025 reopening notice, the Oct. 25, 2025 Spirit AeroSystems collection notice (now past), the county trash page (licensed private haulers, paint listed as household hazardous waste) and the bulky waste voucher page. KDHE’s household hazardous waste page and Environmental Service Guide (HHW line 785-296-1611; paint line 785-296-1600) were read in a browser; KDHE PDFs could not be opened. Unresolved: the county page doesn’t split latex from oil-based paint; no official Wichita or Sedgwick County rule on dried latex in the trash; the county doesn’t post the business fee (PaintCare’s listing says there is one); no 2026 remote collection was found. PaintCare’s listing (non-program) says business waste has a fee and empty or leaking cans aren’t taken. Peer review (October 12, 2026): re-read every Sedgwick County page and both KDHE pages; hours, Swap and Shop limits, the 55-pound business rule and the past Oct. 25, 2025 event all match. The business fee is now credited to PaintCare, since the county page doesn’t mention one.
Checked October 12, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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