Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Winfield.
23857 81st Rd, Winfield, KS 67156
Don’t put paint cans in the construction and demolition pile: the county’s rules ban buckets, drums, cans and aerosol cans (empty or full) there. PaintCare’s listing repeats that ban as “No Buckets, 5 gallon drums, containers, cans,” but it comes from the C&D rules, not the hazardous waste list. Questions about the rules go to Public Works Superintendent Jon Jordan, 620-221-5425.
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.
23857 81st Rd, Winfield, KS 67156
801 Stillwell, Wichita, KS 67213
2963 SW 40th, El Dorado, KS 67042
1000 S Pine St, Ponca City, OK 74601
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Put junk in the city’s Saturday roll-off (8–11 a.m., April–October; call 620-221-5600 for the week’s location), but keep the paint out. Drive the paint to the county transfer station before it closes at noon.
Call 620-221-4307 first. The county’s list names latex paints and an entry printed as “L based paints,” but no county page spells out oil-based paint or stain. If they say yes, bring it on a weekday or Saturday morning.
Tarp the load, or you’ll pay double on the debris. Staff check the load first; keep the paint cans separate so they go to household hazardous waste and not the C&D pit, which bans cans and buckets. Paint is free; debris is $30 a ton covered.
The county doesn’t take household hazardous waste from businesses. Hire a hazardous waste company, or call Public Works Superintendent Jon Jordan at 620-221-5425 to ask what’s allowed.
Take paint to the Cowley County Landfill and Transfer Station, 23857 81st Rd., Winfield, any weekday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. or Saturday 8 a.m.–noon. Household hazardous waste is free for households; businesses can’t use it. Don’t put paint in Winfield’s Saturday clean-up roll-off.
In Winfield, Kansas (Cowley County), take leftover paint to the Cowley County Landfill and Transfer Station at 23857 81st Rd. It takes household hazardous waste free, Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.–noon. The city of Winfield has no paint drop-off of its own and sends people to the county site. Kansas has no paint recycling program, so stores don’t take paint back.
Cowley County lists household hazardous waste at no charge. The transfer station is open weekdays 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m.–noon; the county doesn’t give separate hazardous waste hours.
Winfield puts out a free clean-up roll-off on Saturday mornings, 8–11 a.m., April through October. The city says it will be at the City Operations Center, 2701 E. 9th Ave., but also says to call 620-221-5600 for the week’s location. Paint, oil and batteries are on its do-not-bring list. Take paint to the county site instead.
Staff inspect every load before you unload. The construction and demolition pit doesn’t take buckets, drums, cans or aerosol cans, empty or full. Tell staff you have paint so it goes to household hazardous waste.
If you’re also dumping trash or debris, uncovered loads are charged double. The station takes cash or check only.
Arkansas City’s own pages send residents to this transfer station for household hazardous waste. PaintCare lists it for Cowley County households. The Sedgwick County facility in Wichita is for Sedgwick County residents.
There’s no store take-back in Kansas. The county site is free for households, so it’s the simplest option for both latex and oil-based paint. Businesses can’t use it: the county says no household hazardous waste from commercial businesses, so a contractor or business needs a hazardous waste company. Unopened paint can go to a neighbor, church or school group. Arkansas City’s hazardous waste page says latex can be dried in an open can and put in the trash with the lid off, so crews can see it’s dry. Winfield hasn’t published its own rule, so call 620-221-5600 before you put dried paint in a Winfield trash cart. For recycling questions, call Winfield’s Operations Center at 620-221-5600.
Keep paint in its original cans with tight lids and readable labels. Pack them upright in a box or tub. Tarp or tie down the load if you’re hauling anything else. Bring cash or a check in case you’re also dropping off trash, tires or debris. Know the holiday closings before you drive out.
Full preparation checklist →At the Cowley County Landfill and Transfer Station, 23857 81st Rd., Winfield. It takes household hazardous waste Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.–noon.
No. The county lists household hazardous waste at no charge. Trash and debris cost extra by the ton.
The county doesn’t say so clearly. Its rules list latex paints and an entry printed as “L based paints.” Call 620-221-4307 to check before you go.
Sundays and county holidays. The 2026 schedule shows closings on November 11, November 26–28 and December 24–26.
No. The county says it doesn’t take household hazardous waste from commercial businesses.
October 16, 2026: read Cowley County’s Landfill page (household hazardous waste accepted at no charge, no business HHW, loads inspected, hours, rates, cash or check, double charge for untarped loads), its Landfill Regulations page (accepted HHW list with latex paints and a garbled “L based paints” entry; C&D pit bans cans, buckets and aerosols), and the 2026 holiday schedule. Read Winfield’s Solid Waste page (Saturday roll-off bans paint; its Hazardous Waste link goes to the county landfill page) and Operations page, Arkansas City’s transfer station page, Sedgwick County’s residents-only rule and PaintCare’s listing (Cowley County households; no empty, dry or leaking cans). Peer review October 16, 2026: all county figures matched; added Arkansas City’s household hazardous waste page (dried latex in Ark City trash, lid off) and the roll-off’s “location of the week” line; PaintCare’s “No Buckets… cans” limit copies the C&D ban. Unresolved: whether oil-based paint is taken (the list entry is cut off and no county page names it), any gallon limit, whether proof of Cowley County residency is checked, whether dried latex may go in Winfield trash (no city source found), and any reuse store that takes paint.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
