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Where London residents can take paint:
- City of London Public Works — Street, Recycling & Sanitation Department364 Barbourville Road, London, KY 40744
- Laurel County Solid Waste office164 Substation Street, London, KY 40741
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City of London Public Works — Street, Recycling & Sanitation Department
364 Barbourville Road, London, KY 40744
- Accepts
- Household and business garbage in the city's green Herbie Curbie carts. The convenience station takes garbage from city residents. Junk and brush go on a call-in pickup list, but "No tires, paint, or any hazardous material will be picked up." The recycling center takes sorted recyclables and metal household appliances.
- Who can use it
- City of London garbage customers and city residents. The convenience station is for city residents.
- Hours
- Garbage runs every holiday except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. The city's convenience station on Highway 192 East is open Monday–Friday, 6 a.m.–1 p.m. The recycling drop-off center at 950 TLC Lane is open Monday–Friday 6 a.m.–6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.–2 p.m.; closed Sunday.
- Load limits
- Brush must be 6 feet or less. Private cans or barrels won't be emptied. Allow up to three business days for junk or brush removal.
- Fees
- Convenience station garbage is weighed and charged; the page doesn't list the rate. Under its junk and brush pickup section, the Public Works page lists a $23.89 minimum fee, $31.87 per full load and $57.74 per ton-truck load. Spring Clean-Up (all of April) and Fall Clean-Up (last two weeks of October) are free curbside for residents.
Carts must be at the street by 9 p.m. the night before pickup; a return trip for a late cart can cost extra. The Public Works page doesn't say whether dried paint can go in your cart, so call 606-864-5521 first. Seniors and disabled residents can apply for help getting carts to the road.
Laurel County Solid Waste office
164 Substation Street, London, KY 40741
- Accepts
- No paint program is published. The office has run free tire collections with the state (May 2023) and issued Laurel County residents vouchers for free landfill dumping of items garbage trucks don't take (July 2020).
- Who can use it
- Past vouchers and tire collections were for Laurel County residents and the public, not retailers or salvage yards.
- Hours
- Not published on a county web page. During the May 2023 tire collection the office was open 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 8 a.m.–noon Saturday.
- Load limits
- Not published in reviewed sources; ask before bringing paint.
- Fees
- Not published in reviewed sources.
The state's coordinator directory lists Jim McDaniel as Laurel County's solid waste coordinator (lcsolidwaste@windstream.net). Laurel County is not on the state's 2026-27 household hazardous waste grant list. We found no Laurel County paint collection.
Kentucky Division of Waste Management: Solid Waste Coordinators directory (updated October 13, 2026, PDF) ↗Sentinel-Echo (May 17, 2023): This week is Waste Tire Collection Week ↗Sentinel-Echo (July 2020): Vouchers issued for free dumping at landfill; applies to Laurel County residents only ↗Kentucky Division of Waste Management: 2026-27 grant recipients (PDF) ↗
Which option fits your London cleanout?4
Leftover latex from a London bathroom
Add cat litter, sand or dry dirt and let it dry outside away from kids and pets. When it's solid, the state says to set the open can out for pickup. Call Public Works at 606-864-5521 first, since city pages don't mention dried paint.
Oil-based primer from a farmhouse outside town
Don't let it evaporate. Call Laurel County Solid Waste at 606-878-6845, the coordinator the state lists, and ask how the county wants it handled.
Fall Clean-Up pile with a few paint cans
The city lists free curbside Fall Clean-Up for residents during the last two weeks of October. The page gives no separate rules for it, but its junk pickup section says no tires, paint or hazardous material will be picked up. Keep the paint cans out of the pile and call Public Works at 606-864-5521 to ask.
A contractor's leftover cans from a job in Laurel County
The state handbook has grant-funded county hazardous waste days check attendees' residency, and grant money can't pay to collect latex. Laurel County isn't on the 2026-27 grant award list. Laurel Ridge Landfill in Lily takes special wastes only with approval; call 606-864-7996.
London rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Harden small amounts of latex with cat litter, sand or dry dirt, let it dry outside, and once it won't pour, set the open can out for garbage pickup, as Kentucky's fact sheet says. City junk pickup won't take paint, and the city's pages don't say whether dried paint can go in your green cart, so call London Public Works at 606-864-5521 first. For oil-based paint, call Laurel County Solid Waste at 606-878-6845.
This guide is for London, Kentucky, in Laurel County (not London, England or London, Ontario). Kentucky has no PaintCare program, and we found no paint drop-off or household hazardous waste day in Laurel County. The City of London's junk pickup won't take paint. Kentucky's advice is to harden small amounts of latex and set the open can out with the trash. For oil-based paint, the state says to ask the county solid waste coordinator, who works out of Substation Street in London.
London's junk pickup won't take paint
London Public Works picks up junk and brush (6 feet or less) after you set it by the street and call 606-864-5521. Allow up to three business days. The city says, "No tires, paint, or any hazardous material will be picked up." Free curbside Spring Clean-Up runs all of April and Fall Clean-Up the last two weeks of October; the page gives no separate rules for the clean-ups, so ask before setting paint out with them.
Ask about dried paint before it goes in your Herbie Curbie
City garbage must go in the green Herbie Curbie carts; private cans won't be emptied. Since March 2024, 95-gallon carts must be out the night before pickup, by 9 p.m. A return trip for a late cart can cost an extra fee. The city's pages don't address dried paint, while the state says hardened latex can go out with the trash. Call 606-864-5521 to check.
The Highway 192 convenience station is for garbage
City residents can dump garbage at the city's convenience station on Highway 192 East, Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. All garbage there is weighed and charged; the page doesn't give the station's rate or say it takes paint. (The $23.89 minimum, $31.87 full-load and $57.74 ton-truck fees on the same page are listed under junk and brush pickup.)
Laurel County Solid Waste is the place to ask about oil-based paint
Kentucky's fact sheet says not to let oil-based paint evaporate and to ask your county solid waste coordinator. For Laurel County that's Jim McDaniel at 164 Substation Street, 606-878-6845. The office has run free tire collections with the state and, in 2020, landfill vouchers for county residents. Laurel County isn't on the state's 2026-27 hazardous waste grant list.
The recycling center doesn't list paint
London has no curbside recycling. Its drop-off center at 950 TLC Lane is open Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It offers free paper shredding by appointment and a bin for metal household appliances. The city's page doesn't list paint or paint cans. The City of London won a $185,648.25 state recycling grant for 2026-27.
Free pickup programs and other options
Kentucky's fact sheet suggests using leftovers for base coats and touch-ups, combining same-type paints, a neighborhood paint swap, or donating larger amounts of usable paint to a charity. Our Lexington guide covers Fayette County options, but PaintCare's locator data shows Lexington's ReStore latex program and its household hazardous waste day as non-program listings for Fayette County residents (the ReStore also lists Nicholasville and Versailles), not Laurel County. PaintCare data has no Laurel County listing. Laurel Ridge Landfill (Waste Connections) at 3612 E. Hwy 552 in Lily takes household and construction waste, and special wastes only with approval; call 606-864-7996 before bringing paint. Kentucky fines for illegal dumping run up to $500 or up to a year in jail, the Sentinel-Echo reported.
Getting your paint ready
The state fact sheet says to keep paint out of drains and off the ground. For small amounts of latex, add a thickener such as Waste Paint Hardener crystals, cat box litter, sand or dry dirt, and let it dry outside out of reach of pets and children. Set the open can out only once the paint is solid. Have your green cart at the street by 9 p.m. the night before pickup.
Full preparation checklist →London questions5
Where can I drop off paint in London, Kentucky?
We found no paint drop-off in London or Laurel County. Harden latex for the trash; ask Laurel County Solid Waste (606-878-6845) about oil-based paint.
Will London's junk pickup take old paint?
No. Public Works says no tires, paint or hazardous material will be picked up.
Can dried latex go in my Herbie Curbie cart?
Kentucky's fact sheet says hardened latex can go out with garbage, with the lid off. London's pages don't address it, so call Public Works at 606-864-5521.
Does Laurel County have a household hazardous waste day?
We found none, and Laurel County isn't on the state's 2026-27 hazardous waste grant award list. That list covers only state-funded events. The state handbook says grant money can't pay to collect water-based (latex) paint.
Can I take paint to the London recycling center on TLC Lane?
Its page doesn't list paint. It takes sorted recyclables and metal appliances; call 606-864-5521 before bringing anything else.
Sources and how we checked15
Checked October 17, 2026 from the City of London's Public Works, Recycling, Garbage Service Notice, two-can billing notice and Pick-up Assistance pages and a site search for paint and hazardous, the state Solid Waste Coordinators directory (updated October 13, 2026), the state paint fact sheet (2017, hosted by Paducah), the 2026-27 grant recipient list, May 2026 grant release, HHW grant handbook and grants page, Sentinel-Echo reports (2020 landfill vouchers, 2023 tire week, 2023 illegal dumping, 2023 London recycling grant), Waste Connections' Laurel Ridge page, and data/paintcare/sites.json (no Laurel County record). No calls or visits. We could not find a Laurel County government website; the state directory links only to a court-information page. The Laurel Ridge page mixes FAQ text from other Waste Connections landfills, so we used only its address, phone and accepted-waste summary. A Kentucky PRIDE page for Laurel County now returns 404. Unresolved: whether London's carts take hardened latex; the convenience station's street address; whether Laurel County Solid Waste or Laurel Ridge takes oil-based paint; county office hours.
Checked October 17, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
City of London, KY: Public Works (Street, Recycling & Sanitation Department) ↗City of London, KY: Recycling (drop-off center on TLC Lane) ↗City of London, KY: Garbage Service Notice (March 2024 set-out rule) ↗City of London, KY: Pick-up Assistance Program ↗Kentucky Division of Waste Management: Solid Waste Coordinators directory (updated October 13, 2026, PDF) ↗Kentucky Division of Waste Management fact sheet: Paint disposal (posted by the City of Paducah) ↗Kentucky Division of Waste Management: 2026-27 grant recipients (PDF) ↗Energy and Environment Cabinet (May 14, 2026): Gov. Beshear announces $6 million to support recycling and improve management of hazardous waste (PDF) ↗Kentucky Division of Waste Management: Household Hazardous Waste Grant Management Handbook (PDF) ↗Kentucky Division of Waste Management: Recycling, Composting and Household Hazardous Waste grants ↗Sentinel-Echo (July 2020): Vouchers issued for free dumping at landfill; applies to Laurel County residents only ↗Sentinel-Echo (May 17, 2023): This week is Waste Tire Collection Week ↗Sentinel-Echo (March 1, 2023): Sheriff seeking info on illegal dumping ↗Waste Connections: Laurel Ridge Landfill (Lily, KY) ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
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