Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Pikeville.
243 Main Street, Pikeville, KY 41501
Liquid paint can't go in your city garbage. Code § 50.29 says hazardous waste must be handled only as state or federal rules allow. Under § 50.99, violations carry fines of $25 to $1,000, up to 50 days in jail, or both, and each day counts as a separate offense. For large trash, use the city's online form or call 606-437-5109.
146 Main Street, Pikeville, KY 41501
Pike County is not on the state's 2026-27 list of household hazardous waste grant awards, and we found no county paint collection. The state's coordinator directory also lists Sharon Hall as the grants contact (Sharon.Hall@pikeky.gov). State permit notices name Reggie Hickman as the landfill contact: (606) 437-5104 in the 2024 notice, and (606) 432-6247 ext. 298 in the 2022 notice.
Stir in cat litter, sand or dry dirt and let it dry outside away from kids and pets. When it won't pour, set the open can out, as the state fact sheet says. Liquid paint itself is banned from city collection.
Don't let it evaporate; the state says the fumes are toxic and flammable. Call Pike County Solid Waste at 606-432-6245 for the preferred method. Liquids like these can't go in city cans.
Use the city's large trash request (606-437-5109) for furniture, but keep paint out of it. City code bars liquid paint and hazardous waste from normal collection, with fines of $25 to $1,000 per offense, and each day counts separately.
Kentucky's fact sheet suggests using it for base coats, combining like paints, holding a paint swap or giving larger amounts to a charity. We found no paint drop-off in Pike County.
Don't put liquid paint in your Pikeville garbage; city code § 50.22 bans it. Harden small amounts of latex with cat litter, sand or dry dirt, let it dry outside away from kids and pets, and set the open can out, as Kentucky's fact sheet says. For oil-based paint, call Pike County Solid Waste at 606-432-6245.
This guide is for Pikeville, Kentucky, in Pike County. Kentucky has no PaintCare program, and we found no paint drop-off or hazardous waste collection in Pike County. Pikeville's city code bars liquid paint from your garbage. The state's advice is to dry small amounts of latex with a thickener and set the open can out with your trash. For oil-based paint, the state says to ask the county solid waste coordinator.
Pikeville Code § 50.22 lists items no one may put in normal solid waste collection. They include "liquid waste such as oil, paint, gasoline and antifreeze," chemicals, batteries, and construction and demolition material. § 50.29 says hazardous waste must be disposed of only as state or federal rules allow. Under § 50.99, each offense can bring a fine of $25 to $1,000, up to 50 days in jail, or both, and each day is a separate offense.
The state Division of Waste Management fact sheet says to add a thickener such as cat box litter, sand or dry dirt to small amounts of latex. Let it dry outside out of reach of pets and children. Once it's solid and not pourable, set the open can out for garbage pickup. The city code doesn't mention dried paint, so call city utilities at 606-437-5100 if you're unsure.
The fact sheet says oil-based paint should not be left to evaporate because the fumes are toxic and flammable, and to ask your county solid waste coordinator. For Pike County, the state's October 2026 directory lists Charles Morley at 146 Main Street, 606-432-6245. Pike County is not on the state's 2026-27 list of household hazardous waste grant awards. The state says these grants fund counties' annual drop-off events, but the list alone doesn't tell you whether the county has other plans.
The city provides garbage service inside city limits and to some customers outside. Residential service is $10 a month for one to three 30-gallon cans. Cans can't top 35 gallons or 75 pounds, and 55-gallon drums aren't allowed. Set cans on the sidewalk or within 3 feet of the street no sooner than one hour before sundown the night of pickup. There's no curbside recycling; the city's bin is at the Pikeville Pavilion. For large trash, call 606-437-5109.
Pike County Fiscal Court holds the state permit for the Pike County Landfill at 625 Ford Mountain Road in Meta. The state's directions from Pikeville run out Zebulon Highway, which becomes KY 194. In October 2024, Judge-Executive Ray Jones told WYMT the county's current Ford Branch Landfill likely had three years until it was full. In March 2026, the fiscal court canceled a contract with a company that had been set to explore placing a landfill in the Myra community. A commissioner said the county likely has five to six years left. No source says the landfill takes paint.
Kentucky's fact sheet suggests using leftovers for base coats and touch-ups, combining same-type leftovers (latex with latex, oil-based with oil-based), holding a neighborhood paint swap, or giving larger amounts of usable paint to a charity. PaintCare's locator data has no Pike County listing; its Kentucky entries are non-program listings elsewhere in the state. The state's grant handbook says the collection of water-based paint "cannot be funded" with Kentucky Pride Fund grants, and grant-funded events are told to divert latex by handing out paint hardening crystals or fact sheets on hardening it at home. Businesses should note that § 50.22 also lists "industrial or commercial wastes of any type" among items barred from normal collection.
Kentucky's fact sheet says to keep paint out of drains and off the ground, and to avoid storing it in extreme heat or cold. For latex, use 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. Use a closed city can of 35 gallons or less.
Full preparation checklist →Not liquid paint; city code § 50.22 bars it. Kentucky's fact sheet says small amounts of latex can go out once hardened and not pourable, with the can open.
We found no drop-off or collection day. The state says to ask your county solid waste coordinator: Pike County Solid Waste, 606-432-6245.
We found none. Pike County isn't on the state's 2026-27 list of household hazardous waste grant awards.
No. The city has a recycling bin at the Pikeville Pavilion. Its page doesn't say what the bin takes.
City code § 50.99 sets a fine of $25 to $1,000, up to 50 days in jail, or both, for each offense, and each day counts as a separate offense.
Checked October 17, 2026 from Pikeville's code of ordinances, Chapter 50 (§§ 50.01, 50.02, 50.17, 50.22–50.24, 50.29, 50.30, 50.99, read in the in-app browser because the code site blocks scripted fetches), the City of Pikeville's departments, utility rates, utility ordinances, recycling and large trash pages and a site search for paint, the Pike County Fiscal Court's offices page, 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 and HHW grant handbook, state permit notices for the Pike County Landfill (2022, 2024), and WYMT reports (October 2024, March 2026). PaintCare data: no Pike County record. No calls or visits. pikecountyky.gov, the county site in the state directory, does not resolve; the county's working site is pikeky.gov, which links only to a Facebook page for Solid Waste. Sandy Valley Habitat for Humanity is listed at 137 Main Street (606-437-4011), but its site doesn't load and nothing says it takes paint. Unresolved: whether city crews take hardened latex; whether the county landfill or any county site takes paint; county solid waste office hours; any future Pike County collection day.
Checked October 17, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
