Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Lafayette.
2351 W Congress St, Lafayette, LA 70506
This is a one-day event, not a drop-off site; the address is where the last one was held. LCG’s current pages give the Environmental Quality Division number as 337-291-8529. The November 2025 notice gave 337-291-5637, which DEQ’s list shows as LCG’s recycling line.
400 Dugas Rd, Lafayette, LA 70507
Do not drive here with paint until LCG says the center is open and takes paint. Staff will check your driver’s license and garbage service at check-in.
There’s no year-round drop-off. Store the cans closed and dry until LCG announces its next collection day. The last one was held November 22, 2025, at Cajun Field.
LCG’s event lists only city and unincorporated parish residents. Ask your own town before planning a trip.
Wait. It’s still under construction with no opening date, and paint isn’t on its posted list. Once open, it plans to be free for city and unincorporated parish residents with LCG garbage service, and $20 a car for others.
Give them away, or call the Lafayette Habitat ReStore to ask if it takes paint. Its site doesn’t say.
Hold your paint for Lafayette Consolidated Government’s Household Hazardous Waste Day; no 2026 date has been set, so check lafayettela.gov/hhwd or call 337-291-8529. It’s only for City of Lafayette and unincorporated Lafayette Parish residents. The Dugas Road convenience center isn’t open yet.
This guide is for Lafayette, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish. Right now there is no place to drop off paint year-round. Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) holds a Household Hazardous Waste Day for city and unincorporated parish residents. The last one was November 22, 2025, and no new date has been set. A new convenience center on Dugas Road is being built but isn’t open.
As of October 12, 2026, LCG’s page says dates will be announced when events are scheduled. The last one was November 22, 2025, at Cajun Field, 8 a.m. to noon. Paint, stain, thinner and stripper are all on the list. Check lafayettela.gov/hhwd or call 337-291-8529.
LCG’s event is open only to residents of the City of Lafayette and unincorporated Lafayette Parish. The page doesn’t include the parish’s other towns. If you live in one, ask your town hall.
The Environmental Quality Convenience Center at 400 Dugas Rd. is under construction. LCG says it will take household hazardous waste year-round, but its posted list doesn’t name paint yet, and no opening date is posted. Don’t bring paint until LCG says it’s open and taking it.
Acadiana Waste Services’ bulky pickup excludes hazardous waste. LCG asks you to call the Environmental Quality Division at 337-291-8529 with questions about items that can’t be collected.
LCG’s July 2026 list of local places that take hard-to-toss items covers motor oil, batteries and electronics, but has no paint entry. Don’t count on a store taking your paint.
There’s no free store take-back in Louisiana; PaintCare doesn’t run a program here. Usable paint can go to a neighbor, school or theater group. Lafayette Habitat’s ReStore (3124 NE Evangeline Thruway, 337-345-1439) doesn’t say online whether it takes paint, so call first. LCG’s current pages don’t say whether dried latex can go in your garbage cart. Call the Environmental Quality Division at 337-291-8529 before you put any paint out with the trash.
Keep oil paint, stain and thinner sealed, labeled and off the floor in case of flooding. Keep latex lids tight so it stays usable. When LCG sets a date, read its rules for ID and limits before you load the car.
Full preparation checklist →Not year-round right now. LCG takes paint at its Household Hazardous Waste Day, and no 2026 date has been announced.
It was held Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Cajun Field, 2351 W. Congress St.
LCG says it will handle household hazardous waste, but its current list doesn’t name paint and it isn’t open yet. Check before you go.
LCG lists only City of Lafayette and unincorporated parish residents. Ask the City of Youngsville.
No. LCG does not take commercial or business waste at the event or the new center.
October 12, 2026 (peer-checked the same day): read LCG’s Household Hazardous Waste Day page (no dates; city and unincorporated parish only; paint accepted), the September 2025 notice for the November 22, 2025 event, the EQCC page, the July 2025 EQCC groundbreaking release, the July 2026 Know Before You Throw PDF, the bulky items page, Lafayette Habitat ReStore’s page, and DEQ’s parish recycling list. LCG’s news feed shows no 2026 hazardous waste day notice. One search result claimed a September 12, 2026 event at Dugas Road; the live LCG page shows no dates and we found no notice, so we left it out. Local radio reported a May 31, 2025 event at the Northgate Mall lot; we left it out because we found no live LCG page for it. Phone conflict: LCG’s current pages give 337-291-8529 for the Environmental Quality Division; the November 2025 notice gave 337-291-5637, which DEQ’s list shows as the recycling line. Dried latex: an old LCG booklet hosted by DEQ said latex could be dried and put out with the garbage, but it names a former hauler, so we no longer rely on it. Not found: a current LCG rule on dried latex, the EQCC opening date, the ReStore’s paint policy, and rules for Broussard, Youngsville, Scott and Carencro. Update when LCG sets a date or opens the EQCC.
Checked October 12, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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