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- Ruston Hazardous Waste Material CollectionHazardous waste site0.3 mi
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City of Ruston Hazardous Household Waste Day (Public Works Complex, 2609 S. Farmerville St.)
2609 S Farmerville St, Ruston, LA 71270
- Accepts
- Paint, chemicals in their original labeled containers and aerosol cans, plus computers, printers, TVs, phones, fluorescent bulbs, batteries, appliances, furniture, tires, paper, cardboard, plastic bags and water bottles. The city doesn't say whether it means latex, oil-based or both.
- Who can use it
- The city's pages don't state a residency rule. PaintCare's locator, which lists Louisiana sites for information only, says households only, in Ruston. The city also sells garbage and recycling service outside city limits, but doesn't say whether those customers can use the hazardous waste day.
- Hours
- Second Saturday of every month, 8:30-11:30 a.m. The same complex is open Monday-Thursday 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Friday 7-11 a.m. for very large recycling items, but the city lists paint only for the Saturday collection.
- Load limits
- Ten cans of paint, chemicals and aerosols. The city doesn't say whether that is 10 in all or 10 of each type. Five tires per person, per vehicle, per day, without rims. No Styrofoam. PaintCare's locator listing says empty, dry or leaking paint cans aren't taken.
- Fees
- No fee is posted on the city's pages.
For questions, the city's solid waste pages give the Public Works Complex number, 318-242-7703. PaintCare's locator gives 318-242-7700. The city's main line is 318-251-8621.
1 paint drop-off site within 12 miles of Ruston.
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.
Ruston Hazardous Waste Material Collection
0.3 mi2609 Farmerville St, Ruston, LA 71270
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Ruston
- Hours
- The 2nd Saturday of each month. Hours: 8:30 am - 11:30 am.
- Limits
- Maximum 10 Cans of Paint, Chemicals, Aerosol.
- Products
- This site does not accept empty, dry or leaking paint containers.
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Which option fits your Ruston cleanout?4
You have four old gallons and two spray cans
That's six of your 10 cans. Bring them on the next second Saturday, 8:30-11:30 a.m., in their original cans.
You're cleaning out a parent's house with 25 cans
That's over the city's 10-can listing. Call 318-242-7703 to ask how to handle it, or bring 10 a month across several second Saturdays.
You live in the parish and use the boom truck
Leave paint out of the pile; the parish won't pick it up. Ask the city at 318-242-7703 whether you can use its hazardous waste day, since PaintCare's locator lists it for Ruston households.
You're a painting contractor
PaintCare's locator lists Ruston's collection as households only, and the city doesn't mention businesses. The parish landfill prohibits hazardous waste. You'll need a hazardous waste company.
Ruston rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Bring up to 10 cans of paint to the City of Ruston's Hazardous Household Waste Day at the Public Works Complex, 2609 S. Farmerville St., on the second Saturday of any month from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Keep paint in its original labeled can. Questions go to Public Works at 318-242-7703.
This guide is for Ruston, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish. The City of Ruston holds a Hazardous Household Waste Day on the second Saturday of every month, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., at its Public Works Complex, 2609 S. Farmerville St. You can bring up to 10 cans of paint, chemicals and aerosols. Louisiana has no PaintCare program, but among the Louisiana sites PaintCare's locator lists for information, this is the only monthly hazardous waste day.
Second Saturday, 8:30 to 11:30, ten cans
The city lists '10 cans of paint, chemicals, aerosol' for its monthly collection day. It doesn't say whether that's 10 in total or 10 of each, so if you have more, split it across two months or call Public Works at 318-242-7703 first.
Weekday hours are for recycling, not paint
The Public Works Complex takes very large recycling items Monday-Thursday 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Friday 7-11 a.m. The city lists paint only for the second-Saturday hazardous waste day, so don't bring paint on a weekday unless Public Works tells you to.
One trip can clear a garage
The same Saturday takes computers, TVs, phones, fluorescent bulbs, batteries, appliances, furniture, up to five tires without rims, paper, cardboard, plastic bags and water bottles. Keep chemicals in their original labeled containers. Styrofoam isn't taken.
The parish won't haul or bury paint
Outside city limits, the Lincoln Parish Police Jury's monthly boom truck pickup (book at 318-251-5159) says no hazardous material such as paint, oil or batteries. The parish landfill takes only construction debris, wood waste and yard waste from Lincoln Parish and prohibits hazardous waste.
Rare in Louisiana
Louisiana has no PaintCare program, but PaintCare's locator lists some Louisiana sites for information. Among them, Ruston's is the only monthly household hazardous waste day. The others are one-day parish or city events, a Habitat for Humanity listing in Baton Rouge and a New Orleans program that takes latex only.
Free pickup programs and other options
Louisiana has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back. In Ruston, the monthly city collection is the main option. Louisiana DEQ's statewide recycling list has a City of Ruston entry, but it covers curbside recycling only and points back to the city's Ruston Recycles page. The city doesn't say whether dried latex can go in the garbage container; it says only household garbage goes in. Ask Public Works at 318-242-7703 before trashing any paint. Usable paint can go to a neighbor, school or church.
Getting your paint ready
Count your cans before you go; the city's limit is 10 cans of paint, chemicals and aerosols. Keep paint in its original can with the lid tight and the label on. Leave empty, dried-out or leaking cans at home, since PaintCare's listing says they aren't taken. Set cans upright in a box so they don't tip on the way to S. Farmerville St.
Full preparation checklist →Ruston questions5
When is Ruston's hazardous waste day?
Every second Saturday of the month, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., at 2609 S. Farmerville St.
How many cans of paint can I bring?
The city lists 10 cans of paint, chemicals and aerosols. Call 318-242-7703 if you have more.
Does Ruston take oil-based paint and latex?
The city just says 'paint' and doesn't split latex from oil-based. Call Public Works at 318-242-7703 if you need to be sure.
I live outside Ruston city limits. Can I go?
The city doesn't say. PaintCare's locator lists it for Ruston households. Call 318-242-7703 before you go.
Will the parish pick up paint with my bulk trash?
No. Lincoln Parish's boom truck policy says it won't pick up paint, oil or batteries.
Sources and how we checked7
October 16, 2026: read the City of Ruston Solid Waste Collection and Ruston Recycles pages, the Lincoln Parish Police Jury landfill, dumpster and boom truck pages, Louisiana DEQ's recyclers list (its City of Ruston entry covers curbside recycling only) and PaintCare's locator data. Unresolved: the city never says whether it takes latex, oil-based or both; whether the 10-can limit is total or per type; whether people outside city limits can use the day (PaintCare's locator, which lists Louisiana sites for information only, says Ruston households); whether dried latex may go in city garbage; PaintCare lists 318-242-7700 while the city's pages use 318-242-7703. The city's page gives the rule (second Saturday) but no list of dates, so we don't list specific dates.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
City of Ruston: Solid Waste Collection ↗City of Ruston: Ruston Recycles ↗Lincoln Parish Police Jury: boom truck services (residential bulk pickup policy) ↗Lincoln Parish Police Jury: Landfill ↗Lincoln Parish Police Jury: Dumpsters ↗Louisiana DEQ: recycling resources and recyclers by parish ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
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