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5 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store0.6 mi
- Skowhegan Transfer StationPaint store1 mi
- Quinn True Value HardwarePaint store1.1 mi
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Skowhegan Recycling & Transfer Station (PaintCare site)
29 Transfer Station Drive, Skowhegan, ME 04976
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, primer, stain and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons, per PaintCare. PaintCare says this site also takes empty paint containers. The town's own transfer station page doesn't list paint at all.
- Who can use it
- Skowhegan households only, per PaintCare. No businesses.
- Hours
- Tuesday–Saturday, 7 a.m.–3:45 p.m., per the town and PaintCare. Closed on New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Patriots Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
- Load limits
- 10 gallons per visit, per PaintCare. That is double the 5-gallon limit at the Skowhegan stores.
- Fees
- Paint drop-off is free under PaintCare. You need a 2026–2027 transfer station sticker on your vehicle: $10 per vehicle, sold at the transfer station or the Town Clerk's Office. Bring a current vehicle registration.
No spray cans, thinner, or unlabeled or leaking containers. The town lists 207-474-6918 for the facility; PaintCare and the town's 2023 hazardous waste flyer give 207-474-6904. Ask about paint when you buy your sticker, since the town's page doesn't mention it.
Quinn True Value Hardware, Waterville Road (PaintCare site)
125 Waterville Road, Skowhegan, ME 04976
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, primer, stain and varnish in original labeled containers up to 5 gallons.
- Who can use it
- Maine households and businesses, per PaintCare. You don't have to live in Skowhegan.
- Hours
- Store hours, per PaintCare. Call ahead to check hours and room for your load.
- Load limits
- 5 gallons per visit.
- Fees
- Free for paint PaintCare covers. No sticker needed.
No spray cans, thinner, or unlabeled, leaking or empty containers. Sherwin-Williams at 257 Madison Avenue is the other Skowhegan store on PaintCare's list.
5 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Skowhegan.
5 paint stores and 0 hazardous waste sites, closest first. Paint stores take house paint, stain and varnish, usually up to a set amount per visit. Hazardous waste sites also take chemicals like thinner, but some only serve local residents. Call before you go.
Rules most stores here share
Who: Households and Businesses in Maine
Hours: Paint is accepted during regular business hours. Call ahead for hours and to make sure the store can accept the amount and type of paint you would like to recycle.
Products: This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site does not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking or empty.
Each listing below shows only what’s different, plus its limit.
Sherwin-Williams
0.6 mi257 Madison Ave, Skowhegan, ME 04976
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Skowhegan Transfer Station
1 mi29 Transfer Station Dr, Skowhegan, ME 04976
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Skowhegan
- Hours
- Tuesday - Saturday 7am - 3:45pm
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
- Products
- This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site does not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking. This site will accept empty containers.
Quinn True Value Hardware
1.1 mi125 Waterville Rd, Skowhegan, ME 04976
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Campbells Ace Hardware
8.5 mi66 Main St, Madison, ME 04950
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Solon Transfer Station
11.5 mi1483 River Rd, Solon, ME 04979
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Solon
- Hours
- Wednesday 10am-2pm, Saturday & Sunday, 8am-4pm
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
- Products
- This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site does not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking. This site will accept empty 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 Skowhegan cleanout?4
You live in Skowhegan and are clearing a garage
Get a $10 sticker, then take up to 10 gallons of house paint to the transfer station Tuesday–Saturday. Empty cans can go too. Leftover thinner waits for 2027's hazardous waste day.
You're a painter working jobs around Skowhegan
The transfer station is for households. Take up to 5 gallons per visit to Quinn True Value or Sherwin-Williams, which take paint from businesses. With 100 gallons or more saved up, ask PaintCare for a pickup.
You missed the October 3 collection and have pesticides and solvents
Store them safely until Skowhegan's 2027 day, or drive to AVCOG's Lewiston depot on one of its set Saturdays (May to October) and pay $50 per 5-gallon unit. Maine DEP says the Lewiston depot and Riverside in Portland take household waste from any Maine resident.
You have spray paint cans
None of Skowhegan's PaintCare sites take aerosols. Hold them for a hazardous waste day.
Skowhegan rules and tips4
THE LOCAL ANSWER
If you live in Skowhegan and have a dump sticker, take up to 10 gallons of house paint to the transfer station at 29 Transfer Station Drive, Tuesday–Saturday, 7 a.m.–3:45 p.m. No sticker, or not a Skowhegan resident? Use Quinn True Value on Waterville Road or Sherwin-Williams on Madison Avenue (5 gallons a visit). Thinner and other chemicals wait for a 2027 hazardous waste day, or go to the Lewiston depot (set Saturdays, May to October) or Riverside in Portland (first Saturdays, April to November) for a fee.
Skowhegan, the Somerset County seat on the Kennebec, has its own paint drop-off at the town transfer station on Transfer Station Drive. PaintCare lists it for Skowhegan households, with a 10-gallon limit per visit. Two stores in town, Quinn True Value and Sherwin-Williams, take 5 gallons from anyone in Maine. Skowhegan's 2026 hazardous waste day, shared with Madison and Canaan, was October 3 and has passed.
The sticker is the catch at the transfer station
Every vehicle needs a 2026–2027 Skowhegan sticker: $10, one per vehicle, sold at the transfer station or the Town Clerk's Office at 225 Water Street. Bring your vehicle registration. PaintCare lists the site for Skowhegan households only, so contractors and people from other towns should use a store.
10 gallons here, 5 at the stores
PaintCare gives the transfer station a 10-gallon limit per visit, twice the store limit. It also takes empty paint cans, which the stores won't. For a basement full of cans, one trip to Transfer Station Drive beats several trips to Waterville Road.
The October 3 hazardous waste day has passed
KVCOG's 2026 schedule had Skowhegan, Madison and Canaan sharing one collection at the transfer station on October 3, 9 a.m.–noon. For the 2023 day, Skowhegan required you to register at the Town Office first and gave you an arrival time. Watch for the 2027 date.
Fairfield and Norridgewock are on different lists
KVCOG set Fairfield's 2026 hazardous waste day, shared with Winslow, Oakland and others, for Saturday, October 17, 2026, 8 a.m.–noon, at Winslow Public Works. KVCOG's 2026 schedule doesn't list Norridgewock. Check with your own town office before driving to Skowhegan.
Free pickup programs and other options
Sherwin-Williams, 257 Madison Avenue, also takes 5 gallons per visit. Campbell's Ace Hardware on Main Street in Madison is on PaintCare's list too. Solon's transfer station takes paint from Solon households. Waterville has a Sherwin-Williams on Main Street and an Aubuchon on Kennedy Memorial Drive. For chemicals, AVCOG's Environmental Depot at 424 River Road in Lewiston is open to any Maine resident on set Saturdays from May to October, 8–11:45 a.m. Towns outside its region, like Skowhegan, pay $50 per unit (5 gallons or 20 pounds), cash or check. Its last 2026 date was set for Saturday, October 17, 2026; check AVCOG's page for 2027 dates. With 100 gallons or more, ask PaintCare about a free pickup.
Getting your paint ready
Keep paint in its original labeled cans with tight lids, and set any spray cans or thinner aside, since none of the paint sites take them. Put your sticker on before you head to the transfer station. Call a store first if you're bringing a full 5 gallons.
Full preparation checklist →Skowhegan questions4
Does the Skowhegan dump take paint?
Yes, according to PaintCare: house paint, stain and varnish from Skowhegan households, up to 10 gallons a visit, Tuesday–Saturday. The town's own page doesn't mention paint, so ask at the gate if you're unsure.
I live in Madison or Canaan. Can I use the Skowhegan transfer station for paint?
PaintCare lists the station for Skowhegan households only. Madison has its own PaintCare store, Campbell's Ace on Main Street, and Skowhegan's two stores take paint from anyone in Maine.
When is the next hazardous waste day in Skowhegan?
The 2026 day was October 3 and has passed. No 2027 date has been posted. Until then, the Lewiston depot (set Saturdays, May to October; $50 per unit for outside towns) and Riverside in Portland (first Saturdays, April to November) take chemicals from any Maine resident.
Can I just dry out latex paint and throw it away?
Skowhegan's town pages don't say. Since liquid latex is free at the transfer station and the stores, recycling it is the simpler choice.
Sources and how we checked10
On October 16, 2026 we read Skowhegan's transfer station page and its 2023 hazardous waste flyer, KVCOG's 2026 collection schedule, AVCOG's Lewiston depot page, Maine DEP's household hazardous waste page and PaintCare's Maine page and locator data. The paint details for the transfer station (10 gallons, households only, empty cans) come only from PaintCare; the town's page doesn't mention paint. The town lists 207-474-6918; PaintCare lists 207-474-6904. The town lists 207-474-6918 as the facility number and 207-612-2002 for the supervisor's office. We didn't find a 2026 registration notice for the October 3 day, or a town rule on drying latex. We didn't check store capacity.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Town of Skowhegan: Recycling & Transfer Station (hours, stickers) ↗Town of Skowhegan: 2023 hazardous waste day flyer (PDF) ↗KVCOG household hazardous waste (2026 town collection schedule) ↗AVCOG household hazardous waste (Lewiston Environmental Depot, 2026 dates and fees) ↗Maine DEP: household hazardous waste ↗Maine DEP: paint stewardship program ↗PaintCare Maine ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare accepted and excluded products ↗PaintCare large-volume pickup ↗
