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23 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
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Baltimore City DPW household hazardous waste days — Sisson Street
2840 Sisson Street, Baltimore, MD 21211
- Accepts
- Oil paint, thinner, turpentine, varnish, stain, solvents and other household chemicals on the city list. Not latex paint.
- Who can use it
- Baltimore City residents only. Businesses must use a private company. No commercial vehicles.
- Hours
- Set Friday–Saturday pairs only, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Left in 2026 as of October 6: November 6–7 and December 4–5. October 2–3 has passed.
- Load limits
- No paint limit posted. Bring paint in the original labeled can. Unmarked or leaking containers are turned away.
- Fees
- No fee listed for city residents.
On regular days the Sisson Street drop-off center says no paint or solvents. A March 2026 task-force vote lets the city sell the site and move these days. Check the DPW page before each trip. No gasoline, kerosene, acids or ammunition.
Clean Harbors Environmental Services — PaintCare household drop-off
1910 Russell Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, stain and varnish, in containers up to 5 gallons.
- Who can use it
- Households only. No businesses.
- Hours
- PaintCare's map lists household drop-off Tuesdays, Thursdays and the third Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. The next third Saturday is October 17, 2026.
- Load limits
- Up to 200 gallons per visit, per PaintCare. Nearby stores take 5–10.
- Fees
- Free for paint PaintCare covers.
Only PaintCare's map lists this site, with phone 585-245-4522; the phone above is PaintCare's Maryland hotline. Call before hauling a big load. No spray cans or empty, leaking or unlabeled containers.
The Loading Dock — reuse center and PaintCare site
2 North Kresson Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, stain and varnish, in containers up to 5 gallons.
- Who can use it
- Households and very small businesses, per PaintCare.
- Hours
- Business hours, PaintCare says. The Loading Dock posts hours on its blog; call first.
- Load limits
- 5 gallons per visit.
- Fees
- Free for paint PaintCare covers.
PaintCare marks it as a reuse site. The Loading Dock's own homepage says nothing about paint. No spray cans, solvents, thinners, or unlabeled, leaking or empty cans. Call first to check they have room.
Baltimore County Central Acceptance Facility (Baltimore County residents only)
201 West Warren Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030
- Accepts
- Household paint, chemicals, pesticides, motor oil, gasoline and other household hazardous waste on the county list. PaintCare lists latex and oil-based paint here.
- Who can use it
- Baltimore County households only. Baltimore City has its own program.
- Hours
- Monday–Saturday, 7 a.m.–4 p.m. Enter on Drop Off Drive, off Warren Road. Some map apps put it on the wrong side of York Road.
- Load limits
- 20 gallons of household paint per visit. Up to 10 free visits a year.
- Fees
- Free for county residents, up to 10 visits a year.
The only one of the county's three drop-off sites that takes paint. White Marsh and Halethorpe take oil, antifreeze, bulbs and batteries, not paint. A "Baltimore, MD" address can be city or county.
23 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Baltimore.
23 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 Maryland
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
0.9 mi11 S Central Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
Federal Hill Ace Hardware
1.7 mi1214 Light St, Baltimore, MD 21230
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
Waverly Ace Hardware
1.9 mi601 E Homestead St, Baltimore, MD 21218
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Canton Ace Hardware
2.2 mi1022 Binney St, Baltimore, MD 21224
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
Clean Harbors Environmental Services
2.3 mi1910 Russell St, Baltimore, MD 21230
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Maryland
- Hours
- Households only. Every Tuesday and Thursday plus the 3rd Saturday of the month from 9 am - 2 pm.
- Limits
- Limit: 200 gallons per visit.
The Loading Dock
2.7 mi2 N Kresson St, Baltimore, MD 21224
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Maryland
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
3.5 mi4625 Falls Rd, Baltimore, MD 21209
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
PPG Paints
4.8 mi3601 Commerce Dr Ste 105, Baltimore, MD 21227
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
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Sherwin-Williams
7 mi1524 E Joppa Rd Spc D, Towson, MD 21286
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
7.4 mi7927 Belair Rd B, Baltimore, MD 21236
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
7.8 mi919 Reisterstown Rd, Baltimore, MD 21208
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
7.8 mi8824 Waltham Woods Rd, Parkville, MD 21234
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
8.1 mi6425 Baltimore National Pike Ste B, Catonsville, MD 21228
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
9 mi8655 Belair Rd, Baltimore, MD 21236
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
McCormick Paints
9 mi1809 Reisterstown Rd Ste 139, Pikesville, MD 21208
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
9.4 mi1934 York Rd, Timonium, MD 21093
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
9.7 mi7566 Ritchie Hwy, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
9.8 mi2139 Greenspring Dr, Timonium, MD 21093
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
McCormick Paints
10.5 mi9484 Deereco Rd, Timonium, MD 21093
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
10.7 mi6650 Santa Barbara Rd Ste B, Elkridge, MD 21075
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
11.3 mi11521 Wakefield St, Middle River, MD 21220
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
11.6 mi6785 Business Pkwy Ste 105, Elkridge, MD 21075
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
11.8 mi9235 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21042
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
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 Baltimore cleanout?4
A rowhouse basement with 40 gallons of mixed latex
Too much for a 5- or 10-gallon store visit. PaintCare's map lists Clean Harbors, 1910 Russell Street, for households: up to 200 gallons, Tuesdays, Thursdays and third Saturdays, 9–2. Only PaintCare lists it; call PaintCare first.
Oil-based stain plus turpentine and pesticides
Take it all to Sisson Street in one trip on a listed day. PaintCare stores can't take thinner, turpentine or pesticides; the city can. Bring city ID and original labeled containers.
You live in Baltimore County, but your address says Baltimore
Go to the Central Acceptance Facility, 201 West Warren Road, Cockeysville, Monday–Saturday 7–4, up to 20 gallons of paint. Don't take paint to White Marsh or Halethorpe; they don't take it.
Usable paint from a renovation
PaintCare lists The Loading Dock on North Kresson Street as a reuse drop-off, open to very small businesses too. Call before bringing more than 5 gallons.
Baltimore rules and tips4
THE LOCAL ANSWER
City residents: bring oil paint and thinner to Sisson Street on November 6–7 or December 4–5, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Latex goes to a PaintCare site. Baltimore County residents use Cockeysville, up to 20 gallons a visit.
Baltimore City and Baltimore County have separate programs. City hazardous waste days at Sisson Street take oil paint, not latex. City latex goes to a PaintCare site; one on Russell Street takes up to 200 gallons from households.
Check which Baltimore you live in
Towson, Parkville, Catonsville and Dundalk have "Baltimore, MD" addresses but are in the county. City residents use Sisson Street. County residents use the Central Acceptance Facility in Cockeysville, up to 20 gallons of paint, Monday–Saturday. Neither serves the other.
The city has no place for latex
The city's hazardous waste list names oil paint, thinner, turpentine and stain, not latex. Everyday drop-off centers, Sisson Street included, say no paint. PaintCare has run in Maryland since April 1, 2026, so city latex goes to a PaintCare store, The Loading Dock or Russell Street.
Plan around two days a month
DPW's July 2026 list has Friday–Saturday pairs through December. October 2–3 has passed; November 6–7 and December 4–5 are left. Older pages say "June through December" or "April to October." Go by the dated list.
Sisson Street may move
In March 2026 a task force voted to let the city sell the site if other sites get upgrades, and to move the hazardous waste days. No new site was named when we checked. Look at the DPW page before any 2027 trip.
Free pickup programs and other options
Canton Ace (1022 Binney Street), Federal Hill Ace (1214 Light Street) and Sherwin-Williams (11 S Central Avenue) take 10 gallons per visit; most other PaintCare stores take 5. With 100+ gallons, ask PaintCare for free pickup. For hazardous waste the city won't take, DPW points to Maryland Recycles' list of private companies; some charge.
Getting your paint ready
Sort cans three ways: oil-based, latex, and solvents or spray cans. Keep labels on; Sisson Street and PaintCare both refuse unlabeled containers. For city days, bring proof of a city address and use a personal vehicle.
Full preparation checklist →Baltimore questions4
Can I bring latex paint to a Baltimore City drop-off center?
No. Drop-off centers say no paint, and the hazardous waste days take oil paint but not latex. Use a PaintCare site.
I live in Towson. Can I use Sisson Street?
No. Towson is in Baltimore County, and Sisson Street is for city residents only. Use the county's Cockeysville site (20 gallons of paint per visit) or a PaintCare site.
Is there a hazardous waste day in October 2026?
No. October 2–3 has already passed. The 2026 dates left are November 6–7 and December 4–5, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Can my contractor use the city's hazardous waste days?
No. DPW sends businesses to private companies and turns away commercial vehicles. Many PaintCare sites take business paint, with limits on oil-based products. PaintCare picks up 100+ gallons.
Sources and how we checked13
We checked city DPW pages (dates updated July 27, 2026), Baltimore County's drop-off page, the state environment department's (MDE) county table, PaintCare's October 6 map data and Baltimore Brew's task-force report. MDE gives an April–October season; the city guide says June–December. We used DPW's dated list. Only PaintCare's map lists Clean Harbors' schedule and 200-gallon limit; we didn't use its 585 phone number. The Loading Dock's own site doesn't confirm its hours or paint rules. Sisson Street's next location is unknown.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Baltimore City DPW household hazardous waste dates (updated July 27, 2026) ↗Baltimore City DPW drop-off center rules ↗Baltimore Brew: Sisson Street Task Force vote (March 2026) ↗Baltimore County drop-off centers and household paint limit ↗PaintCare Maryland program ↗PaintCare Maryland launch announcement (April 1, 2026 start) ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare product eligibility ↗PaintCare business limits ↗PaintCare large-volume pickup ↗The Loading Dock building-materials reuse center ↗Maryland Department of the Environment: county household hazardous waste programs ↗Maryland Department of the Environment: producer responsibility and paint stewardship ↗
