Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Springfield.
70 Tapley Street, Springfield, MA 01104
Call 413-736-3111 (311) for an appointment. You may need to leave your name, phone number and address; someone calls back to schedule. This is the DPW yard on Tapley Street, listed by the city as a new location.
190 East Main Street (Route 20), Westfield, MA 01085
Private and paid. It is the only place in the Springfield–Northampton area we found that takes paint every week. Call 866-769-1621 to check prices before you go.
2 paint stores and 3 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.
85 Freshwater Blvd, Enfield, CT 06082
190 E Main, Westfield, MA 01085
5 Vision Blvd, Somers, CT 06071
127 Egypt Rd, Somers, CT 06071
6 Stanton Rd, Windsor Locks, CT 06096
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Leave cans a quarter full or less open to dry for a few days. Mix hardener, kitty litter or shredded paper into fuller ones. When it’s solid, bag the can and lid and put them in your barrel, a few at a time.
There are no city days left in 2026. You can store it safely until 2027 dates are posted, or pay to drop it at Veolia in Westfield on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday. Oil-based paint there is $3.00 a pound.
Veolia will quote a home pickup for any Massachusetts address. Call 866-769-1621 or fill out its form; you pay the quote before pickup is scheduled.
Don’t throw it out. The DPW suggests schools, religious groups, community groups and theater groups, which often take unopened cans, especially white.
Let latex paint dry hard (add hardener or kitty litter to fuller cans), then bag the can and lid for your trash barrel; Springfield, Massachusetts, crews leave liquid paint behind. The city’s free 2026 hazardous waste days for oil-based paint are all over. For oil-based paint now, Veolia’s paid center at 190 East Main Street in Westfield is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
This guide is for Springfield, Massachusetts, in Hampden County. The city’s DPW holds free hazardous waste days at 70 Tapley Street for oil-based paint, but all of its 2026 days are over. Latex paint never goes there: dry it and put it in your trash barrel. For oil-based paint before 2027, the nearest weekly option is Veolia’s paid center in Westfield.
Springfield DPW says collection crews will leave liquid or soft paint behind. Cans a quarter full or less dry in a few days with the lid off. For fuller cans, mix in paint hardener, kitty litter, wood chips or shredded paper. Put the dry can and lid in a plastic bag in your trash barrel.
The city reminds you that trash barrels must weigh under 45 pounds. Don’t put many dried paint cans out in one week.
Springfield held six depot days in 2026: April 18, May 16, June 13, August 15, August 22, and September 26, which was moved to October 3 because of the weather. All have passed. The city had not posted 2027 dates as of October 7, 2026.
Depot days are by appointment only. Call 413-736-3111, and leave your name, phone number and address; someone calls you back to schedule. It’s for Springfield households only, with a 10-gallon limit.
Springfield DPW suggests giving unopened cans, especially white paint, to schools, religious groups, community groups or theater groups, or to a neighbor.
Massachusetts has no PaintCare program, so there’s no free store take-back. The city says that if you can’t wait for a disposal day, you should call a licensed disposal company. Veolia’s Westfield center takes paint for a fee by the pound, and Veolia also quotes home pickups anywhere in Massachusetts.
Keep oil-based paint in the original labeled cans with tight lids and stay under 10 gallons for a city depot day. For latex, leave small amounts open in a well-aired spot until dry, or mix in hardener or kitty litter. Bag the dry can and its lid together for the trash.
Full preparation checklist →Yes, if it’s completely hard. Bag the dried can and lid. Crews will leave liquid or soft paint, and the barrel must weigh under 45 pounds.
There isn’t one left in 2026. The last was moved from September 26 to October 3. Watch the DPW hazardous waste page or call 311 for 2027 dates.
Springfield DPW, 70 Tapley Street. The city calls it a new location, so older flyers may show a different address.
No. Depot days are for Springfield households only. Veolia in Westfield takes paint from households in any Massachusetts town, for a fee.
No. The flyer says no businesses. Veolia takes waste from very small businesses registered with MassDEP that have an EPA ID number; call 866-769-1621 first.
October 7, 2026: read the Springfield DPW hazardous waste page, including its spring and fall 2026 depot flyers (posted as images), the DPW home page notice moving September 26 to October 3, 2026, and the DPW latex paint sheet. Also read Veolia’s hours, accepted-materials, price and pickup pages. The hazardous waste page text still says “6 annual” days and gives 736-3111; the flyers give 413-736-3111 and 70 Tapley Street. The DPW home page also still shows a 2025 schedule further down; we used the 2026 flyers. Not found: 2027 dates, whether Springfield residents can join neighboring towns’ events (Springfield is not on the Pioneer Valley reciprocal list), and what proof of residency the depot checks. No PaintCare or city paint reuse program found.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
