Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Ann Arbor.
705 N Zeeb Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
PaintCare’s listing says registration opens 30 days before each date. The site is behind the parking lot between the Washtenaw County Road Commission and Scio Township Hall. Staff close for 30 minutes after thunder or lightning, and may cancel the rest of a Saturday in bad weather.
10843 W Five Mile Rd, Northville, MI 48168
The county says some map apps can’t find the building. Navigate to GFL Environmental at 10599 W Five Mile Rd, then follow the HHW Center signs. It sits in the Arbor Hills landfill complex just west of Napier Road.
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.
705 N Zeeb Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
10843 W Five Mile Rd, Northville, MI 48168
13040 Merriman Rd, Livonia, MI 48150
13040 Merriman Rd, Livonia, MI 48150
21000 Northline Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Don’t book a slot for it. The county won’t take dried latex. Put the can in your household trash with the lid off.
The county’s remaining Saturdays are October 17, November 7 and November 21, 2026. If that doesn’t fit, book a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday at the Five Mile Road center. Both are free if you live in Washtenaw County.
Bring them. The county takes oil paint liquid or dry, plus rags soaked with it, and paint that contains lead.
Use the weekday center, which allows up to 50 gallons per load. Keep each can at 5 gallons or less and pack them in one layer.
Book a free Washtenaw County Home Toxics appointment: Saturdays at 705 N. Zeeb Rd. (next dates October 17, November 7 and November 21, 2026) or Tuesday–Thursday at 10843 W. Five Mile Rd. near Northville. Liquid latex and all oil-based paint are taken. Dried latex goes in your household trash with the lid off.
Ann Arbor sends paint to Washtenaw County’s free Home Toxics program. You book a Saturday slot on Zeeb Road or a weekday slot at the county’s center near Northville. The county only takes latex that is still liquid; dried latex goes in your trash.
The Zeeb Road Saturday collections run April through November. The county’s remaining 2026 dates are October 17, November 7 and November 21 (October 3 has passed). Registration is required, and PaintCare’s listing says it opens 30 days before each date.
The county’s HHW Center at 10843 W. Five Mile Rd. in Salem Township takes appointments Tuesday through Thursday. Map apps sometimes miss it: set GFL Environmental, 10599 W. Five Mile Rd., then follow the signs.
The county takes latex only while it’s still liquid. If a can is empty or the paint has dried, put it in your household trash with the lid off. To dry a small amount faster, mix in clay cat litter or cement mix.
Oil-based paint is accepted liquid or dry, and so are rags soaked with it. Paint with lead is accepted too.
Staff close for 30 minutes after thunder or lightning and close during National Weather Service warnings. On a bad-weather Saturday they may cancel the rest of the event.
Michigan has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don’t take paint back for free. Recycle Ann Arbor says its Drop-Off Station at 2950 E. Ellsworth Rd. does not take latex paint and sends it to Home Toxics. Michigan EGLE suggests giving usable paint to neighbors, churches, parks or nonprofit housing groups.
Keep paint in its original labeled cans. If you moved paint to another container, label it and use a screw-top lid. Nothing over 5 gallons. Pack cans upright in a box in your trunk, one layer if you can. Staff unload the boxes and give them back.
Full preparation checklist →To Washtenaw County’s Home Toxics Center at 705 N. Zeeb Rd. on select Saturdays, or the HHW Center at 10843 W. Five Mile Rd., Northville, Tuesday through Thursday. Both need an appointment and are free for county residents.
Only once it’s dry. The county says to put empty or dried-out cans in your household trash with the lids off. Liquid latex goes to Home Toxics.
The county lists October 17, November 7 and November 21, 2026 as its remaining Saturdays. Check the county page for the 2027 dates after that. Book ahead; walk-ins aren’t accepted.
The weekday center allows up to 50 gallons per load. Neither site takes containers bigger than 5 gallons.
No. The county doesn’t accept waste from businesses, government or other organizations.
October 7, 2026: read Washtenaw County’s household hazardous waste page (locations, remaining 2026 dates, accepted, unaccepted and packing rules, weather policy); the City of Ann Arbor home toxics and drop-off pages; the City of Northville page on the HHW Center; Michigan EGLE’s household hazardous waste pages; and PaintCare’s locator data for both county sites. The county page doesn’t print weekday hours or say “free”; the city page and PaintCare’s listing say it’s free with donations welcome. The 30-day registration window comes from PaintCare’s listing only. Peer review (October 7, 2026) opened Recycle Ann Arbor’s A-Z latex paint entry, which says latex is not accepted at the Drop-Off Station or Recovery Yard; we did not confirm the Drop-Off Station’s current oil-based paint policy (its search page was behind a bot check). We did not call any site.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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