Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Detroit.
2000 E Ferry St, Detroit, MI
The site is near I-75 and I-94. No appointment is mentioned. If you have a large load, call 313-923-2240 first, since no limit is posted.
9555 Haggerty Rd, Belleville, MI 48111
The county moved this event. Its web page says “This event location has changed!” and the current flyer gives the Ted Scott Campus in Belleville. The older schedule and PaintCare’s locator still show the Downriver Campus in Taylor, so don’t go there. After October 10 there are no more 2026 county collections; watch the county page for the 2027 schedule.
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.
13040 Merriman Rd, Livonia, MI 48150
13040 Merriman Rd, Livonia, MI 48150
21000 Northline Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
43525 Elizabeth Rd, Mt. Clemens, MI 48043
705 N Zeeb Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Load them on a Thursday and drive to Ferry Street. It’s free, there’s no appointment listed, and paint is the first item on the city’s list. Bring something with your Detroit address.
Ferry Street won’t take you. Go to Wayne County’s October 10, 2026 collection in Belleville with ID showing a Wayne County address. If you miss it, call 734-326-5708 about a voucher for ERG’s Livonia site.
Both the city site and the county event take these. The county list names thinner, strippers, turpentine, varnish and aerosols. Keep each product in its own container and don’t mix them.
Neither site is for you. Detroit refuses commercial waste and Wayne County takes only household products. You’ll need a paid hazardous waste company.
If you live in Detroit, take paint to 2000 E. Ferry St. any Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., or on the fourth Saturday of the month; it’s free. Any Wayne County resident can also use the county’s free collection on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 9555 Haggerty Rd. in Belleville, the last one this year.
Detroit runs its own free hazardous waste drop-off on East Ferry Street for city residents. It’s open every Thursday and one Saturday a month, and paint is first on its list. Wayne County also holds one more free collection this year, on Saturday, October 10, 2026, in Belleville.
The Ferry Street site is open every Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Saturday option is only the fourth Saturday of the month, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The city doesn’t list the Saturday dates or holiday closures, so call 313-923-2240 before a Saturday trip, especially in late November and December.
The city says the site is for Detroit residents only. If you live in Dearborn, Hamtramck or another Wayne County city, use the county collection or the county voucher instead.
Wayne County holds four free collections a year. The 2026 dates in Allen Park, Dearborn and Westland have passed. The last is Saturday, October 10, 2026, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Wayne County Community College’s Ted Scott Campus, 9555 Haggerty Rd. in Belleville. The county moved it there from Taylor. Bring ID showing you live in Wayne County.
Wayne County gives each household one voucher to drop off household hazardous waste at ERG Environmental Services, 13040 Merriman Rd. in Livonia, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pick one up at 3600 Commerce Court, Building E, in Wayne, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Supplies are limited, so call 734-326-5708 first.
Michigan’s environment agency says never to pour paint into a storm drain or a home drain. Detroit’s site doesn’t take regular trash, so bring only the paint and chemicals.
Wayne County residents can get one voucher per household to use ERG Environmental Services, 13040 Merriman Rd., Livonia, weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vouchers come from 3600 Commerce Court, Building E, Wayne (734-326-5708), while supplies last. Michigan has no PaintCare program, so stores don’t take paint back for free. Michigan EGLE suggests giving usable paint to neighbors, churches, parks or nonprofit housing groups.
Keep paint in its original labeled cans with lids tight. Put the cans in a box in your trunk so they don’t tip. Separate paint from any sharps or medicines; the city wants pills in a zip-top bag and needles in a hard plastic container. Bring ID with your address.
Full preparation checklist →At the city’s household hazardous waste site, 2000 E. Ferry St., near I-75 and I-94. It’s free for Detroit residents on Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the fourth Saturday of each month, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The city’s list says “Paint & Paint Products” and doesn’t exclude latex. Call 313-923-2240 if you want to check before you go.
No. It’s for Detroit residents only. Use Wayne County’s October 10 collection in Belleville or ask the county for a voucher.
Yes, one: Saturday, October 10, 2026, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 9555 Haggerty Rd. in Belleville (moved from Taylor). It’s the last county collection of 2026. After that, use the county voucher for ERG in Livonia or wait for the 2027 dates.
No. The city site refuses commercial waste, and the county takes only household products from residents.
October 7, 2026: read the City of Detroit’s HHW facility page, its HHW information page (accepted and unaccepted items) and its recycling FAQ; Wayne County’s Environmental Services page, HHW program page, the current October 10, 2026 flyer (Belleville, Ted Scott Campus; the page notes the location changed), the 2026 voucher flyer and the 2026 schedule posted by Redford Township (which still shows Taylor); Michigan EGLE’s household hazardous waste pages; and PaintCare’s locator data, which still lists the old Taylor location (Michigan has no PaintCare program). The city doesn’t say whether latex is treated differently, what ID it checks, which Saturdays fall on holidays, or any quantity limit; we don’t list specific Saturday dates because the city doesn’t publish them. Detroit’s pages give no advice on drying latex for the trash, so we didn’t add any. The voucher flyer names ERG Environmental Services, 13040 Merriman Rd., Livonia (weekdays 9 a.m.–5 p.m.). We did not call any site.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
