Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Holland.
14053 Quincy St, Holland, MI 49424
The county says no appointment is needed for households. Holland homes on the Allegan County side of the city can use Allegan County's program instead (see the Allegan County Health Department card).
16850 Comstock Ave, Grand Haven, MI 49417
Useful if you can't make a Tuesday or Thursday in Holland. The Georgetown center in Jenison (6693 Roger Dr) also opens the 1st Saturday of each month, 8–11 a.m.
3255 122nd Ave, Suite 200, Allegan, MI 49010
It is in the city of Allegan, so call before you drive down. Allegan County's three 2026 drive-through events (May 16 in Wayland, June 13 in Fennville, October 3 in Otsego) are over, and its calendar shows no more.
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.
14053 Quincy St, Holland, MI 49424
6693 Roger Dr, Jenison, MI 49428
3255 122nd Ave Ste 200, Allegan, MI 49010
16850 Comstock Ave, Grand Haven, MI 49417
15600 68th Ave, Coopersville, MI 49404
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Drive it to Quincy Street on a Tuesday or Thursday. Lids on, nothing bigger than 5 gallons.
Allegan County lists you as able to use its program. Call 269-686-4559 or email resourcerecovery@allegancounty.org for an appointment at the Health Department in Allegan. No more 2026 events are on its calendar.
Ottawa County residents can use the Grand Haven center on the 3rd Saturday or the Jenison center on the 1st Saturday of the month, 8–11 a.m.
Call RepcoLite, which the city's finder says takes latex for a fee, or Gemmen's Hardware in Hudsonville, which reblends good latex (ask about cost). Or ask the Riley Street ReStore if it can resell unopened cans.
If you live on the Ottawa County side of Holland, take oil-based paint, stain and spray cans to the county center at 14053 Quincy St. any Tuesday or Thursday, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. It's free, with no appointment. On the Allegan County side, call 269-686-4559 to book a free drop-off in Allegan. Neither county takes latex, so dry it and put it in the trash.
In Holland, Michigan, oil-based paint goes free to Ottawa County's Environmental Sustainability Center at 14053 Quincy St., open Tuesdays and Thursdays with no appointment. The city sits in two counties, though. Allegan County lets City of Holland residents use its appointment-only drop-off in Allegan. Neither county takes latex paint at its events or centers. Ottawa County says to dry it and put it in the trash.
Holland sits on the line between Ottawa and Allegan counties. Ottawa County's centers are free for Ottawa County residents. Allegan County lists City of Holland and Laketown Township residents as able to use its own program.
The Holland center at 14053 Quincy St. is open Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Households need no appointment. Bring oil-based paint, stain, thinner and spray cans in containers no bigger than 5 gallons, with lids on.
The Holland center has no weekend hours. Ottawa County's Grand Haven center (16850 Comstock Ave.) opens the 3rd Saturday of each month, 8–11 a.m. The Georgetown center in Jenison (6693 Roger Dr.) opens the 1st Saturday, 8–11 a.m.
Allegan County takes household hazardous waste by appointment at its Health Department, 3255 122nd Ave. in Allegan. Call 269-686-4559 or email resourcerecovery@allegancounty.org. Its 2026 drive-through events in Wayland, Fennville and Otsego are over.
Ottawa County says latex may be dried and put in your regular trash. The City of Holland's recycling finder also lists RepcoLite at 473 W. 17th St. and 701 E. Lakewood Blvd. as taking latex for a fee. RepcoLite's own site doesn't mention it, so call the store first (RepcoLite lists 616-396-5213 for 17th Street and 616-393-0025 for Lakewood). Paint cans don't go in the curbside recycling cart.
Michigan has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don't take paint back for free. The city's recycling finder lists a few latex options. RepcoLite in Holland and Allendale True Value take latex for a fee. Gemmen's Hardware in Hudsonville reblends liquid, never-frozen latex into recycled paint; the finder says to contact the store for costs. These listings come only from the city's finder, so confirm prices and rules with each store. The same finder lists the Habitat for Humanity ReStore at 12727 Riley St. as taking stain and paint for resale. Ask before bringing opened cans.
For Ottawa County, keep each container 5 gallons or smaller, close every lid, and put leaking cans inside a bucket. Empty cans are refused. For latex, open the can, stir in cat litter until solid, and put it in your trash, not the recycling cart.
Full preparation checklist →If you live in Ottawa County, take it to 14053 Quincy St., Tuesday or Thursday, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. It's free and needs no appointment. On the Allegan County side, call 269-686-4559 for an appointment in Allegan.
No. Ottawa County lists latex as not accepted and says it can be dried out and put in your regular trash.
Yes, but not in Holland. Grand Haven opens the 3rd Saturday and Jenison the 1st Saturday of each month, 8–11 a.m., for Ottawa County residents.
No. The city's recycling site lists paint cans as not recyclable curbside.
Ottawa County sends businesses to its Small Quantity Generator program, which needs an appointment and charges a fee. Allegan County does not take business waste.
October 16, 2026: Read Ottawa County's household hazardous waste page, its hours-and-locations panel and its small business page in a browser (the county site blocks scripted requests). They say: free for Ottawa County residents, no appointment, no latex, 5-gallon limit, four centers. Read Allegan County's household hazardous waste page, its city-by-city eligibility page (City of Holland and Laketown Township listed) and its events calendar (no upcoming events), plus Heath Township's notice of the three 2026 Allegan events (all past; no latex). Read the City of Holland trash page, Recycle Holland's curbside list (paint cans not recyclable) and its location finder (RepcoLite, Gemmen's, Allendale True Value, Habitat ReStore). The finder's posted hours looked like placeholders, so I didn't use them. Checked RepcoLite's location page (no paint take-back mentioned) and PaintCare's listing. Not resolved: a phone number for the Quincy Street center (the city finder and PaintCare give different numbers); RepcoLite's current latex fee (a 2021 Saugatuck flyer said $3 a can); the Allegan County accepted-items guide PDF could not be downloaded. Peer review (October 16): reopened every source. Ottawa County's pages now load by script too and match the guide. Allegan County's pages (browser) list 269-686-4559 and also 269-673-5415, and Heath Township gives 269-673-5411 and says appointments are Tuesdays and Thursdays; the Monday–Friday 8–5 hours in the first draft were the county's sharps hours, so they were removed. The "about 25 miles" distance was computed and was removed. RepcoLite's store locator gives 616-396-5213 (17th St.) and 616-393-0025 (Lakewood); the city finder's 616-608-7704 for 17th St. is RepcoLite's Fulton Street (Grand Rapids) number. The finder says Gemmen's should be contacted for costs, not that it charges. Allegan County also links a "Latex Paint Disposal" document that was not read. Did not call anyone.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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