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The closest drop-off sites to Lansing:
- Habitat for Humanity ReStoreHazardous waste site37.2 mi
- Calhoun County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event · Bailey ParkHazardous waste site39.7 mi
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Ingham County Household Hazardous Waste Collection
5303 S Cedar St, Lansing, MI 48911
- Accepts
- Oil-based paint, stains, mineral spirits and sealers only. Latex paint is not accepted.
- Who can use it
- Ingham County residents. Business waste is not accepted.
- Hours
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2–6 p.m., from the beginning of May to the end of September. The 2026 season ended September 29, 2026. The county page lists no off-season hours.
- Load limits
- Lids must be sealed and containers in good shape. Not accepted: latex paint, drywall compound, products in 55-gallon drums, propane tanks over 1 pound, electronics, car batteries, waste oil, medications and smoke detectors.
- Fees
- Free for Ingham County residents.
The drop-off is behind the health department building. Bring sharps in a sealed hard-plastic container and tell staff, and don’t tape fluorescent tubes together. Watch the county page in spring for the 2027 start date.
Ingham County Health Department household hazardous waste ↗Ingham County household hazardous waste flyer (PDF) ↗City of East Lansing household hazardous waste ↗Mid-Michigan Recycles: household hazardous waste in Clinton, Ingham and Eaton ↗Lansing State Journal via Yahoo: last day of 2026 Ingham collection ↗
The closest paint drop-off sites to Lansing.
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.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
37.2 mi1215 N Broadway, Hastings, MI 49058
- Who
- in Barry County
- Hours
- Wednesdays - 10 am - 3 pm, Thursdays 10 am - 4 pm, Fridays 10 am - 3 pm and Saturdays 10 am - 3 pm.
- Notes
- Donations may be brought to the ReStore during our open hours, or on other days by appointment. Please check directly with the store for what items are and are not accepted before bringing your donations.
Calhoun County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event · Bailey Park
39.7 mi1350 Capital Ave NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Calhoun County
- Hours
- Mondays: April 27, 2026, 12 pm - 5:30 pm.
- Products
- This site does not accept empty, dry or leaking paint containers or latex paint.
- Notes
- Directions: lot south of CO Brown Stadium - enter on Wagoner Drive. Please stay in your vehicle. Please label all items that are not in their original packaging. You may be asked to park and wait if you want your gas cans returned.
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 Lansing cleanout?4
You have a few gallons of leftover wall paint
That’s almost always latex. Ingham County won’t take it. Stir in kitty litter until it’s solid and put it out with your trash.
You found oil-based stain in the garage this fall
The 2026 collection ended September 29. Keep the can sealed and stored until the county reopens in May, or call 517-887-4312 to ask about an earlier option.
Your address is in the Eaton County part of the city
Use Eaton County’s collections instead. They run in May and August for county residents, and you must register. Dates come out each March.
You live in East Lansing
East Lansing points residents to the same Ingham County collection on South Cedar. Latex is on its not-accepted list too.
Lansing rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Dry latex paint with kitty litter, vermiculite or sawdust and put it in your regular trash; Ingham County won’t take it. Oil-based paint goes to the free Ingham County collection at 5303 S. Cedar St., Tuesdays and Thursdays 2–6 p.m., May through September. The 2026 season ended September 29, so hold oil paint until May.
Lansing has no year-round paint drop-off. Ingham County runs a free hazardous waste collection behind its health department on South Cedar, but only May through September, and it takes oil-based paint only. Latex gets dried and put in the trash.
The 2026 season is over
Ingham County’s collection ran Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2–6 p.m., and the last 2026 day was September 29. It starts again at the beginning of May. Store oil-based paint safely until then, or call 517-887-4312 to ask about other options.
Ingham won’t take latex at all
The county says latex is not accepted, even in season. It goes in your regular trash once it’s solid. Mix in kitty litter, vermiculite or sawdust and leave the can open to dry.
Only oil-based products go to Cedar Street
The county takes oil-based paint, stains, mineral spirits and sealers. Seal the lids and make sure containers are in good shape.
Check which county you live in
Parts of Lansing sit in Eaton and Clinton counties, and Ingham's collection is for Ingham residents. Eaton runs its own collections in May and August, with registration; both 2026 events have passed, and dates are announced each March. Clinton County posts its own collection dates.
Delhi Township shows the drying steps
Delhi Township, just south of Lansing, spells it out: lid off, add enough cat litter to soak up all the liquid, stir to the bottom, then leave it somewhere sunny, away from kids and pets, until hard. For a full can, dry half in a lined box and half in the can.
Free pickup programs and other options
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. Ingham County residents can drop off sharps at Granger’s Wood Road recycling office (517-372-2800) year-round, but that’s not a paint option.
Getting your paint ready
For latex: open the can, stir in cat litter, vermiculite or sawdust until no liquid is left, and let it harden before it goes in the trash. For oil-based paint: keep it in the original can with the lid sealed and store it upright until the county reopens in May.
Full preparation checklist →Lansing questions5
Where can I drop off paint in Lansing?
Oil-based paint goes to Ingham County’s collection at 5303 S. Cedar St., Tuesdays and Thursdays 2–6 p.m., May through September. It’s free for county residents. The 2026 season ended September 29.
Does Ingham County take latex paint?
No. Dry it with kitty litter, vermiculite or sawdust, then put it in your regular trash.
What do I do with oil paint in October?
Store it with the lid tight until the county reopens in May. The county page lists no off-season hours; call 517-887-4312 to ask.
I live in the Eaton County part of Lansing. Where do I go?
Eaton County holds collections for its residents in May and August, with registration. Dates are posted each March.
Can a business use the Ingham County collection?
No. It’s for Ingham County households; business waste isn’t accepted.
Sources and how we checked11
October 7, 2026: read Ingham County Health Department’s household hazardous waste page (season, hours, accepted paint, not-accepted list, latex drying advice); East Lansing’s HHW page; Mid-Michigan Recycles’ regional page; a Lansing State Journal story (via Yahoo, September 28, 2026) giving September 29 as the last 2026 day; Delhi Township’s latex page; Eaton County’s event pages; Michigan EGLE’s household hazardous waste pages; PaintCare’s locator data (no Lansing-area listing); the county’s HHW flyer (free for Ingham County residents, facility behind the health department); and the City of Lansing millage library, which shows city taxes levied in Ingham, Clinton and Eaton counties. The City of Lansing’s own trash pages didn’t show any paint guidance we could read. Unresolved: whether Ingham offers off-season appointments (an older search snippet said so; the current county page doesn’t), what residency proof it checks, and the 2027 start date. We did not call any site.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Ingham County Health Department household hazardous waste ↗City of East Lansing household hazardous waste ↗Mid-Michigan Recycles: household hazardous waste in Clinton, Ingham and Eaton ↗Lansing State Journal via Yahoo: last day of 2026 Ingham collection ↗Delhi Charter Township latex paint disposal ↗Eaton County recycling and collection events ↗Eaton County Spring Clean-Up (May 9, 2026) ↗City of Lansing millage library (city taxes levied in Ingham, Clinton and Eaton counties) ↗Michigan EGLE household hazardous waste ↗Michigan EGLE: where can I take my household hazardous waste? ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
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