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3 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store0.1 mi
- Pope/Douglas Environmental CenterHazardous waste site0.7 mi
- HirshfieldsPaint store1.7 mi
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Pope/Douglas Environmental Center — Alexandria
1916 Nokomis Street, Alexandria, MN 56308
- Accepts
- Household latex and oil paint, stain, varnish, paint remover and thinner listed in the program guide.
- Who can use it
- Households in the Pope/Douglas area. Ask about residency rules; businesses have separate rules.
- Hours
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 am–4 pm; every Saturday 8 am–noon. Closed Wednesday and Sunday. Check the holiday calendar.
- Load limits
- No household paint limit confirmed. Call before bulk loads or containers over 5 gallons.
- Fees
- Ask about current paint and hazardous-waste fees. Not everything is free under PaintCare.
The current location page says Nokomis Street. An older page still says Jefferson Street with different Saturday hours.
3 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Alexandria.
3 paint stores and 2 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.
Rules most stores here share
Who: Households and Businesses in Minnesota
Hours: Paint is accepted during regular business hours. Call ahead for hours and to make sure the store can accept the amount and type of paint you would like to recycle.
Products: This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site does not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking or empty.
Each listing below shows only what’s different, plus its limit.
Sherwin-Williams
0.1 mi1402 Broadway St, Alexandria, MN 56308
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Pope/Douglas Environmental Center
0.7 mi1916 Nokomis St, Alexandria, MN 56308
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Pope County Douglas County
- Hours
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8 am - 4 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 200 gallons per visit.
- Products
- This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site also takes most other household hazardous waste -- contact the site for details and restrictions. Please do not bring empty, leaking or unlabeled containers.
Hirshfields
1.7 mi1010 N Nokomis St NE, Alexandria, MN 56308
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sauk Centre Ace Hardware
23.2 mi226 12th St S, Sauk Centre, MN 56378
- Who
- Households and Businesses
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Todd Household Hazardous Waste Facility
28 mi30433 US Hwy 71, Browerville, MN 56438
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Todd County
- Hours
- Summer Hours April through October Monday - Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm, Saturday 8 am - 12 pm. Winter Hours November through March Monday - Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm Saturday – Only the 3rd Saturday of the Month 8 am - 12 pm.
- Limits
- Limit: 200 gallons per visit.
- Products
- This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site also takes most other household hazardous waste -- contact the site for details and restrictions. Please do not bring empty, leaking or unlabeled containers.
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 Alexandria cleanout?3
A directory gives Jefferson Street or only two Saturdays
Go by the current locations page. Public drop-off is 1916 Nokomis Street, every Saturday morning. 2115 Jefferson Street is for licensed haulers, and the business entrance is at another Nokomis address. The public can’t use those.
You want to know whether the whole garage load is free
Call 320-763-9340 and ask item by item. The pages list no set paint fee or load limit. Name latex, oil paint, thinner and spray cans separately, and ask which PaintCare covers. Not all chemical disposal is free.
You are closer to the Pope County side
Starbuck’s Environmental Center isn’t a paint option: its South Site list doesn’t include paint or hazardous waste. Use Nokomis Street in Alexandria unless staff say otherwise.
Alexandria rules and tips3
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Use Pope/Douglas’s public Environmental Center at 1916 Nokomis Street, not its hauler-only sites. Open every Saturday 8 am–noon; closed Wednesdays. Ask about paint fees, amounts and what it takes before loading.
Alexandria’s Environmental Center moved to Nokomis Street. Use the current location page, not the older one showing Jefferson Street and fewer Saturdays.
Update your directions
The public Environmental Center is at 1916 Nokomis Street. The current page says the Jefferson Street facility is for licensed haulers only, with no public drop-off.
Ask about your load and price
The program lists house paint and painting chemicals but gives no clear paint limits or full fees. A quick call tells you whether your load is routine or costs extra or needs scheduling.
Saturdays continue through winter
Open every Saturday morning, all year. For 2026 it’s closed November 26 and 27 and December 25; November 11 is a Wednesday, when it’s always closed.
Free pickup programs and other options
Check PaintCare’s locator for house paint. For 100 gallons or more (counted by can size), ask for a free pickup at View program details ↗ .
Getting your paint ready
Keep latex paint, oil-based paint and solvents separate and labeled. Call before bringing a large container or anything leaking.
Full preparation checklist →Alexandria questions2
Should I use the Jefferson Street address from an old guide?
No. The public Environmental Center is at 1916 Nokomis Street.
Is the center open Wednesdays?
No. It’s open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings.
Sources and how we checked11
Ask Pope/Douglas about fees, limits and what it takes; Starbuck isn’t confirmed for paint. Rechecked October 6, 2026: location hours and the 2026 holiday sheet.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Pope/Douglas current facility locations ↗Pope/Douglas residential hazardous waste ↗Pope/Douglas accepted household materials guide ↗Pope/Douglas residential services ↗Pope/Douglas older locations page ↗PaintCare Minnesota ↗PaintCare current drop-off locator ↗PaintCare free large-volume pickup ↗PaintCare pickup eligibility and preparation ↗Pope/Douglas South Site accepted materials ↗Pope/Douglas 2026 holiday closures ↗
