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5 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Western Lake Superior Sanitary District HHW FacilityHazardous waste site1 mi
- Andren Paint CompanyPaint store2.9 mi
- HirshfieldsPaint store3.4 mi
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Resource Renew / WLSSD household hazardous waste facility
2626 Courtland Street, Duluth, MN 55806
- Accepts
- All types of household paint, paint products, solvents and other listed chemicals.
- Who can use it
- Minnesota households, plus Wisconsin households inside Superior city limits. Other Wisconsin residents must use their own program.
- Hours
- Thursday–Saturday, 8 am–4:30 pm. Closed Sunday–Wednesday and listed holidays.
- Load limits
- No household gallon limit posted. Call before a large or unusual load.
- Fees
- Free for households. Businesses pay Clean Shop fees.
The Materials Recovery Center on Ridgeview Road is a different site with different hours.
5 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Duluth.
4 paint stores and 1 hazardous waste site, 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.
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District HHW Facility
1 mi2626 Courtland St, Duluth, MN 55806
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Aitkin Carlton Cook Itasca Koochiching Lake and St. Louis Counties
- Hours
- Thursday - Saturday, 8 am - 4:30 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. SOME BUSINESSES may use this program by appointment or on special days. Contact the program for details if your paint (or other hazardous waste) is from a business.
- Notes
- Businesses have a limit of 220 lbs per visit.
Andren Paint Company
2.9 mi5600 Grand Ave, Duluth, MN 55807
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Hirshfields
3.4 mi1701 London Rd, Duluth, MN 55812
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
3.5 mi1801 London Rd, Duluth, MN 55812
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
3.9 mi4767 Miller Trunk Hwy, Hermantown, MN 55811
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
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 Duluth cleanout?3
You have a few sound cans and need a weekday alternative
Resource Renew names Sherwin-Williams, Andren and Diamond Vogel as PaintCare stores taking up to 5 gallons. Check the store’s listing for location, hours and space. Stores help when Courtland is closed but won’t take spray cans, leaking cans or unlabeled products.
The garage contains very old paint or paint-removal waste
Tell Courtland staff about possible lead paint, paint chips or blasting residue; these aren’t regular paint cans. Resource Renew warns some old latex has mercury. Get packing instructions first. “Dry out latex and trash it” doesn’t apply to unknown old paint.
The materials came from a shop or contractor
Call Clean Shop at 218-726-1602 for screening, an appointment and pricing on business paint and lead-paint waste. The household entrance is 2626 Courtland Street; the Ridgeview Road Materials Recovery Center has different hours and items. Pick the program, then the address.
Duluth rules and tips3
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take household paint and chemicals to Resource Renew’s Courtland Street site, Thursday–Saturday. For a few labeled cans of paint only, its guide also names Duluth Sherwin-Williams, Andren and Diamond Vogel stores.
In Duluth, take paint to Resource Renew (formerly WLSSD) on Courtland Street. Its household hazardous waste site is open Thursday–Saturday, unlike its Ridgeview Road recovery center.
Go to the chemical site, not the recycling site
Paint and thinner go to Courtland Street. The Materials Recovery Center is open Wednesday too, but that doesn’t make Wednesday a hazardous waste day.
Check the border rule before helping a neighbor
The site takes Minnesota residents and people living inside Superior city limits. That doesn’t cover other nearby Wisconsin towns.
Two short holiday weeks before year-end
The site is open only Thursday–Saturday and closes Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. In 2026 that leaves only Saturday, November 28 and Saturday, December 26 in those weeks. Clean out before Thanksgiving.
Free pickup programs and other options
Businesses can call Clean Shop at 218-726-1602 about approval, appointments and fees. For 100+ gallons of paint, check PaintCare’s free pickup: View program details ↗ .
Getting your paint ready
Keep paint closed, separate and labeled. Call about leaks or large containers first, and follow staff directions.
Full preparation checklist →Duluth questions2
Can I bring both water-based and oil paint?
Yes. The site takes all paint types. Ask first about unusual industrial coatings and large amounts.
Is business disposal free too?
No. Clean Shop needs an application and appointment for most business hazardous waste, and charges a fee plus disposal costs.
Sources and how we checked9
Call a listed store for hours and space. Describe old paint, removal debris and business waste to Resource Renew first. Rechecked October 6, 2026: Thursday–Saturday hours, holidays and the Minnesota-plus-Superior residency rule. No seasonal change posted.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Resource Renew household hazardous waste ↗Resource Renew current facility schedules ↗Resource Renew Clean Shop business program ↗Resource Renew household disposal guide ↗PaintCare Minnesota ↗PaintCare current drop-off locator ↗PaintCare free large-volume pickup ↗PaintCare pickup eligibility and preparation ↗Resource Renew paint and lead-paint disposal guide ↗
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