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2 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Otter Tail Household Hazardous Waste FacilityHazardous waste site1 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store1.9 mi
- Everts Do It Best LumberPaint store17.3 mi
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Otter Tail County Household Hazardous Waste and Recycling Redemption, Fergus Falls
1115 N Tower Rd, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
- Accepts
- Latex and oil paint, paint thinner, solvents and aerosol cans, plus fuels, antifreeze, pesticides, pool chemicals, rechargeable and button batteries and fluorescent bulbs. PaintCare lists containers up to 5 gallons.
- Who can use it
- The county page says the site takes waste free from Otter Tail County residents and does not take business waste, except fluorescent bulbs for a fee. PaintCare's listing is wider: households and very small businesses in Grant, Otter Tail, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena and Wilkin counties, the same six counties on the county's mobile calendar. If you live outside Otter Tail County or bring business paint, call first.
- Hours
- Tuesday–Friday, 8 am–4 pm, plus the first Saturday of each month, 9 am–noon. Closed Mondays.
- Load limits
- PaintCare lists 200 gallons per visit. The county limits fluorescent bulbs to 10 per household. PaintCare asks you not to bring empty, leaking or unlabeled containers.
- Fees
- Free for Otter Tail County households. Business fluorescent bulbs are taken for a fee; call ahead, cash or check only.
The six-county 2026 calendar lists only the Tuesday–Friday hours; the county's location pages add the first-Saturday hours. There's a free Product Exchange (reuse area) for usable painting, cleaning and car products. This is not the Fergus Falls Transfer Station on Airport Road.
Sherwin-Williams — College Way, Fergus Falls (PaintCare drop-off)
2445 College Way, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, stain and varnish in original labeled containers up to 5 gallons. No spray cans, and no leaking or empty containers.
- Who can use it
- Minnesota households and businesses, according to PaintCare.
- Hours
- PaintCare says paint is taken during regular store hours. We didn't check store hours; call first.
- Load limits
- 5 gallons per visit.
- Fees
- Free for paint.
The only store in Fergus Falls on PaintCare's list. Use it when the county site is closed (Mondays and most Saturdays), but call to check store hours. No thinner or spray paint.
2 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Fergus Falls.
3 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.
Otter Tail Household Hazardous Waste Facility
1 mi1115 N Tower Rd, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Grant Otter Tail Stevens Traverse Wadena and Wilkin Counties
- Hours
- Tuesday-Friday 8 am - 4 pm, First Saturday of the month 9 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. 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.
Sherwin-Williams
1.9 mi2445 College Way, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Everts Do It Best Lumber
17.3 mi205 Lake Ave S, Battle Lake, MN 56515
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Bauck Paint and Home
32.1 mi120 2nd Ave SW, Perham, MN 56573
- Who
- Households and Businesses
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 Fergus Falls cleanout?4
You can only go on a Monday
Tower Road is closed Mondays. Sherwin-Williams at 2445 College Way takes latex and oil-based paint, up to 5 gallons per visit, during store hours. Save spray cans and thinner for a Tuesday–Friday trip to Tower Road.
You're already hauling a load to Airport Road
The transfer station at 275 Airport Rd takes garbage, scrap, tires and electronics, but paint isn't on its list. Leave the paint at home and make a separate stop at 1115 N Tower Rd during its hours.
You're closing up a lake cabin near Battle Lake or Perham
The 2026 mobile collections in Battle Lake (May 28) and Perham (July 9) have passed. For house paint, PaintCare lists Everts Do It Best Lumber in Battle Lake and Bauck Paint and Home in Perham. Bring thinner and chemicals to Tower Road.
You want free paint for a project
Check the Product Exchange at the Tower Road site. Residents can take usable painting products for free. Stock changes, so it's first come, first served.
Fergus Falls rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take leftover paint to Otter Tail County's hazardous waste site, 1115 N Tower Rd in Fergus Falls, Tuesday–Friday 8 am–4 pm or the first Saturday of the month 9 am–noon; it's free for households. On Mondays and other Saturdays, Sherwin-Williams at 2445 College Way takes up to 5 gallons of house paint during store hours.
In Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the county seat of Otter Tail County, leftover paint goes to the county's hazardous waste site at 1115 N Tower Rd. It's free for households and open Tuesday–Friday plus one Saturday a month. Sherwin-Williams on College Way takes up to 5 gallons on days the county site is closed.
Tower Road, not Airport Road
Fergus Falls has two county sites. Paint goes to the hazardous waste building at 1115 N Tower Rd. The Fergus Falls Transfer Station at 275 Airport Rd takes garbage, tires, scrap, electronics, oil and antifreeze, but doesn't list paint.
One Saturday a month
Tower Road is open Tuesday–Friday, 8 am–4 pm, and the first Saturday of the month, 9 am–noon. It's closed Mondays. The county's 2026 calendar prints only the weekday hours, so call 218-998-8950 before a Saturday trip.
Free paint at the Product Exchange
Good products dropped off go to a reuse area in the same building. Residents can take usable painting, cleaning and car products for free. What's there changes, so check when you drop off.
Rural events are done for 2026
Otter Tail runs mobile collections with Wilkin, Wadena, Grant, Stevens and Traverse counties. The 2026 events ran May through September in towns like Rothsay, Henning, Battle Lake, Ottertail, Bluffton, Vergas, Deer Creek, Perham, Pelican Rapids, Parkers Prairie and New York Mills. The last one was in New York Mills on September 30. Until the next calendar, use Tower Road.
Lake-country stores closer to the cabin
If you're at a lake place east of town, PaintCare lists Everts Do It Best Lumber in Battle Lake (205 Lake Ave S) and Bauck Paint and Home in Perham (120 2nd Ave SW). They take house paint only, not thinner or spray cans.
Free pickup programs and other options
For 100 gallons or more, ask PaintCare for a free pickup. PaintCare lists the Wadena County Transfer Station, 10542 170th St, for Wadena County households, with Saturday morning hours year-round. PaintCare lists the Pope/Douglas center in Alexandria for Pope and Douglas county households only, so it isn't an option for Otter Tail residents.
Getting your paint ready
Keep paint in its original labeled can with the lid on tight. Don't bring leaking, empty or unlabeled containers. Pack cans upright in a box. Spray cans and thinner can go to Tower Road, but not to the stores. If you have fluorescent bulbs too, bring 10 or fewer.
Full preparation checklist →Fergus Falls questions5
Where do I take old paint in Fergus Falls?
To Otter Tail County's hazardous waste site, 1115 N Tower Rd, Tuesday–Friday, 8 am–4 pm, or the first Saturday of the month, 9 am–noon. It's free for households. Call 218-998-8950.
Is it open on Saturday?
Only the first Saturday of each month, 9 am–noon, per the county's location page. On other Saturdays, Sherwin-Williams at 2445 College Way takes up to 5 gallons of house paint during store hours; call 218-736-6827 first.
I live in Wilkin or Grant County. Can I use the Fergus Falls site?
PaintCare lists households from Grant, Otter Tail, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena and Wilkin counties, and the county's mobile calendar covers the same six counties. But the county's own hazardous waste page talks about Otter Tail residents only. Call 218-998-8950 before you go.
Can my painting business drop off paint here?
The county page says it doesn't take business waste, except fluorescent bulbs for a fee. PaintCare lists very small businesses as allowed. Call first. Sherwin-Williams takes business paint, up to 5 gallons a visit.
When is the next mobile collection near me?
The 2026 events ended September 30 in New York Mills. As of October 16, 2026, we found no 2027 dates on the county's site. Watch the county's mobile collection page or sign up for reminders in its Waste Wizard.
Sources and how we checked9
Checked October 16, 2026 from Otter Tail County's hazardous waste, location, service-locations, mobile collection and transfer station pages, the 2026 six-county mobile calendar (PDF) and PaintCare's locator; no calls or visits. The location pages and PaintCare list first-Saturday hours (9 am–noon), but the 2026 calendar lists only Tuesday–Friday. Phones differ: 218-998-8950 (location page, calendar, PaintCare) and 218-998-8909 (HHW manager). The county page says Otter Tail residents and no business waste; PaintCare lists six counties and very small businesses. All 2026 mobile collections (May 6–September 30) have passed. We found no city rule on dried latex in Fergus Falls trash and didn't check store hours.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Otter Tail County: Household Hazardous Waste and Recycling Redemption location ↗Otter Tail County service locations and hours ↗Otter Tail County household hazardous waste ↗Otter Tail County mobile collection page ↗2026 six-county mobile collection calendar (PDF) ↗Otter Tail County: Fergus Falls Transfer Station ↗PaintCare Minnesota ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare large-volume pickup ↗
