Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Gulfport.
10076 Lorraine Rd, Gulfport, MS 39503
Next to the Sheriff’s Work Center. Don’t leave anything outside the gate. Staff will not pick up from your home. PaintCare’s listings show two numbers: 228-896-0206 (the county page) and 228-214-1405 (also on D’Iberville’s city page). PaintCare also says empty, dry or leaking paint cans are not taken.
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.
10076 Lorraine Rd, Gulfport, MS 39503
10076 Lorraine Rd, Gulfport, MS 39503
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Call 228-896-0206 or book online for a weekday slot. Have a list of what you’re bringing and how much.
A 5-gallon bucket is within the size limit; the site turns away only containers bigger than 1 or 5 gallons. A cracked lid is the problem: PaintCare’s listing says leaking containers aren’t taken. Move the paint into sound cans with tight lids first.
Bring the paint yourself to Lorraine Road. Waste Pro won’t take paint or buckets, and it doesn’t pick up trash a rental cleanup company makes. The county site takes household paint only, not business waste, so call 228-896-0206 first if the rental is run as a business.
Call the Habitat ReStore at 8022 Highway 49 first. Its list rules out oil-based paint and opened cans but doesn’t say yes to unopened latex.
Take latex or oil-based paint to Harrison County’s Rockco-McFarland Household Hazardous Waste Site, 10076 Lorraine Road, on its monthly Saturday (8 a.m.–noon) or by weekday appointment at 228-896-0206. The county lists October 17 (the Bring It event at Mississippi Power), November 21 and December 12 as the last 2026 Saturdays. No containers over 5 gallons.
This guide is for Gulfport, Mississippi, in Harrison County. Paint goes to the county’s Rockco-McFarland Household Hazardous Waste Site at 10076 Lorraine Road, next to the Sheriff’s Work Center. It opens to everyone on one Saturday a month and takes weekday appointments. Latex and oil-based paint are both accepted.
The site is open 8 a.m. to noon on its monthly Saturday, and no appointment is needed. The county says the 2nd Saturday, but its own list is what counts. Its remaining 2026 dates are October 17, November 21 and December 12. Dates can move for weather or holidays.
The county lists its October 17, 2026 date as the “Bring It” event “@ MS Power.” It gives no address or hours for it. The May 2025 Bring It event was at Mississippi Power’s Plant Watson in Gulfport, where about 500 cars came through. Check the county page or call 228-896-0206 before you go.
Call 228-896-0206 or book on the Harrison County Beautification website to come Monday to Friday. D’Iberville’s city page lists 228-214-1405 for the same site.
The site won’t take paint in anything bigger than a 1- or 5-gallon container. Load everything in your trunk, truck bed or trailer, unbagged, so staff can see it. Don’t leave anything at the gate.
Gulfport’s trash contractor, Waste Pro, won’t pick up paint, paint buckets or any liquids. The city tells residents to take hazardous materials to the county site on Lorraine Road.
Mississippi has no PaintCare program, so stores won’t take paint back. Give usable paint to a neighbor or group that can use it. The Habitat ReStore on Highway 49 says it can’t take oil-based paint or opened cans; call (228) 678-9116 before bringing unopened latex. Neighbors in Hancock and Jackson counties held their own hazardous waste days in 2026 (April 25 in the Kiln and May 9 in Vancleave); both have passed.
Make a list of what you’re bringing and how much before you call for a weekday slot. Keep paint in its original can or a small container with a tight lid. Load it so it’s visible, and leave bags at home.
Full preparation checklist →At Harrison County’s Rockco-McFarland Household Hazardous Waste Site, 10076 Lorraine Road. It takes latex and oil-based paint.
The county lists October 17, 2026 (the Bring It event at Mississippi Power), then November 21 and December 12. Regular Saturdays on Lorraine Road run 8 a.m. to noon. The county hasn’t posted an address or hours for October 17.
Yes, by appointment only. Call 228-896-0206 or book on the Harrison County Beautification website.
No. Gulfport’s prohibited list includes paint, paint buckets and liquids of any kind.
No. The site doesn’t take waste from businesses.
October 13, 2026: read Harrison County Beautification’s hazardous waste site page and 2026 date list, Gulfport’s waste and recycling page, prohibited wastes list and trash guidelines, D’Iberville’s municipal operations page, WLOX’s April 2026 roundup of Coast collection days and its May 2025 Bring It story, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Habitat ReStore page, and PaintCare’s locator data. The county’s 2026 list doesn’t always match its “2nd Saturday” rule (it marks October 17 as the 3rd Saturday), so we give only the dates it lists. The October 17 Bring It location isn’t posted beyond “MS Power.” No fee or ID check is posted; the Harrison County residency rule comes from PaintCare’s listing. Two phone numbers are in use. Unresolved: the exact October 17 site and whether dried latex may go in Gulfport garbage carts.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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