Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Kansas City.
4707 Deramus Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120
Bring a driver’s license or utility bill that shows your address. Pull under the covered drive-through and stay in your vehicle; staff unload it. The free Swap Shop on site gives away reusable paint and other products: Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday 9–4, Thursday and Friday 9–6. Stock changes daily, so call first.
2011 SE Hamblen Rd, Lee’s Summit, MO 64082
Bring a valid ID showing your current city. A free store here gives away paint, spray paint and stain dropped off by others; check in at the scale house before you go to it. PaintCare’s locator still says this site can’t serve Kansas City or Independence residents, but KC Water’s page and this site’s own page say residents of participating communities can come Monday–Wednesday.
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.
2011 SE Hamblen Rd, Lee's Summit, MO 64082
4707 Deramus Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120
2443 S 88th St, Kansas City, KS 66111
11231 Mastin St., Overland Park, KS 66210
24967 136th St, Lansing, KS 66043
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Bring them to Deramus Avenue Thursday through Saturday, or to a mobile event (Oct. 10 at Ruskin High or Nov. 7 at Manuel Career Tech). If you’d rather not drive, dry latex with kitty litter and put it in the trash.
Under 600 pounds, just show up Thursday–Saturday. Over 600 pounds, call 816-513-8400 for a Wednesday appointment. Containers over 5 gallons and propane bottles over one pound won’t be taken.
Check the free Swap Shop at Deramus Avenue (open Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday 9–4, Thursday–Friday 9–6) or the free store in Lee’s Summit. Call first; stock changes.
Neither KC Water nor Lee’s Summit will take it. KC Water links businesses to commercial disposal options on its page.
Take your paint to KC Water’s free drop-off at 4707 Deramus Ave. on a Thursday or Friday (9–6) or Saturday (9–4), with ID showing your Kansas City, Mo., address. Early in the week, the Lee’s Summit Resource Recovery Park takes up to 100 pounds Monday–Wednesday. Both are household-only.
Missouri has no paint recycling law, but Kansas City, Missouri, residents get a free option. KC Water runs a hazardous waste drop-off at 4707 Deramus Ave., open Thursday through Saturday, and it takes paint. The city is part of the MARC regional program, so you can also use the Lee’s Summit site early in the week. If you live across State Line in Kansas, these sites can’t take your paint.
Drive under the covered portico at 4707 Deramus Ave. Thursday or Friday 9–6, or Saturday 9–4, and stay in your car while staff unload. No appointment is needed if your load is under 600 pounds. Bring a driver’s license or utility bill with your Kansas City, Mo., address.
KC Water says Kansas City residents can also use the Lee’s Summit Resource Recovery Park, 2011 SE Hamblen Rd. Non-Lee’s Summit residents can come Monday–Wednesday, 8–4, with a 100-pound limit, and it’s free for participating cities. Bring ID showing your city.
Both sites give away usable products people drop off. KC Water’s Swap Shop often has paint; call 816-513-8400 because stock changes daily. Lee’s Summit’s free store lists paint, spray paint and stain.
KC Water lists mobile events on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026 at Ruskin High School, 7000 E 111th St., and Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 at Manuel Career Tech Center, 1215 E. Truman Rd. Both run 8 a.m.–noon. The Sept. 19 event at Burns & McDonnell has already happened.
KC Water won’t take materials used to maintain rental properties, or anything from home-based businesses, churches or schools. It also can’t take anything from Kansas residents. Wyandotte County residents call 913-573-5311 and Johnson County residents call 913-715-6907.
There is no free store take-back in Missouri; PaintCare doesn’t run a program here. If your paint is still good, give it to a neighbor, church or theater group. For latex you don’t want to haul, Missouri DNR says you can mix in kitty litter, sand, shredded newspaper or paint hardener, let it dry with the lid off, then put it in the trash. Kansas City’s own trash rules say no liquids in the cart and send hazardous materials to the hazardous waste program, so make sure the paint is completely hard.
Keep paint in its own can with a tight lid; nothing bigger than 5 gallons. Box the cans upright in the trunk. Have your ID or a utility bill ready at the window. If you’re near 600 pounds, call 816-513-8400 for a Wednesday appointment instead.
Full preparation checklist →Yes, for households in Kansas City, Mo., and the other participating communities. Bring proof of where you live.
Not for loads under 600 pounds. Heavier loads are taken only on Wednesdays by appointment; call 816-513-8400.
No. KC Water can’t take anything from Kansas residents. Johnson County residents call 913-715-6907; Wyandotte County residents call 913-573-5311.
Not to KC Water, which bars materials used to maintain rental properties. Lee’s Summit also turns away material from two or more rental homes. You’ll need a commercial hazardous waste company.
No. KC Water is closed Nov. 26–28, 2026, and from Dec. 21 through Jan. 5.
October 7, 2026: read KC Water’s household hazardous waste page (hours, Swap Shop, 2026 closures, mobile events, participating communities, rental and Kansas exclusions), the Lee’s Summit Resource Recovery Park page (updated June 2026), MARC’s HHW page, RecycleSpot’s hazardous waste page, Kansas City’s trash page and Missouri DNR’s paint guidance. PaintCare’s locator lists the Deramus site as a non-program site. Conflict: PaintCare’s Lee’s Summit listing says it can’t serve Kansas City or Independence residents, but KC Water’s page and Lee’s Summit’s own current page say participating-community residents can come Monday–Wednesday. We followed the two official pages. KC Water’s list just says “paint”; RecycleSpot, the regional program’s site, lists latex, oil and spray paint as household hazardous waste. Kansas City’s trash page says no liquids in the cart and sends hazardous materials to the hazardous waste program; it doesn’t mention dried latex by name, so the drying steps come from Missouri DNR. The Oct. 10 Ruskin High event should be moved to the past tense after it happens, and the Nov. 7 Manuel event after that date.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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