Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Moberly.
151 W Outer Rd, Moberly, MO 65270
This is also a swap site: the city says some products are handed back out free, and people taking paint or stain must sign in too. It sits just east of Oakland Cemetery, next to the Animal Shelter. Missouri DNR's map still shows an older listing at 1553 E. Rollins St. with phone 660-353-9745; the city's current page uses 151 W. Outer Rd. and 660-269-9437.
42494 Delaware Ln, Perry, MO 63462
The council says the site is 3/4 mile north of Perry, just off Route J, north of Perry Machine and Die and west of the Perry Ball Park. Dates can change with weather, so check the page or call before you drive.
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.
151 W Outer Rd, Moberly, MO 65270
1313 Lakeview, Columbia, MO 65201
201 S Morris, Mexico, MO 65265
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Check the Mark Twain council's page or call 573-565-2203. Its list still shows one tentative Saturday, November 7. If that date doesn't work for you, keep the cans sealed until Perry reopens (it's closed November 8 to April 2) or Moberly reopens in spring 2027.
Perry won't take latex and the city site is closed. If the paint is still good, give it away. If not, mix in kitty litter or a hardener, let it set, and put the solid can in your trash.
Moberly's facility hands out some usable products for free when it's open. Wait for the spring 2027 reopening and plan to sign in with your name and address.
Pull out the paint first. The Martin Lane transfer station refuses liquids and hazardous waste. Residents bringing bulk items must show a photo ID and their most recent water bill.
Moberly's paint drop-off at 151 W. Outer Rd. is closed until spring 2027, so dry out latex paint for the trash and keep oil-based paint sealed until spring. Randolph County households can also take oil-based paint free to the regional center at 42494 Delaware Lane in Perry, which runs April to October. Its list still shows one tentative 2026 Saturday, November 7, so call 573-565-2203 before you drive.
This guide is for Moberly, Missouri, in Randolph County. The city's own paint and chemical drop-off at 151 W. Outer Rd., next to the Animal Shelter, takes both latex and oil-based paint and hands usable products back out free. Right now it's closed, and the city says it will reopen in spring 2027. Until then, Randolph County households can take oil-based paint to the regional center in Perry, and latex can be dried for the trash.
The city's Household Hazardous Waste page and staff directory both say the facility is closed and will reopen in spring 2027. No reopening date is posted. Call 660-269-9437 before you go.
Unlike the Perry center, Moberly's facility lists both oil-based and latex paint, plus varnish and polyurethane. The city says some products are handed back out free. Everyone signs in with a name and address and writes down what they bring or take. Leaking cans go in a plastic tub packed with clay kitty litter.
The Mark Twain Regional Council of Governments runs a free center at 42494 Delaware Lane in Perry for households in Macon, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Ralls, Randolph and Shelby counties. It takes oil-based paint and thinner but not latex. It's open April to October, weather permitting, and the council calls all its 2026 dates tentative. Its list still shows one more Saturday, November 7, 9 a.m.-noon, before the winter closure from November 8 to April 2. Check the page or call 573-565-2203 before you drive.
The city's transfer station at 101 Martin Lane lists liquids, regulated hazardous waste and waste oil as items it won't take. It is for bulky trash and building waste, by the ton.
Columbia's household hazardous waste days (first and third Saturdays, April to October) are for City of Columbia residents, so they aren't an option for Moberly. Columbia also runs a free latex reuse shed; Moberly's version is its own swap shelf, once it reopens.
Missouri has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back. For latex while the city site is closed, Missouri DNR says to let it harden with kitty litter, sand, shredded newspaper or a hardener and put the closed can in the trash. The city's 'Healthy Households' page says never to put leftover paints, stains or varnishes in the trash or down a storm drain, and to donate them to youth homes or women's shelters. If you're unsure which advice to follow, call 660-269-9437. Giving away usable paint is a good first step either way. Oil-based paint should wait for Perry or the city's reopening.
Leave paint in its original can with the label readable; the city won't take unlabeled products. Make a short list of what you're bringing and how much, since both the city and Perry ask. Put cans upright in a box. If a can leaks, set it in a plastic tub and fill around it with clay kitty litter.
Full preparation checklist →No. The city says it is closed and will reopen in spring 2027. No date has been posted. The number is 660-269-9437.
The Mark Twain Regional Council of Governments center at 42494 Delaware Lane in Perry is free for Randolph County households from April to October. Its 2026 dates are all tentative; the last one it lists is Saturday, November 7, 9 a.m.-noon. Call 573-565-2203 to check. Otherwise, keep the cans sealed until spring.
Perry doesn't take latex. Dry it with kitty litter or a hardener and put it in your WM trash cart, or store it for the city facility, which takes latex when it reopens.
When the city facility is open, some products are given away free. You sign in and write down what you take.
No. The Perry center takes residential items only, and PaintCare's locator lists Moberly's site as households only.
October 16, 2026: read the City of Moberly Household Hazardous Waste page, its staff directory entry (both say closed, reopening spring 2027), the Healthy Households page, the Waste Management and Transfer Station pages, the Mark Twain Regional Council of Governments collection page, Columbia's household hazardous waste page, Missouri DNR's paint guidance and map data, and PaintCare's locator data. Unresolved: why the city site closed and the exact reopening date; whether people outside city limits can use it (DNR's map says City of Moberly and PaintCare's locator says Moberly; the city says 'the area'); DNR's map still shows an old address (1553 E. Rollins St.) and phone (660-353-9745); Perry's 2026 dates are labeled tentative, and its November 7 Saturday falls after the April-October season it describes; WM's Moberly page says nothing about paint in trash carts; the city's older Healthy Households advice (no paint in the trash) conflicts with DNR's guidance for dried latex.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
