Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Rolla.
2141 Old St James Rd, Rolla, MO 65401
When you call, say what you are bringing and about how much of each. Keep things in original containers or label them by hand, and don't mix products in one container.
119 J H Williamson Jr Dr, St Robert, MO 65584
Describe your materials and how much of each when you call. St. Robert's old program link (saintrobert.com/175) now shows 'page not found'; the current page is under Solid Waste / Recycling on the city's site.
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.
2141 Old St James Rd, Rolla, MO 65402
119 J H Williamson Jr Dr, St. Robert, MO 65584
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
The city's brochure says the hazardous waste program closes November through February. Call now and book oil-based paint before the winter closure. Latex can be dried and trashed any time.
That's over Rolla's 15-gallon limit for one visit. Book two Rolla appointments, or take part of it to St. Robert on a Tuesday (10 gallons per visit).
Pulaski County residents can use either site. The city's brochure gives Rolla Wednesday mornings; St. Robert is Tuesday mornings. Both need a call first.
Neither program takes business waste; St. Robert says that includes local contractors. Call St. Robert's Transfer Station at 573-336-5155 for a referral to a commercial hazardous waste site, or ask Missouri DNR.
Call 573-364-6693 to book a drop-off for oil-based paint at the Rolla Recycling Center, 2141 Old St. James Road. The city's brochure gives Wednesdays 7-11 a.m. and a November-February closure, so confirm the dates when you call. It's free for Phelps County and nearby Ozark Rivers district counties. Latex isn't taken; dry it with kitty litter and trash it.
In Rolla, Missouri (Phelps County), oil-based paint goes to the city's Recycling Center at 2141 Old St. James Road by appointment only. The city's printed brochure gives Wednesday mornings and says the program closes from November through February; the web page just says to call for collection dates. It's free for residents of Phelps County and six nearby counties. Rolla does not take latex paint; dry it and put it in the trash.
The city's brochure and Recycling Center handout (both from 2018) say hazardous waste is taken by appointment only, Wednesdays 7-11 a.m., and the program is closed November through February. The current web page only says 'specific collection times during the year.' Call 573-364-6693 to confirm the dates and book. If the program has closed for the winter, keep oil-based paint stored safely until it reopens.
The Recycling Center's bins are open around the clock for paper, cans, glass and plastic. Paint and chemicals are taken only at your booked time. Empty aerosol cans can go in the tin and steel can bin.
Each household can bring up to 15 gallons of liquids a visit. Empty containers are not taken. Put any leaking can inside a larger container, such as a 5-gallon bucket.
The program is open to Rolla and Phelps County residents and to the rest of the Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District: Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Pulaski and Washington counties. So St. James, Cuba, Salem and Waynesville-area households can book too, as long as they live in those counties. Business waste is not allowed.
The St. Robert Transfer Station, 119 J.H. Williamson Jr. Drive, takes household hazardous waste free from the same seven counties on Tuesday mornings by appointment. Call 573-336-5155 at least 3 business days ahead, and keep it to 10 gallons per visit. Contractors can't use it. Neither the city nor PaintCare says whether St. Robert takes latex, so ask.
Missouri has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back. The city says to mix latex with kitty litter or sawdust, let it dry, and put it in the trash. Springfield's Household Chemical Collection Center serves Greene, Christian, Polk, Dallas and Webster counties, not Phelps County, so Rolla residents should use Rolla or St. Robert. The Ozark Rivers district office is at 4 Industrial Drive, St. James (573-265-2993).
Make a list of what you have and roughly how much before you call; the city asks for it. Keep paint in original cans, or label other containers by hand. Never mix two products in one container. Carry cans upright in a box, and set any leaking can in a bucket.
Full preparation checklist →By appointment only. The city's brochure says Wednesdays 7-11 a.m., March through October. The web page says to call 573-364-6693 to confirm collection dates.
No. Mix it with kitty litter or sawdust, let it dry and put it in your trash.
Yes. It's open to households in all seven Ozark Rivers district counties: Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski and Washington.
Yes, for residents. Donations are welcome to help keep the program going.
Split it over more than one appointment. The limit is 15 gallons of liquids per household per visit.
October 15, 2026: read the City of Rolla Household Hazardous Waste page, the city's HHW and e-waste brochure PDF (Wednesdays 7-11 a.m. by appointment, closed November-February, latex not accepted), the Environmental Services and Recycling Center pages and the Recycling Center handout (Wednesdays 7-11, open March-October). Both PDFs date from 2018. Read the City of St. Robert's Household Hazardous Waste page (opened in a browser; free, Tuesday mornings by appointment, 3 business days' notice, 10 gallons, seven counties, no businesses or contractors). Read Missouri DNR's District K page and its HHW facility map data (Rolla and St. Robert sites, both by appointment). PaintCare's locator lists both as non-program sites. Unresolved: Rolla's current web page says 'specific collection times during the year' while the 2018 brochure gives Wednesdays and a November-February closure, so confirm when you call; nobody says whether St. Robert takes latex.
Checked October 15, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
