Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Springfield.
1226 W Nichols St, Springfield, MO 65802
Call or email hshldchemcollect@springfieldmo.gov to book; you describe the type and amount on the phone. Pull into the enclosed drive-through, turn off the engine and stay in the car while a technician unloads. It takes about 3–5 minutes.
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.
1226 W Nichols St, Springfield, MO 65802
205 15th St, Monett, MO 65708
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Don’t book an appointment; the center won’t take it. Add cat litter or hardener, let it dry, and put it out with the lid off for your hauler.
Call 417-864-2000 and describe it. Bring it in the original cans in a box. You stay in the car while staff unload.
Greene County households can use the center. Over 50 pounds, ask for more than one appointment. Leave empty cans and unknown, unlabeled jugs out of the load or ask the technician first.
Dry latex paint with cat litter or a hardener and put the can in your trash with the lid off. For oil-based paint, stain and thinner, call 417-864-2000 to book a free slot at the Household Chemical Collection Center, 1226 W. Nichols St. (Tuesday mornings or Thursday afternoons, 50 pounds per visit). This is the Springfield in Greene County, Missouri.
In Springfield, Missouri (Greene County), leftover oil-based paint goes to the city’s Household Chemical Collection Center on West Nichols Street, by appointment only. It’s free, but it does not take latex paint. Latex goes in your trash once it’s dried solid. The center also serves Christian, Polk, Dallas and Webster counties.
The city’s brochure says to soak up latex with cat litter or a store-bought paint hardener and put the dry can in your trash. Leave the lid off so your hauler can see it’s dry. Springfield trash is picked up by more than 10 private licensed haulers, so ask yours if it has other rules.
Call 417-864-2000 or email hshldchemcollect@springfieldmo.gov. A technician asks what you have and how much, then gives you a slot: Tuesdays 7–10 a.m. or Thursdays 3–6 p.m.
Each appointment takes up to 50 pounds. A few gallons of oil-based paint and thinner can reach that fast, so book two visits if you have more.
The center adds Saturday hours, 9 a.m.–noon, on the first two Saturdays in April and the last two Saturdays in October. The city doesn’t post the exact dates, so ask when you call. Those slots fill by appointment like weekday slots.
There’s no free store take-back in Missouri. Usable paint can go to a friend, church or school; Missouri DNR suggests sharing before tossing. The city says about 70% of what the center collects is reused or recycled. Small businesses call Missouri DNR’s hazardous waste program at 573-751-3176.
Bring oil-based products in their original containers if you can, in a sturdy box padded with newspaper. Never bag several chemical containers together in a garbage bag. Ride with the windows open, and don’t bring empty cans; the center won’t take them.
Full preparation checklist →No. Dry latex with cat litter or a hardener, remove the lid and put it in your trash.
No. The city brochure says there’s no charge to use the center.
Yes. Christian County is one of the five counties served, along with Greene, Polk, Dallas and Webster.
No. Everything is by appointment, made by phone at 417-864-2000 or by email.
The center only takes household chemicals under state rules. Call Missouri DNR’s hazardous waste program at 573-751-3176.
October 7, 2026: read the City of Springfield HCCC page and two-page brochure, the curbside trash page, and Missouri DNR’s paint guidance. PaintCare’s locator lists the center as a non-program site. The web page lists Greene among the counties served; the brochure lists only Christian, Dallas, Polk and Webster but is published by the Greene County city of Springfield. We did not find the exact October 2026 Saturday dates, a proof-of-residency rule, a paint reuse shelf, or Greene County rules outside city limits. Republic example assumes Greene County residency, which the page covers.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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