Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Grand Island.
3661 Sky Park Rd 2B, Grand Island, NE 68801
Nebraska has no PaintCare program, so this is the main place for liquid paint in the Grand Island area. Grand Island’s transfer station and landfill take no liquids, including paint. The facility closed for Husker Harvest Days on Sept. 14 and the morning of Sept. 18, 2026; check its hours page for other closures.
3661 Sky Park Rd 2B, Grand Island, NE 68801
This is a place to pick up paint, not a separate drop-off. Paint you bring for disposal goes through the hazardous waste counter, and staff decide what goes on the shelf.
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.
3661 Sky Park Rd 2B, Grand Island, NE 68801
3620 Box Butte Ave, Kearney, NE 68847
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Box the cans in a bin or a trash-bag-lined box, lids on, and drive to Sky Park Road on a weekday. Don’t mix leftovers into one bucket; the facility only takes products in original containers.
PaintCare’s listing includes Adams and Hamilton counties in this facility’s service area. Plan a weekday trip and call first, since Saturdays are closed.
Check the Swap Shop in the same building. It gives away usable paints and stains free, weekdays until 4 p.m. Stock changes, so call first.
The facility doesn’t take commercial or other non-household waste. Use a licensed hazardous waste company. Don’t put paint in loads to the transfer station.
Take leftover paint to the Betty Curtis Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 3661 Sky Park Rd 2B, Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., in original containers packed in a lined box. It is closed Saturdays. Call 308-385-5095 first to ask about latex paint and any fee. Grand Island’s transfer station and landfill take no paint.
In Grand Island, Nebraska, take leftover paint to the Betty Curtis Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 3661 Sky Park Road, run by the Grand Island Area Clean Community System. It is open weekdays and closed Saturdays. PaintCare’s listing says it serves households in Hall, Adams, Hamilton, Howard and Merrick counties. Nebraska has no PaintCare program, so stores don’t take paint back.
The facility is open Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. It says it is closed Saturdays because of a staffing shortage.
The facility won’t take anything that isn’t in its original container. Pack cans in a plastic bin or a box lined with a trash bag; you won’t get them back. Keep them out of the passenger seat.
Grand Island’s transfer station at 5050 W Old Potash Highway and the city landfill take no liquids, which the city says rules out all paint in loads.
The facility takes products whose labels carry a warning word like Flammable or Poison, and turns away items without one. Many latex cans don’t carry those words. PaintCare’s listings also show Lincoln’s and Kearney’s sites don’t take latex. Call 308-385-5095 before you bring latex.
The Swap Shop at the same building gives away usable paints and stains free to anyone, weekdays until 4 p.m. Call ahead, because a technician must be there.
There’s no PaintCare store take-back in Nebraska. Nebraska’s environment agency suggests using products up or giving usable ones to someone who will use them correctly. If you’re near Kearney or Hastings, note that PaintCare’s data shows the Kearney city site doesn’t take latex. Businesses can’t use the Grand Island facility; a licensed hazardous waste company is the usual option.
Leave paint in its original can and close the lid tight. Pack cans in a bin or a box lined with a trash bag, and tie down a truck load. Don’t bring empty, dried-out or leaking cans. Call ahead about latex, fees and how much you have.
Full preparation checklist →At the Betty Curtis Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 3661 Sky Park Rd 2B, Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Call 308-385-5095 with questions.
No. Its page says it is closed Saturdays because of a staffing shortage.
PaintCare’s listing says it serves households in Adams, Hall, Hamilton, Howard and Merrick counties. Those counties include Hastings, Aurora, St. Paul and Central City. Call to confirm what proof of address to bring.
The facility page doesn’t post a fee. PaintCare’s listing says disposal fees may apply, so ask when you call.
No. The city says its transfer station and landfill take no liquids, including paint.
October 13, 2026: read the Clean Community System’s location/hours, Swap Shop and HHW news pages and its 2026 Community Recycling Guide (PDF), the City of Grand Island’s Solid Waste page, Nebraska DEE’s household hazardous waste release and PaintCare’s locator data. The service counties and the note that fees may apply come only from PaintCare’s listing; the facility’s own pages don’t state them. The facility closed on Sept. 14 and part of Sept. 18, 2026 for Husker Harvest Days; both dates have passed. Peer review (Oct. 13): the website lists “Paint”, varnish and wood stains and says it takes only items labeled with a hazard word, so the guide flags latex; the closure notice is on the hours page, not the HHW news page; removed an unsourced line about older Saturday listings. Unresolved: whether latex paint is taken, whether there is a fee, what proof of address is needed, and whether dried latex may go in Grand Island trash.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
