Paint recycling
in Nevada.
Paint disposal in Las Vegas, Henderson and Reno. Nevada has no PaintCare program, so stores don’t take paint back for free. What you can do depends on your trash hauler and county.
Check your local rules.
The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) says latex paint can be dried out, with kitty litter to speed it up, and then put in the trash. Wet paint goes to a household hazardous waste collection. In the Las Vegas valley, Republic Services runs two drop-offs, in North Las Vegas and Henderson, that take turns week by week, Wednesday to Saturday mornings, for Clark County households. Carson City’s landfill takes household hazardous waste from Carson City residents by appointment on Thursday afternoons, and Boulder City’s landfill takes paint. Around Reno there’s no free public site; WM customers get a voucher in a spring or summer bill for GrayMar Environmental, which otherwise charges by the pound. Most programs are for households only, so businesses need a hazardous waste company.
No free state program.
Nevada doesn’t have a statewide paint program, so it depends on your city or county. Each city guide shows where latex and oil-based paint can go.
3 cities
Henderson ↗
Henderson, Nevada, has the valley’s South Valley paint drop-off right in town, at the Henderson Transfer Station on Cape Horn Drive. Republic Services takes paint there on its scheduled weeks. The city’s Henderson Shines cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at the M Resort also takes paint. Nevada has no free store take-back.
Checked October 12, 2026NevadaLas Vegas ↗
In Las Vegas, Nevada, leftover paint goes to Republic Services’ household hazardous waste drop-off, not your trash cart. Clark County has two sites that take turns, week by week: North Valley on W. Gowan Road in North Las Vegas, and South Valley in Henderson. Nevada has no PaintCare program, so paint stores won’t take it back.
Checked October 12, 2026NevadaReno ↗
Reno, Nevada, has no free, year-round public drop-off for paint. Washoe County’s health district says to dry paint out and put it in the trash. For oil-based paint or anything you can’t dry, WM customers get a free voucher for GrayMar Environmental on S. Virginia St.; without it, GrayMar charges $1 a pound.
Checked October 12, 2026Spray cans, thinner and other chemicals?
Paint stores won’t take these. Take them to your local household hazardous waste site. Your city guide lists it.
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