Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Carson City.
4000 Flint Dr., Carson City, NV 89701
Carson City lists two booking numbers. Environmental Control at 775-887-2355 is on the hazardous materials page, the landfill page's hazardous waste tab and WM's 2026 brochure. The landfill page's main text says to call 775-283-7955. The city's landfill page gives 4000 Flint Dr.; WM's brochure and PaintCare's listing say 3600 Flint Dr. It's the same landfill on Flint Drive.
2 paint stores and 3 hazardous waste sites, closest first. Paint stores take house paint, stain and varnish, usually up to a set amount per visit. Hazardous waste sites also take chemicals like thinner, but some only serve local residents. Call before you go.
Who: Households and Businesses in California
Hours: Paint is accepted during regular business hours. Call ahead for hours and to make sure the store can accept the amount and type of paint you would like to recycle.
Products: This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site does not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking or empty.
Each listing below shows only what’s different, plus its limit.
3600 Flint Dr, Carson City, NV 89701
902 Dump Rd, Gardnerville, NV 89410
1035 Takela Dr, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
2763 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
2140 Ruth Ave, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Call 775-887-2355 for a Thursday slot. Keep the cans labeled and closed. Bring them to the landfill on Flint Drive at your booked time; the gate won't take them without an appointment.
Don't book the hazardous waste slot for these; latex is refused. Open the cans, stir in kitty litter and let them harden. NDEP says dried latex can go in the trash, but WM's brochure says to keep paint out of carts, so call WM at 775-343-7596 before you put them out.
Use it by October 31, 2026 for a trash load. Leave the paint out of that load; hazardous waste isn't covered.
Carson City's program is for its own residents. Douglas County's page says Douglas Disposal runs a free, appointment-only hazardous waste drop-off at the transfer station, 902 Dump Road. Call 775-782-5713. PaintCare's listing says Thursday to Saturday, up to 20 gallons a day in 5-gallon or smaller containers.
For oil-based paint, stain or varnish, call 775-887-2355 to book a free Thursday slot (1:30 to 4 p.m.) at the Carson City Landfill on Flint Drive. Latex paint isn't taken there. Nevada's environmental agency says to dry latex out (kitty litter helps) and put it in the trash, but WM's Carson City brochure says to keep paint out of carts, so ask WM first. Never bring paint to the landfill without an appointment.
Carson City, Nevada's capital, runs a free hazardous waste drop-off at its Flint Drive landfill on Thursday afternoons by appointment. It takes oil-based paint, stain and varnish from Carson City residents. It does not take latex paint. Nevada's environmental agency says to dry latex out and throw it away.
The free program takes oil-based paint, varnish, stain, gasoline, pesticides and herbicides. It runs Thursday afternoons, 1:30 to 4 p.m., by appointment. Water-based latex paint, propane cylinders and biohazard waste are refused.
Environmental Control at 775-887-2355 is on the city's hazardous materials page, the landfill page's hazardous waste tab and WM's 2026 brochure. The main text of the landfill page says to call 775-283-7955. Try the first; if no one answers, try the second.
NDEP says latex paint can be dried out, with kitty litter to speed it up, and then thrown away. WM's 2026 Carson City brochure says to keep paint out of your curbside carts and the landfill, and it doesn't mention dried latex. Call WM customer service at 775-343-7596 before you put dried paint in your cart.
The free landfill voucher from the March or April utility bill is good through October 31, 2026. It covers one load: one pickup bed and one small trailer (4 by 8 feet) of trash. It does not cover paint or other hazardous waste; that still needs the Thursday appointment.
The program is for Carson City residents. Douglas County residents (Minden, Gardnerville) have their own free, appointment-only drop-off run by Douglas Disposal next to the transfer station at 902 Dump Road; call 775-782-5713.
Nevada has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back. If you can't dry latex, or you don't live in Carson City, GrayMar Environmental in south Reno (13203 S. Virginia St., weekdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.) charges $1.00 a pound for most household hazardous waste, including paint, with an online booking form. PaintCare's listing says businesses can't use the city program.
Book first. Keep oil-based paint in its original, labeled can with the lid tight, and keep cans upright in the vehicle. For latex, take the lid off, stir in kitty litter if there's a lot left, and wait until it's solid. Check with WM before it goes in your cart.
Full preparation checklist →No. The hazardous waste facility refuses water-based latex paint. Nevada's environmental agency says to dry it out and put it in the trash. WM's brochure says to keep paint out of carts, so ask WM (775-343-7596) first.
Thursday afternoons, 1:30 to 4 p.m., by appointment only. Call Environmental Control at 775-887-2355.
Yes, for Carson City residents.
No. The voucher is for trash loads at the landfill through October 31, 2026. Hazardous waste needs its own appointment.
The city lists it for Carson City residents. Ask Lyon County about its options, or use GrayMar in Reno, which charges by the pound.
Checked October 15, 2026: Carson City's landfill page (4000 Flint Dr.; Mon-Sat 7:30-5; closed Sundays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day; voucher through Oct. 31, 2026; no hazardous waste without an appointment; 775-283-7955 in the main text) and its hazardous waste tab (Thursday 1:30-4, accepted and refused items, 775-887-2355), the city's hazardous materials management page (same program and number), WM's 2026 Carson City brochure (same program; keep paint out of carts and the landfill; landfill shown at 3600 Flint Dr.; WM customer service 775-343-7596), NDEP's where-to-recycle page (dry latex, wet paint to HHW), GrayMar's Reno page ($1.00 a pound for most HHW; weekdays 8-3), Douglas County's solid waste page (Douglas Disposal runs free appointment-only HHW at the transfer station, 902 Dump Road) and PaintCare's listings (records 15243 and 15246). The no-business rule rests on PaintCare's listing. Not settled: which booking number is current; the 4000 vs 3600 Flint Dr. address (we use the city's); any gallon limit; whether WM will take fully dried latex in carts (NDEP says dried latex can be trashed; WM says keep paint out). Change the voucher date to the past tense after October 31, 2026.
Checked October 15, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
