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The closest drop-off sites to Reno:
- Loyalton Transfer StationHazardous waste site21.4 mi
- Mountain Hardware and SportsPaint store22.7 mi
- Truckee Paint MartPaint store23 mi
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GrayMar Environmental household hazardous waste drop-off (Reno)
13203 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89511
- Accepts
- “Paints and related products”: GrayMar names spray paint, stain, varnish, thinner, remover and adhesives. It takes almost all household hazardous waste, plus propane tanks.
- Who can use it
- GrayMar’s page is for household hazardous waste and doesn’t say whether you must live in Reno or Washoe County. The free voucher is only for WM residential customers.
- Hours
- GrayMar lists Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Its Reno page has an appointment form, and WM’s 2025 newsletter says to schedule in advance, so book before you go.
- Load limits
- No explosives, radioactive material, smoke detectors or compressed gas (propane is OK). GrayMar’s page lists no pound or gallon limit. The WM voucher covered up to 50 pounds in 2025.
- Fees
- Most household hazardous waste costs $1.00 a pound. Cash or credit card; cards carry a 4% fee. Free up to the voucher limit if you have a valid WM voucher (see cautions).
WM mails a free disposal voucher in July bills to Reno customers (May bills in Sparks and unincorporated Washoe County). In 2025 the voucher covered 50 pounds and was good only in July, August and September. WM’s page doesn’t give 2026 dates, so check what’s printed on your voucher. Outside the voucher period you pay GrayMar’s regular rate. It’s on S. Virginia St. in south Reno, not at WM’s Commercial Row transfer station.
The closest PaintCare drop-off sites to Reno.
3 paint stores and 2 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.
Rules most stores here share
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.
Loyalton Transfer Station
21.4 mi1 Garbage Pit Rd, Loyalton, CA 96118
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Sierra County
- Hours
- Households: Saturday, Sunday and Monday 10 am - 4 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 15 gallons per visit for residents. Limit: 5 gallons per visit for businesses.
- 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. This site will accept empty containers.
- Notes
- Area served: Sierra County
Mountain Hardware and Sports
22.7 mi10001 Soaring Way, Truckee, CA 96161
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Truckee Paint Mart
23 mi10929 Industrial Way, Truckee, CA 96161
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Mountain Hardware and Sports
24.5 mi11320 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, CA 96161
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Eastern Regional Landfill Material Recovery Facility HHW Facility
26.2 mi900 Cabin Creek Rd, Truckee, CA 96161
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Placer County and Truckee
- Hours
- Households: By appointment Friday and every 3rd Saturday of the month May through September. Businesses: By appointment every 3rd Friday of the month, fees apply.
- Limits
- Limit: 15 gallons per visit.
- Products
- This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site also takes most other household hazardous waste -- contact the site for details and restrictions. Please do not bring empty, leaking or unlabeled containers. SOME BUSINESSES may use this program by appointment or on special days. Contact the program for details if your paint (or other hazardous waste) is from a business.
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Which option fits your Reno cleanout?4
You found a WM voucher in your bill
Read the dates on it. The 2025 voucher covered 50 pounds at GrayMar during July–September only. If it’s still valid, book a weekday slot online and bring the voucher with you.
You have five cans of old oil-based trim paint
Don’t try to dry these out. Book GrayMar (Monday–Friday, 8–3). You pay $1.00 a pound by weight, so ask GrayMar what to expect when you book.
You were planning to bring paint to the Wooster High cleanup
Leave it at home. The city says the Oct. 24 cleanup, like the other fall dates, takes no hazardous waste, including paint. Dry latex for the trash instead.
You’re repainting a room and have half-cans of latex
Pour leftovers onto a plastic tarp or stir in kitty litter, let it harden, and put it in the trash. Northern Nevada Public Health lists both methods.
Reno rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Dry leftover latex in the open can (add kitty litter if there’s more than half an inch), then put it in the trash. For oil-based paint, book a time at GrayMar Environmental, 13203 S. Virginia St., weekdays 8–3; it’s $1 a pound unless you have a valid WM voucher. Reno’s fall cleanups don’t take paint.
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.
Dry latex at home; it’s the free option
Northern Nevada Public Health says to take the lid off and let paint dry solid. If there’s more than half an inch, stir in kitty litter. Once it’s hard, it goes in your household trash. NDEP gives the same advice for latex.
Look for the WM voucher in your July bill
WM puts a free hazardous waste voucher in July bills for Reno customers (May for Sparks and unincorporated Washoe County). In 2025 it covered 50 pounds at GrayMar and was only good July through September. Check the dates on your 2026 voucher before you book.
GrayMar is weekdays; book first
GrayMar is at 13203 S. Virginia St. and lists Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Book through the form on its website first. Without a voucher it’s $1.00 a pound, and paying by card adds 4%.
The fall cleanups won’t take paint
Reno’s Biggest Little Fall Refresh events (Oct. 17 at Brown Elementary, Oct. 24 at Wooster High, Nov. 7 at Trainer Middle, Nov. 14 at Melton Elementary) take bulky waste only. The city’s one hazardous waste day was Sept. 26, 2026, at Reno High, and it has already passed.
Transfer stations don’t take liquid paint
NDEP lists only used oil, antifreeze and car batteries at the Commercial Row and Stead transfer stations. WM says hazardous waste, including paint, never goes in your carts.
Free pickup programs and other options
Nevada has no PaintCare program, so stores don’t take paint back. Give usable paint to a neighbor, school or theater group. For general questions about Reno’s trash service, call WM at 775-329-8822; WM’s Reno brochure says it handles hazardous waste for an extra fee. Carson City’s landfill program is for Carson City households and, per PaintCare’s listing, doesn’t take latex paint.
Getting your paint ready
For drying: leave the lid off until the paint is hard all the way through, not just on top. For GrayMar: book online, bring your voucher if you have one, and keep cans sealed and upright. Weigh roughly first; it’s $1 a pound once the voucher runs out.
Full preparation checklist →Reno questions4
Can I throw paint away in Reno?
Only once it’s completely dry. Northern Nevada Public Health says to dry it in the can (add kitty litter if more than half an inch) and then put it in the trash. Liquid paint can’t go in your WM cart.
Where do I take oil-based paint in Reno?
GrayMar Environmental, 13203 S. Virginia St., weekdays 8–3. Book first on its website. It’s $1.00 a pound unless your WM voucher still covers it.
Is there a free hazardous waste day in Reno this fall?
It already happened, on Sept. 26, 2026, at Reno High School. The neighborhood cleanups in October and November don’t take paint.
I lost my WM voucher. What now?
Call WM at 775-329-8822. Otherwise GrayMar charges its regular $1-a-pound rate.
Sources and how we checked9
October 12, 2026: read GrayMar’s Reno drop-off page (hours, $1.00 a pound, card fee, exclusions), WM’s Reno service page and its Summer 2025 newsletter and service brochure, Northern Nevada Public Health’s paint FAQ (last modified 2015), the City of Reno’s community cleanups and solid waste pages, and NDEP’s Washoe County listing. PaintCare lists no Reno-area paint sites; the nearest PaintCare-listed hazardous waste sites are in Carson City and Douglas County. GrayMar’s page has an appointment form but doesn’t say walk-ins are refused; WM’s 2025 newsletter says to schedule in advance. Unresolved: WM’s 2026 voucher dates and pound limit (WM’s page only says vouchers go out in July bills; the 50 pounds and July–September window are from 2025); whether GrayMar requires Washoe County residency. NNPH’s paint FAQ doesn’t say latex only; NDEP limits drying to latex, so we advise drying latex only and taking oil-based paint to GrayMar. Update the fall cleanup dates to past tense as they pass.
Checked October 12, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
GrayMar Environmental: household hazardous waste drop-off in Reno ↗WM: trash and recycling in Reno (hazardous waste voucher) ↗WM City of Reno Summer 2025 newsletter (voucher rules, PDF) ↗WM Reno service brochure (PDF) ↗Northern Nevada Public Health: how do I get rid of old paint? ↗City of Reno: community cleanups ↗City of Reno: solid waste and recycling ↗Nevada Division of Environmental Protection: where can I recycle? ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
