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1 free paint drop-off site within 12 miles.
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store3.7 mi
- Stevens Paint StorePaint store13.5 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store14.3 mi
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Sherwin-Williams — Corning Road (PaintCare drop-off)
2406 Corning Road, Elmira, NY 14903
- Accepts
- Leftover latex or oil-based house paint, stain and varnish. The only PaintCare site in Elmira–Horseheads; the next closest are in Corning.
- Who can use it
- Any New York household or business. A contractor’s oil-based paint must meet PaintCare’s business rules.
- Hours
- Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–6 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Paint taken during store hours; call about space.
- Load limits
- 5 gallons per visit (PaintCare).
- Fees
- No cost for PaintCare paint at Corning Road.
A FY2024 state report also lists this address, so it isn’t new. Leave spray paint, thinner and unlabeled cans at home.
1 PaintCare drop-off site within 12 miles of Elmira.
5 paint stores and 0 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 New York
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.
Sherwin-Williams
3.7 mi2406 Corning Rd, Elmira, NY 14903
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Stevens Paint Store
13.5 mi62 Bridge St, Corning, NY 14830
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
14.3 mi360 W Pulteney St, Corning, NY 14830
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
27.9 mi722 S Meadow St, Ithaca, NY 14850
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Ithaca Reuse Center and Office
28.7 mi214 Elmira Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses
- Hours
- Monday-Wednesday 10 am - 6 pm, Friday-Suday 10 am - 6 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
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 Elmira cleanout?3
You found cans after the October collection
Call the Corning Road store and bring up to 5 gallons of labeled house paint per visit. Spray cans, thinner and unknown liquids can’t go there; ask Extension instead of revisiting the finished event.
An old search result points to Big Flats or May’s event
Neither works now: Big Flats is closed and May 2 was a one-day event. Start over with a listed paint site or Extension’s advice, and never leave cans at a closed site.
The paint belongs to a shop or painting business
Chemung’s fall event refuses business waste. Ask PaintCare about business options for house paint and get a disposal quote for the rest. Don’t book it as a household cleanout.
Elmira rules and tips2
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Chemung County’s fall hazardous waste collection was October 3, 2026, with no later 2026 date posted as of October 6. For labeled house paint, PaintCare lists the Sherwin-Williams at 2406 Corning Road, 5 gallons per visit; call about space.
Use a PaintCare store; the county’s household collection is done for 2026. Ignore old May event notices and Big Flats, which is closed for good.
Chemung’s fall collection is over
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s fall collection was Saturday, October 3, 2026, for Chemung County residents only. Phone sign-up ended September 30. Nothing later in 2026 was posted, and Extension had no 2027 dates up as of October 6, 2026. Call 607-734-4453 about items stores won’t take.
Corning Road is a current PaintCare site
PaintCare lists the Sherwin-Williams at 2406 Corning Road for households and businesses, 5 gallons per visit, replacing our older records. Store hours don’t promise space, so call 607-733-6633 with your can count.
Free pickup programs and other options
For oil paint, solvents or unknown products a store won’t take, ask Cornell Cooperative Extension about future collections. The May 2 paint event is over. Big Flats closed for good May 1, 2026; don’t assume Lake Street’s regular recycling takes hazardous paint. Businesses can’t use the household event. With 100 gallons or more (counted by can size), ask PaintCare for a free pickup; it must be approved and scheduled. Don’t pour small cans into drums. Non-exempt New York businesses can ask about an oil-paint pickup exception.
Getting your paint ready
List your products before calling Extension or the store. Keep labels and lids on. Keep house paint apart from art supplies, thinner and industrial products so each is checked on its own.
Full preparation checklist →Elmira questions3
Is there another Chemung collection in 2026?
None was posted as of October 6, 2026. The October 3 event and its September 30 phone deadline have passed. Ask Cornell Extension about 2027.
Is Big Flats a backup drop-off?
No. The county says it closed for good May 1, 2026. Other sites’ recycling hours don’t prove they take liquid paint.
Can dried latex go in the trash?
Extension’s guide says hardened latex can go in the trash with the lid off. Check your hauler’s rules. This doesn’t cover oil-based or unknown products.
Sources and how we checked11
On October 6, 2026 Extension’s page confirmed October 3, the September 30 deadline and residents-only, with no later date. PaintCare’s October 6 locator now lists Corning Road (5 gallons), replacing our older records. No 2027 date was posted.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Chemung October 3, 2026 HHW notice ↗Cornell Extension Chemung disposal guide ↗Chemung facilities and Big Flats closure ↗Chemung May 2, 2026 paint event ↗Elmira Sherwin-Williams store ↗PaintCare FY2024 report: historical participating sites ↗New York PaintCare program ↗PaintCare eligible products ↗PaintCare business limits ↗PaintCare location finder ↗PaintCare large volume pickup fact sheet ↗
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