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2 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store1 mi
- Ward LumberPaint store1.8 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store29.4 mi
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Sherwin-Williams (PaintCare drop-off, Malone)
3408 State Route 11, Malone, NY 12953
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, stain and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons, per PaintCare's listing.
- Who can use it
- Households and businesses in New York, per PaintCare. Businesses with oil-based paint must meet PaintCare's small-business limits.
- Hours
- During regular store hours, per PaintCare. Store hours weren't checked; call ahead.
- Load limits
- 10 gallons per visit, per PaintCare.
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare products.
No spray cans, and no leaking, empty or unlabeled containers. Paint is taken during regular store hours; call first to make sure the store has room for your amount and type of paint.
Ward Lumber (PaintCare drop-off, Malone)
3240 State Route 11, Malone, NY 12953
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, stain and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons, per PaintCare's listing.
- Who can use it
- Households and businesses in New York, per PaintCare.
- Hours
- During regular store hours, per PaintCare. Store hours weren't checked; call ahead.
- Load limits
- 5 gallons per visit, per PaintCare.
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare products.
No spray cans, and no leaking, empty or unlabeled containers. Paint is taken during regular store hours; call first to make sure the store has room for your amount and type of paint.
Franklin County Regional Landfill household hazardous waste collection days (Constable; no 2025 or 2026 date found)
828 County Route 20, Constable, NY 12926
- Accepts
- The 2021 collection list included oil-based paint, varnish, lacquer, paint thinner, turpentine, paint and furniture stripper, aerosols, wood preservatives, pesticides, pool chemicals, car fluids, household batteries and CFL bulbs. Latex paint was not accepted in 2021.
- Who can use it
- Franklin County residents; the 2021 event, run with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Solid Waste Program, was also open to tribal members. No commercial waste.
- Hours
- Collection days only, not a year-round drop-off. The latest date found was Saturday, September 7, 2024, 8 a.m.–1 p.m. No 2025 or 2026 date was found in the sources we checked.
- Load limits
- Residential waste only. No quantity limit was published.
- Fees
- Free for residential waste at the 2021 event.
Pre-registration was required by calling 518-483-8270, ext. 1. The 2021 event refused commercial, industrial and farm chemicals, ammunition and explosives, asbestos, car and boat batteries, medications, radioactive materials, tires and used oil. Call before holding chemicals for a future date.
2 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Malone.
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
1 mi3408 State Route 11, Malone, NY 12953
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
Ward Lumber
1.8 mi3240 State Route 11, Malone, NY 12953
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
29.4 mi164 Harte Haven Center, Massena, NY 13662
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Coakley Home and Hardware
38.1 mi622 Lake Flower Ave, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Cardinal Ace Hardware
39.1 mi755 State Route 3, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
- 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 Malone cleanout?4
Eight gallons of leftover house paint
Sherwin-Williams on State Route 11 takes up to 10 gallons a visit, so one stop should do it. Call first to make sure it has room.
Old thinner and spray cans from a camp
The stores won't take them. Call the landfill at 518-483-8270, ext. 1, about the next collection day, and keep them sealed until then.
Half a can of dried-up latex
The 2021 county guidance says hardened latex can go in your household trash. Liquid latex can go to either Route 11 store.
Cleaning out a rental with 100+ gallons
Ask PaintCare for a free large-volume pickup instead of making many store trips. In New York, PaintCare says even businesses too big for its small-business limits can use the pickup for oil-based paint; contact PaintCare for details.
Malone rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take house paint to Sherwin-Williams at 3408 State Route 11, which PaintCare lists for up to 10 gallons a visit, or Ward Lumber at 3240 State Route 11 (5 gallons). For thinner, spray cans and other chemicals, Franklin County holds occasional collection days at the landfill in Constable; the latest one we found was September 7, 2024, so call 518-483-8270, ext. 1, to ask about the next one.
Malone, the Franklin County seat in far northern New York, has two PaintCare stores on State Route 11 and no year-round hazardous waste site. The county's solid waste authority runs the landfill in Constable and transfer stations including Malone's, but none is listed as a paint drop-off. St. Lawrence County's Canton paint day is for St. Lawrence residents only.
Two Route 11 stores, different limits
Sherwin-Williams (518-483-2271) takes 10 gallons a visit and Ward Lumber (518-483-8888) takes 5, per PaintCare. Both take latex and oil-based paint, stain and varnish from homes and businesses. Neither takes spray cans.
The last landfill collection we found was in 2024
The Town of Constable posted a Franklin County residents-only collection for Saturday, September 7, 2024, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Regional Landfill, 828 County Route 20. You had to pre-register at 518-483-8270, ext. 1, and no commercial waste was taken. We found no 2025 or 2026 date.
The 2021 rules on latex paint
The 2021 landfill collection, run with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and open to tribal members, took oil-based paint, thinner, turpentine, varnish and aerosols but not latex. It said to harden latex with kitty litter, Speedy Dry or sand and put it in household trash. New York's PaintCare program began in May 2022, so latex can now go to the Route 11 stores too.
The transfer station isn't a paint drop-off
The authority's Malone transfer station is at 326 Brand Road, according to state DEC records, and the Malone Telegram reported it was fully renovated. No source we found lists paint there. Ask before bringing any.
Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake
In the south end of the county, PaintCare lists Coakley Home and Hardware at 622 Lake Flower Avenue in Saranac Lake and Aubuchon Hardware at 65 Lake Street in Tupper Lake, each 5 gallons a visit.
Free pickup programs and other options
For bigger loads, split them between the two Route 11 stores or make more than one trip. With 100 gallons or more, ask PaintCare for a free pickup. Canton's monthly county paint day is for St. Lawrence County residents only. The DANC chemical collections are run by St. Lawrence, Jefferson and Lewis counties, not Franklin County, so call DANC at 315-661-3233 before planning to use one.
Getting your paint ready
Keep paint in its original, labeled can with the lid on tight. Stores won't take leaking, empty or unlabeled cans or spray paint. If you hold chemicals for a landfill collection day, keep them sealed and dry, and pre-register when a date is posted.
Full preparation checklist →Malone questions5
Where can I get rid of paint in Malone, NY?
At Sherwin-Williams, 3408 State Route 11 (10 gallons a visit), or Ward Lumber, 3240 State Route 11 (5 gallons). Both are free PaintCare drop-offs. Call first.
Does Franklin County have a hazardous waste drop-off?
Not year-round. It has held occasional residents-only collection days at the landfill in Constable. The latest we found was September 7, 2024. Call 518-483-8270, ext. 1.
Can I throw latex paint in the trash?
The 2021 county landfill collection said yes, once it's hardened with kitty litter, Speedy Dry or sand. You can also take it, still wet, to a PaintCare store.
Can I use St. Lawrence County's Canton paint day?
No. It's for St. Lawrence County residents only. Malone residents should use the Route 11 stores.
Can a contractor drop off paint in Malone?
Yes, PaintCare lists both Route 11 stores for businesses. Oil-based paint from a business must meet PaintCare's small-business limits.
Sources and how we checked11
October 16, 2026: checked PaintCare locator data for Malone, Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake; PaintCare's New York, large-volume and business-limits pages; the Town of Constable's 2024 collection notice; the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's 2021 notice; a 2021 DEC annual report for the Malone transfer station; and a Malone Telegram article on the landfill (the full text is behind a paywall). Franklin County's website has no solid waste page, and we found no website for the County of Franklin Solid Waste Management Authority. No 2025 or 2026 collection date was found; search results showed 2025 Constable notices, but those pages no longer load. Paint rules from 2021 may have changed. Transfer station hours and paint policy weren't found. Store hours weren't checked. We made no phone calls.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare New York ↗PaintCare products we accept ↗PaintCare large-volume pickup ↗PaintCare business limits ↗Town of Constable: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day (posted July 24, 2024) ↗Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe: Franklin County Landfill household hazardous waste collection (2021) ↗NYSDEC: CFSWMA Malone Transfer Station 2021 annual report (PDF) ↗Malone Telegram: New cell open at landfill, transfer station upgrades complete in Malone ↗St. Lawrence County: Solid Waste Department ↗2026 North Country household hazardous waste schedule ↗
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