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3 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store1.5 mi
- Gervic Paint & Decorating CenterPaint store1.5 mi
- Werners Ace HardwarePaint store8.3 mi
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Gervic Paint & Decorating Center (PaintCare drop-off, Middletown)
416 E Main St, Middletown, NY 10940
- 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
- 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. Orange County's own store list doesn't name this shop; PaintCare's locator does.
Orange County household hazardous waste collection, Saturday, October 24, 2026 (Highland Falls)
Municipal Lot #2, 378 Main Street, Highland Falls, NY 10928
- Accepts
- Latex, acrylic, water-based and oil-based paint, varnish, shellac and stain, solvents, thinners and strippers, aerosol cans with product left in them, adhesives, pesticides and herbicides, pool and photo chemicals, cleaners and corrosives, car fluids, gas and gas/oil mixes, kerosene, car and truck batteries, mercury, fluorescent tubes, camp-size propane tanks, fire extinguishers and unwanted medicines.
- Who can use it
- Orange County residents with a valid ID showing county residency. No registration for the Saturday event. Schools, farms, towns and businesses (even closed businesses) can't come on Saturday; they use the Friday, October 23 event, which needed a registration form by October 9.
- Hours
- Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. This is a one-day event, not a year-round site. The county's September 26 event at Transfer Station #1 in New Hampton was canceled because of a nor'easter. Later fall dates are announced only after each event has passed.
- Load limits
- Household quantities only. Staff accept residential amounts of household hazardous waste, not business loads.
- Fees
- Free for Orange County residents.
Enter Municipal Lot #2 via Webb Lane. The event runs rain or shine. Load everything in the back of your vehicle and stay in the car; staff unload it. Not taken: dried latex paint and household batteries (both go in the trash), electronics, appliances, tires, BBQ propane tanks, smoke detectors, ammunition, fireworks and medical sharps. No document shredding. Questions go to the county recycling coordinator, Ermin Siljkovic, at 845-291-3246.
Werner's Ace Hardware (PaintCare drop-off, Village of Florida)
8 N Main St, Florida, NY 10921
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, stain and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons, per PaintCare's listing. Orange County lists it as a year-round site for wet latex, acrylic, water-based and oil-based paint.
- Who can use it
- Households and businesses in New York, per PaintCare.
- Hours
- During regular store hours, per PaintCare. Orange County asks you to call ahead.
- Load limits
- 10 gallons per visit, per PaintCare, twice the limit of the two Middletown stores.
- 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. The county lists the address as 8-10 N. Main Street.
3 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Middletown.
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
1.5 mi303 Route 211 E, Middletown, NY 10940
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Gervic Paint & Decorating Center
1.5 mi416 E Main St, Middletown, NY 10940
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Werners Ace Hardware
8.3 mi8 N Main St, Florida, NY 10921
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
Mamakating Transfer Station
12.9 mi164 Dump Rd, Wurtsboro, NY 12788
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Sullivan County
- Hours
- Wednesday, Sunday 7:45 am - 2:45 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 10 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 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.
Becks Hardware Pine Bush
13 mi2412 NY-52, Pine Bush, NY 12566
- 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 Middletown cleanout?4
A few cans of leftover wall paint
Call Gervic on East Main Street or Sherwin-Williams on Route 211 East and bring up to 5 gallons. With up to 10 gallons, Werner's Ace in Florida takes the whole load in one trip.
Spray paint, thinner and old stain from the garage
Bring it all to Municipal Lot #2 in Highland Falls on Saturday, October 24, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., with ID. Spray cans must still have product in them. Stores don't take spray cans or thinner.
You can't make October 24
Take house paint to a PaintCare store. Keep spray cans and solvents sealed and upright until the county posts its next date, or call 845-291-3246.
A contractor with 120 gallons
That's over PaintCare's 100-gallon minimum for a free pickup. PaintCare says businesses too big for its small-business limits can still use the pickup in New York for oil-based paint; contact PaintCare for details.
Middletown rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
For house paint, call Gervic Paint & Decorating Center at 416 East Main Street or Sherwin-Williams at 303 Route 211 East; PaintCare lists both for up to 5 gallons a visit. For spray cans, thinner and other chemicals, Orange County's next free resident collection is Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., at Municipal Lot #2, 378 Main Street, Highland Falls. Bring ID showing county residency; no sign-up is needed.
Middletown, in Orange County, New York, has no year-round hazardous waste drop-off. House paint goes to a PaintCare store, and spray cans, thinner and other chemicals wait for one of the county's collection days. The Poughkeepsie and Kingston guides cover Dutchess and Ulster counties; their events and rules don't apply here.
The county's store list leaves out Middletown
Orange County's hazardous waste pages name PaintCare stores in Monroe, Newburgh, Florida and Port Jervis. PaintCare's own locator also lists two in the city: Gervic Paint & Decorating Center, 416 E. Main St. (845-342-1079), and Sherwin-Williams, 303 Route 211 E. (845-344-4480), each 5 gallons a visit. For more, Werner's Ace Hardware in the Village of Florida takes 10.
The New Hampton date was canceled
The county called off its September 26 collection at Transfer Station #1, 21 Training Center Lane in New Hampton, because of a nor'easter. The next one is October 24 in Highland Falls, entered via Webb Lane. The county says it is holding four pairs of events around the county this fall and will post each next date only after the previous event has passed.
Transfer stations aren't a paint drop-off
New Hampton's Transfer Station #1 is open Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–3 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.–noon, and the county lists motor oil, antifreeze and car batteries among things residents can bring to its transfer stations. Paint isn't on those lists, so take it to a PaintCare store or a collection day instead.
Dried latex can go in the trash
The county says dried latex, acrylic and water-based paint can go in your trash container, and the October 24 flyer lists dried latex as something not to bring. You don't need to dry paint before taking it to a PaintCare store. The city DPW's 2026 spring clean-up notice said crews won't pick up hazardous waste; call the DPW office at 845-343-3169 with curbside questions.
Businesses use the Friday event
Schools, farms, towns and businesses use a separate Friday event that needs registration. For October 23 in Highland Falls, forms were due October 9. Each participant can bring up to 220 pounds, fees depend on the amount, and paint is now on the list. A business that has closed still registers for Friday.
Free pickup programs and other options
Sherwin-Williams at 303 Route 211 E. in Middletown is the other in-town PaintCare store. The county also lists Sherwin-Williams at 290 Larkin Drive in Monroe (845-492-4523), Sherwin-Williams at 1404 Route 300 in Newburgh (845-564-2539) and Neversink Lumber at 95 Jersey Avenue in Port Jervis (845-856-5161). PaintCare lists transfer stations near Wurtsboro and Monticello, but those are only for Sullivan County. With 100 gallons or more, ask PaintCare for a free pickup.
Getting your paint ready
Keep paint wet, in its original labeled can with the lid on tight. Stores won't take spray cans or leaking, empty or unlabeled cans. For October 24, bring ID with your Orange County address, keep it to household amounts, and load it in the back of your vehicle. Staff unload it while you stay in the car.
Full preparation checklist →Middletown questions5
Is there a hazardous waste drop-off in Middletown, NY?
Not a year-round one. Orange County holds collection days instead. The next resident event is Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., in Highland Falls. House paint can go to a PaintCare store any day it's open.
Do I need to register for the October 24 collection?
No. Orange County residents just bring a valid ID showing county residency. Only household amounts are accepted, and there's no shredding.
Do I have to dry out latex paint first?
Not for a PaintCare store; the county says you don't need to dry it before you drop it off. If you'd rather dry it, the county says dried latex can go in your trash.
Will Middletown DPW pick up old paint at the curb?
The city's 2026 spring clean-up notice said DPW won't pick up hazardous waste. Call the DPW office at 845-343-3169 about your own pickup.
Can my painting company use the Saturday event?
No. Businesses use the county's Friday events, which need registration and charge by amount. A PaintCare store takes house paint from businesses, and oil-based paint has PaintCare's small-business limits.
Sources and how we checked12
October 16, 2026: read Orange County's Hazardous Waste, Events for County Residents, business (CESQG) event, Environmental Facilities & Services and Transfer Stations pages in a browser (scripts are blocked), and read the county's October 24 Highland Falls flyer (PDF). Read PaintCare's New York, large-volume pickup and business-limits pages, PaintCare locator data for Middletown and nearby towns, and the City of Middletown's 2026 spring clean-up alert. The county's paint store list doesn't include the two Middletown stores; PaintCare's locator does. Werner's Ace address: PaintCare says 8 N Main St, the county says 8-10. The October 24 event and the October 23 business event must be put in the past tense after they happen. We didn't open the county's latex paint PDF, and we didn't check store hours. No City of Middletown paint page was found.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Orange County: Hazardous Waste ↗Orange County: Events for County Residents ↗Orange County: 2026 household hazardous waste event flyer, Highland Falls (PDF) ↗Orange County: Schools, Farms, Municipalities & Businesses ↗Orange County: Environmental Facilities & Services ↗Orange County: Transfer Stations ↗City of Middletown alert: 2026 spring clean-up and electronics drop-off ↗PaintCare New York ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare products we accept ↗PaintCare business limits ↗PaintCare large-volume pickup ↗
