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2 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store0.9 mi
- Otsego ReUse CenterPaint store1 mi
- Westlake ACE HardwarePaint store15 mi
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Otsego ReUse Center — donation building
23 Duane Street, Oneonta, NY 13820
- Accepts
- Latex and oil house paint via PaintCare, per the county brochure and the store.
- Who can use it
- Otsego homes, and businesses PaintCare accepts. Businesses with oil paint should check with staff.
- Hours
- Tuesday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Call to check they’re taking paint.
- Load limits
- ReUse posts no paint limit, so call. Cans must be sealed, labeled and 5 gallons or less.
- Fees
- No charge for PaintCare paint. Ask about other items.
Use Duane Street, not the 119 West Broadway showroom. Staff accept each donation. No sign they take solvents or spray cans.
2 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Oneonta.
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
0.9 mi729 State Hwy 28, Oneonta, NY 13820
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Otsego ReUse Center
1 mi23 Duane St, Oneonta, NY 13820
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in New York
- Hours
- Tuesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Westlake ACE Hardware
15 mi1 Main St, Delhi, NY 13753
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Bruce Hall Home Center
18.3 mi206 Main St, Cooperstown, NY 13326
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Harpersfield Transfer Station
19.8 mi797 Col Harper Dr, Harpersfield, NY 13786
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Town of Harpersfield Town of Kortright Town of Stamford
- Hours
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 9 am - 4 pm, Wednesday 12 am - 5 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 5 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.
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 Oneonta cleanout?3
You have paint plus reusable goods
Go to 23 Duane Street and talk to staff before unloading; they approve donations on arrival and run the paint program. The 119 West Broadway shop has different hours.
You have solvents or unknown renovation chemicals
The county mentions a yearly event but gives no 2026 date ahead. Call 607-547-4225 for a place that takes them. The Southern Transfer Station’s open hours say nothing about chemicals.
A big cleanout mixes usable stock and waste
List can sizes, products and condition before asking ReUse to take a big load; taking donations doesn’t mean taking all old finishes. At 100 gallons or more, ask PaintCare for a pickup.
Oneonta rules and tips3
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take paint to Otsego ReUse’s donation building, 23 Duane Street, Tuesday–Saturday, after calling about space. The West Broadway shop and the Southern Transfer Station aren’t paint drop-offs.
Oneonta’s community reuse center also recycles paint. Use the donation building and ask about paint space first.
Go to the Duane Street building
ReUse takes donations at 23 Duane Street, Tuesday–Saturday. The West Broadway shop closes earlier and isn’t the donation entrance.
Paint recycling isn’t general donating
The county lists Otsego ReUse as a PaintCare partner, but staff still approve what comes in. Taking paint doesn’t mean taking solvents, spray paint or building chemicals.
Don’t count on an undated yearly event
The county brochure mentions a yearly hazardous waste collection but no 2026 date ahead. Call Solid Waste at 607-547-4225 about other chemicals or business waste.
Free pickup programs and other options
If ReUse has no room, check the PaintCare locator. Once a stash hits 100 gallons, a free PaintCare pickup can spare you repeat trips with oversized loads.
Getting your paint ready
Call 607-353-7831 with labels and can counts. Keep paint upright in original sealed cans, and keep other donations apart so staff can check each.
Full preparation checklist →Oneonta questions2
Can I leave cans outside after closing?
No. Come when staff can check and accept them.
Does free paint recycling cover a business’s chemicals?
Only PaintCare products from qualifying businesses. Other business chemicals need an approved disposal service.
Sources and how we checked7
No second site is listed without current proof. ReUse’s paint limit is unknown; the county names it a PaintCare partner and ReUse says it recycles paint.
Checked October 4, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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