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5 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Allerdice Ace Building SupplyPaint store1.2 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store1.3 mi
- Allerdice Ace HardwarePaint store4 mi
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Sustainable Saratoga paint collection — October 17, 2026 (only 2026 date listed)
Saratoga Springs High School, 1 Bluestreak Boulevard, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866; enter from West Avenue
- Accepts
- Latex, acrylic, alkyd and oil-based house paint and enamel; deck and floor paint; primer, sealer and undercoater; stain, varnish and one-part urethane; waterproofing sealer; metal paint; field and lawn paint.
- Who can use it
- Community event with no posted town or business rules; ask before bringing business paint or coming from afar.
- Hours
- Saturday, October 17, 2026, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., with a Circular.eco time slot. No other 2026 date; no 2027 dates were posted as of October 6, 2026. Not a daily school service.
- Load limits
- No total gallon limit listed. Sign up ahead; ask about very large or business loads. Intact cans with original labels.
- Fees
- Free. The donation is optional.
Not taken: spray cans, thinner and solvents, auto and boat paint, craft paint, caulk, epoxy, glue, paint additives, driveway sealer, two-part coatings, and empty, leaking or unlabeled cans. Stay in your car for unloading. Run by Sustainable Saratoga and GreenSheen.
5 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Saratoga Springs.
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.
Allerdice Ace Building Supply
1.2 mi41 Walworth St, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
1.3 mi226 Washington St, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Allerdice Ace Hardware
4 mi19 Trieble Ave, Ballston Spa, NY 12020
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
5.1 mi736 Glen St, Queensbury, NY 12804
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Allerdice Ace Hardware
6.3 mi2570 State Hwy 9, Malta, NY 12020
- 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 Saratoga Springs cleanout?3
Your labeled house paint is ready for October 17
Book a Circular.eco slot and use the West Avenue entrance. Keep wall paint, primer, stain and varnish apart from spray cans and thinner, in intact labeled cans. Missed it? Take 5-gallon loads to a downtown store.
Your shed has deck stain and asphalt driveway sealer
The stain can go to the paint event; the sealer can’t. Check the county’s hazardous waste guidance for the sealer and confirm a real date before a second trip.
You’re a painter with lots of job leftovers
Ask the organizer whether businesses can come and how much; the page doesn’t say. A PaintCare business option or large pickup may fit better, especially if it would take several vehicles.
Saratoga Springs rules and tips2
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Sustainable Saratoga collects paint Saturday, October 17, 2026, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., at Saratoga Springs High School, its only 2026 date; nothing for 2027 was up as of October 6, 2026. Otherwise, Sherwin-Williams on Washington Street and Allerdice Ace on Walworth Street take 5 gallons per visit.
The October event suits a paint-only cleanout but takes less than a hazardous waste event and runs once a year. Two downtown stores cover the rest of the year.
Use the event entrance
Enter the high school lot from West Avenue. Volunteers unload while you stay in your car. Check the sign-up link and that the event is on before leaving; it’s one October day, not an ongoing school drop-off.
Check the product type, not just “paint”
The event takes most household paints, including stain and varnish. It refuses car and boat paint, spray cans, solvents and two-part products, plus driveway sealer and roof patch.
Free pickup programs and other options
Outside October 17, PaintCare lists Sherwin-Williams, 226 Washington Street, and Allerdice Ace Building Supply, 41 Walworth Street, 5 gallons per visit each; call about space. For chemicals the event refuses, ask Saratoga County or city Public Works about a hazardous waste option. County materials lists don’t mean an open appointment or daily drop-off.
Getting your paint ready
Bring intact, original labeled cans with tight lids, with nothing added. Keep refused items apart so volunteers sort fast. Give your amount and any business use at sign-up.
Full preparation checklist →Saratoga Springs questions4
Do I have to donate?
No. Drop-off is free; the donation is optional, not a fee.
Can I bring driveway sealer with my wall paint?
Not to this event; the host refuses it. Hazardous waste programs take different things on a different schedule.
Can contractors bring unlimited paint?
We found no unlimited business allowance, and the page sets no business or gallon rule. Get an OK before loading business paint.
Will there be another collection this year?
Not that we can see. The host lists just one 2026 date, and there were no 2027 dates up on October 6, 2026. Use a PaintCare store meanwhile.
Sources and how we checked8
The host’s page on October 6, 2026 gave date, hours, Circular.eco sign-up, entrance, product lists and free drop-off with optional donation, but no other 2026 or 2027 date. Store limits are from PaintCare’s October 6 locator. No gallon cap, town limit or business rule is posted; we don’t claim it’s unlimited.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
