Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Fayetteville.
923 Wilkes Road, Fayetteville, NC 28301
The center is on Wilkes Road past the county’s Wilkes Road T&P facility. The county page gives ZIP 28301 for the site and 28306 in its contact box. The City of Fayetteville’s FAQ says in one answer that hazardous materials go to “the Cumberland County Landfill” and in another names the Wilkes Road facility; the county’s own page puts the drop-off at Wilkes Road.
Your state doesn’t have a PaintCare program, so stores here don’t take paint for free. These are the public drop-off programs PaintCare’s map lists, closest first. Most only serve their own residents and some charge a fee. Call before you go.
923 Wilkes Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28301
301 W Cornelius Harnett Blved, Lillington, NC 27546
1801 Nash St, Sanford, NC 27330
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Most wall paint is latex, and Wilkes Road won’t take it. Stir kitty litter, sand or dirt into each can until it stops flowing, leave the lid off, bag it and put it out with your trash.
Wait for the second Saturday or fourth Wednesday of the month and take it to 923 Wilkes Road. Keep it in the original cans, and label anything that has lost its label.
The center takes 10 gallons or 80 pounds per visit and one visit a day. Split the load across more than one open day.
The county center won’t take your waste, because Spring Lake and Fort Bragg don’t pay its Solid Waste User Fee. Ask your town or the installation what it offers, and dry out any latex paint for the trash.
The city’s Special Waste service picks up construction debris, including paint cans and buckets, for a fee. Call 910-433-1329 to pay and schedule, and ask about any cans that still hold paint.
Dry out latex paint and put it in your trash: mix in kitty litter, sand or dirt until it stops flowing, leave the lid off and bag the can. Take oil-based paint and stain to Cumberland County’s free hazardous waste center at 923 Wilkes Road, open only the second Saturday (8 a.m.–noon) and fourth Wednesday (noon–4 p.m.) of each month. It’s for Cumberland County homeowners; Spring Lake and Fort Bragg residents can’t use it.
In Fayetteville, North Carolina, latex and oil-based paint go different ways. Cumberland County’s hazardous waste center at 923 Wilkes Road won’t take latex paint, so you dry it out and put it in the trash. Oil-based paint, stain and thinner go to that center, which opens only two half-days a month. This guide is for Cumberland County, not Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The county center turns latex paint away. The county and the City of Fayetteville both say to mix kitty litter, sand or dirt into the can until the paint no longer flows. Then leave the lid off, put the can in a garbage bag and throw it out with your regular trash.
The Wilkes Road center is open the second Saturday of each month, 8 a.m. to noon, and the fourth Wednesday, noon to 4 p.m. You get one visit a day, with up to 10 gallons or 80 pounds.
The county says Spring Lake, Fort Bragg and neighboring counties such as Harnett, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson and Bladen don’t pay its Solid Waste User Fee, so their residents can’t use the center. The page also says it’s for Cumberland County homeowners only.
The City of Fayetteville says it’s against the law to put wet or oil-based paint in household trash, and its cart rules list paint as not allowed. Only latex that you have dried solid should go in the cart.
The city’s Special Waste service collects construction materials for a fee, and its list includes paint cans and buckets. The page doesn’t say whether cans can still hold liquid paint, so ask when you call 910-433-1329 to pay and schedule.
Use up good paint or give it to someone who can. Latex paint can be dried with kitty litter, sand or dirt and thrown out. North Carolina has no PaintCare program, so paint stores here don’t take old paint back. If you live in Spring Lake, on Fort Bragg or in a neighboring county, ask your town, the installation or your own county what it offers, because the Cumberland County center won’t serve you. Raleigh and Durham have their own guides with different county rules.
Keep oil-based paint in its original can with the lid on tight. Label anything that isn’t in its original container, or staff will refuse it. Stay under 10 gallons or 80 pounds per trip. Leave empty and dried-out cans at home; take the lids off and put them in the garbage. For latex, stir in kitty litter, sand or dirt until it stops flowing, then bag the open can for the trash.
Full preparation checklist →No. The Wilkes Road center doesn’t accept latex paint. Dry it with kitty litter, sand or dirt, then put the open can in a garbage bag with your trash.
Only the second Saturday of each month, 8 a.m. to noon, and the fourth Wednesday, noon to 4 p.m., at 923 Wilkes Road.
No. The county says residents of Spring Lake, Fort Bragg and neighboring counties can’t use the center because they don’t pay its Solid Waste User Fee.
No. The county doesn’t charge households for hazardous waste drop-off.
No. Businesses can’t use the center. The county tells commercial users to hire a hazardous waste contractor.
October 15, 2026: read Cumberland County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center page (923 Wilkes Road; second Saturday 8 a.m.–noon and fourth Wednesday noon–4 p.m.; one visit a day; 10 gallons or 80 pounds; latex paint not accepted; homeowners only; Spring Lake, Fort Bragg and adjoining counties excluded; no businesses; free) and its hours page; the City of Fayetteville’s Trash & Recycling FAQ, Household Waste and Special Waste pages; NC DEQ’s permanent facility list (Cumberland County listed); and PaintCare’s locator data, which also says latex isn’t taken. Unresolved: the county page shows ZIP 28301 and 28306; the city FAQ names both “the Cumberland County Landfill” and the Wilkes Road facility for hazardous materials; the county doesn’t say how renters are treated under its “homeowners only” rule; we found no Fort Bragg or Spring Lake paint program and no published paint policy for a local reuse store; the Special Waste page lists no fee amounts and doesn’t say whether full cans are allowed.
Checked October 15, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
