Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Greensboro.
2750 Patterson Street, Greensboro, NC 27407
It is near the Greensboro Coliseum. PaintCare’s listing gives these directions: from I-40 East, take the Patterson Street exit and go left; from I-40 West, take the High Point Road exit and turn left onto Patterson Street. Neither the city nor the county says what proof of residency to bring, so carry your driver’s license. The city lists Eddie Raynard as the contact.
Guilford College United Methodist Church, 1205 Fleming Road, Greensboro, NC
This is a one-morning drive-through event. If you can’t wait until April, the Patterson Street center takes the same paint six days a week.
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.
2750 Patterson St, Greensboro, NC 27407
1401 E Martin Luther King Jr. Dr, High Point, NC 27260
1401 S Martin Luther King Jr, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
220 Davidson County Landfill Rd, Lexington, NC 27292
123 Mebane Bridge Rd, Eden, NC 27288
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Patterson Street stays open until 6 p.m. on weekdays. PaintCare’s listing says: from I-40 East, take the Patterson Street exit and go left, cross Holden Road, and the center is on the left shortly after the light.
High Point’s hazardous waste page sends Guilford County residents to Patterson Street, which is open six days a week. High Point also holds its own collection events at 1401 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Its 2026 dates are May 16, which has passed, and Saturday, November 14, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event takes paints and stains but no business waste. High Point says latex paint can be dried with kitty litter, dirt or sawdust and thrown away with your garbage. PaintCare’s listing says the event is for households in High Point’s service area.
Pull the paint out first. The landfill doesn’t take hazardous waste and checks loads at random. Drop the paint at Patterson Street on the way.
The center refuses unknown or unlabeled materials. If you know what’s in a can, write it on the side. If you don’t, call 336-373-2196 before you go.
Take paint to the free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center at 2750 Patterson Street, Monday to Friday 10 a.m.–6 p.m. or Saturday 8 a.m.–2 p.m. It is for Guilford County households only, and it won’t take unlabeled, empty or leaking cans. The next Recycle Rodeo, which also takes paint, is April 10, 2027.
Greensboro and Guilford County share one free hazardous waste drop-off: the collection center at 2750 Patterson Street, near the Coliseum. It takes paint, stain and thinner six days a week from Guilford County households. North Carolina has no paint store take-back program.
The center is open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is closed Sunday.
The city’s White Street Landfill turns away hazardous waste and screens loads at random. Paint goes to Patterson Street instead.
The center refuses unknown or unlabeled materials. If a label has worn off and you’re sure what’s inside, write it on the can. PaintCare’s listing says it won’t take empty, dried-out or leaking cans.
The city runs a Recycle Rodeo each spring and fall that takes paint along with electronics and paper shredding. The city says the fall 2026 Rodeo took in 9,279 pounds of household hazardous waste, including electronics, paint and chemicals, from 345 cars. The next one is Saturday, April 10, 2027.
If the paint is still good, give it to a neighbor, school or group that can use it. Greensboro’s pages we read don’t say whether dried latex paint can go in your trash cart, so the free Patterson Street center is the safe choice. There is no PaintCare program in North Carolina, so paint stores here don’t take old paint back.
Keep paint in its original labeled cans with tight lids. Don’t mix paints or chemicals. Pack the cans upright in a box. Bring a driver’s license that shows your Guilford County address.
Full preparation checklist →Yes. Guilford County says there is no charge at the site for dropping off household hazardous waste.
Yes. Guilford County says the center is open to all county residents, and High Point’s own page sends Guilford County residents there too. If you live in another county, you can’t use it.
The center lists paint, stain, varnish, shellac, paint thinner and paint stripper. The city doesn’t split latex and oil-based, so bring both and ask staff if anything is turned away.
No. Commercial use is not allowed, and the center refuses business hazardous waste. You’ll need a licensed hazardous waste company.
Saturday, April 10, 2027, 8 a.m. to noon, at Guilford College United Methodist Church, 1205 Fleming Road. The fall 2026 Rodeo is already over.
October 13, 2026: re-read the City of Greensboro hazardous waste center page and its FAQs (free, Guilford residents only, residential use only, hours, accepted and prohibited items, Eddie Raynard as contact), Guilford County’s page (free, open to all county residents, no commercial use), the Recycle Rodeo page (April 10, 2027, 8 a.m. to noon at Guilford College United Methodist Church; fall 2026 totals of 345 cars and 9,279 pounds), the city solid waste FAQ (White Street Landfill takes only construction debris and yard waste, refuses hazardous waste, screens loads at random), High Point’s Environmental Services and Medical & Hazardous Waste pages (November 14, 2026 event, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 1401 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive; paints listed; dried latex to garbage), NC DEQ’s permanent facility list and PaintCare’s locator data (no empty, dry or leaking cans; directions; names ECOFLO Inc. as the site; High Point event for its service area). Not found: any paint amount limit, what proof of residency staff check, whether the center takes latex and oil-based paint alike (the lists just say paint), the date of the fall 2026 Rodeo, and any Greensboro rule on putting dried latex in the trash. No paint reuse shelf was documented.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
