Drop it off
Where Greenville residents can take paint:
- Pitt County Transfer Station (household hazardous waste collection days)3025 Landfill Road, Greenville, NC 27834
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Pitt County Transfer Station (household hazardous waste collection days)
3025 Landfill Road, Greenville, NC 27834
- Accepts
- On the collection day the county listed paint ("Oil-Based Poured Up" and "Latex In Cans, Roll-Off, Poured Up"), paint-related materials, mixed solvents, aerosols, motor oil, batteries, acid and alkaline cleaners, pesticides, fluorescent bulbs, mercury items, fire extinguishers, propane cylinders (grill and camp size), helium, oxygen and refrigerant cylinders, and "high water fuel." On normal days the Transfer Station takes commercial waste, construction and demolition debris, tires and residential household garbage.
- Who can use it
- The county's news release says the free day is for Pitt County property owners, including the agricultural community, and also says residents and business owners can drop off. The ordinance lets any Pitt County resident use the waste handling facility. All commercial and business waste must go to the Transfer Station, not the collection sites.
- Hours
- Transfer Station: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–noon. Paint and other hazardous waste are taken free only on a collection day. The last one was Saturday, December 6, 2025, 9 a.m.–noon. The county has posted no 2026 date.
- Load limits
- No paint quantity limit is published. Between events, the county says liquid paint can't be accepted: mix it with kitty litter or another absorbent until it's hard. Its ordinance says hazardous waste and "sludges and other semi-solid fluids" can't be dumped at the waste handling facility. Residents can bring up to five tires free without a certification form.
- Fees
- The collection day is free. Residential household garbage has no charge. Commercial waste is $60 per ton; construction and demolition waste $55 per ton. Businesses can apply for a monthly credit account.
NC DEQ lists Pitt County as holding a permit for a permanent household hazardous waste collection facility, but the county's own pages say these items are collected only during the special event and should be stored until then. Call 252-902-3350 to ask whether anything is taken between events.
Pitt County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day (December 6, 2025 event at the Transfer Station, paint categories, 252-902-3350) ↗Pitt County news release: Household Hazardous Waste Free Collection Day, December 6, 2025 (Pitt County property owners) ↗Pitt County Solid Waste & Recycling (Transfer Station hours, 14 collection sites, ordinance rules) ↗Pitt County Accepted Materials & Disposal (paint is household hazardous waste; liquid paint can't be accepted; harden it) ↗Pitt County Manual of Fees: Solid Waste & Recycling Fees ↗Pitt County Solid Waste Recycling, Collection and Disposal Ordinance (PDF: hazardous waste not acceptable at the waste handling facility or in site containers) ↗Pitt County Commercial Business Waste (Transfer Station or private haulers; credit accounts) ↗NC DEQ Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facilities (Pitt County listed) ↗
Which option fits your Greenville cleanout?4
You have four partial cans of latex wall paint from a move-out
Pitt County won't take liquid paint. Stir kitty litter or another absorbent into each can until it's hard. If you're unsure whether the hardened cans can go in your green cart, ask Greenville Public Works at 252-329-4522.
You have a gallon of oil-based porch paint and a can of thinner
Keep both closed and stored safely. The county takes oil-based paint and mixed solvents free only on a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day at 3025 Landfill Road. None is posted after the December 6, 2025 event, so call 252-902-3350.
You're a painting contractor with leftover pails from a job
Business waste can't go to the county collection sites. It goes to the Transfer Station or a private hauler. The county lists commercial waste at $60 per ton and offers monthly credit accounts. Ask at 252-902-3350 whether paint from a business is allowed at the next collection day.
You live in Farmville or Ayden and use a county collection site
The county's collection sites, including Farmville (3457 Wesley Church Road) and Ayden/Grifton (5171 Weyerhaeuser Road), take household trash, recycling, bulky items and used oil, but the ordinance bans hazardous waste from their containers. The county's paint tip says to harden paint with kitty litter before disposal, but it doesn't say whether hardened paint can go in a site's container, so call 252-902-3350 first. Hold oil-based paint for a Transfer Station collection day.
Pitt County Solid Waste & Recycling (Transfer Station hours, 14 collection sites, ordinance rules) ↗Pitt County Solid Waste Recycling, Collection and Disposal Ordinance (PDF: hazardous waste not acceptable at the waste handling facility or in site containers) ↗Pitt County Accepted Materials & Disposal (paint is household hazardous waste; liquid paint can't be accepted; harden it) ↗
Greenville rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Don't put liquid paint in the trash in Greenville, NC: Pitt County says liquid paint can't be accepted and tells you to harden it with kitty litter or another absorbent before disposal. The county also calls paint household hazardous waste, taken free only on collection days at the Transfer Station, 3025 Landfill Road. The last one was December 6, 2025, and none is posted yet, so call Pitt County Solid Waste at 252-902-3350 to ask where hardened paint can go and when the next collection is.
In Greenville, North Carolina, the city's trash pages don't mention paint, so Pitt County's rules are the ones to follow. The county lists paint as household hazardous waste that can't go in regular trash. It takes it free only on its occasional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day at the Pitt County Transfer Station, 3025 Landfill Road, and says to store these items safely between events. The last collection day was held December 6, 2025, and no 2026 date is posted. The same county page also says liquid paint can't be accepted and should be hardened with kitty litter before disposal. North Carolina has no PaintCare program, so there are no PaintCare store drop-offs.
Liquid paint is a hazardous waste here
Pitt County lists solvents, paints and similar materials as household hazardous waste that can't go in regular trash. It takes them only at collection events at the Transfer Station, and says to store them safely between events. For leftovers, the county's tip is: "Liquid paint cannot be accepted. Mix with kitty litter or another absorbent material to harden before disposal." The page doesn't say where hardened paint goes, and it also says paints can't be placed in regular trash. Call 252-902-3350 to ask.
The last collection day was December 6, 2025
The county's free event ran 9 a.m.–noon at the Transfer Station. It took paint in two categories, oil-based "poured up" and latex "in cans, roll-off, poured up," plus paint-related materials and mixed solvents. NC DEQ's temporary collection events list, dated October 7, 2026, shows no Pitt County event.
A permanent site on the state's list, but not on the county's pages
NC DEQ lists Pitt County among the counties with a permanent household hazardous waste collection facility. Pitt County's own pages describe only the special collection day and say these items are collected free only then. Call 252-902-3350 before you drive out with liquid paint.
City carts and bulky pickup don't cover paint
City of Greenville garbage goes in green rollout carts at the curb by 6 a.m. on your service day. Bulky trash is by appointment only (252-329-4522), and the city doesn't pick up construction and demolition debris. The city's trash page doesn't mention paint. Follow the county's rule to harden paint first, and ask Public Works whether hardened paint can go in your cart.
Outside the city: 14 county collection sites
Pitt County has no curbside trash. Households not on a town program use 14 collection sites, including Ayden/Grifton, Bethel, Falkland, Farmville, Fountain, Grimesland, Stokes and Winterville. Hours are Monday–Saturday 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m. from April through October, and 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m. from November through March. Sundays open at 2 p.m. Hazardous waste, paint included, goes only to the Transfer Station events.
Free pickup programs and other options
Use it up or give it away. Pitt County suggests mixing small amounts with other colors, using leftovers as primer, saving some for touch-ups, or donating unused paint. NC DEQ says hazardous waste collections can reuse what they gather, for example by donating paint to Habitat for Humanity. PaintCare's locator shows no sites in Pitt County. Its North Carolina listings are county hazardous waste programs, not PaintCare drop-offs. Businesses: commercial waste can't go to the county's collection sites. It must go to the Transfer Station or a private hauler; the county names Countryside Sanitation, GFL, Republic Services, RoadRunner and WM without endorsing any of them.
Getting your paint ready
For paint you're throwing out: open the can, stir in kitty litter or another absorbent until it's hard, and don't put liquid paint in any cart or container. For a collection day, keep liquid paint in closed cans and store them safely until the county posts a date. Buy only what you need: the county says one gallon covers about 250–350 square feet.
Full preparation checklist →Greenville questions5
When is the next hazardous waste day in Pitt County, NC?
None is posted. The last one was Saturday, December 6, 2025, at the Transfer Station. NC DEQ's event list dated October 7, 2026, shows no Pitt County event. Call 252-902-3350.
Can I put paint in my Greenville garbage cart?
Not as a liquid. Pitt County says liquid paint can't be accepted and should be hardened with kitty litter or another absorbent first. The same county page also lists paints as household hazardous waste that can't go in regular trash, and the City of Greenville's trash page doesn't address paint. Ask Public Works at 252-329-4522 or Pitt County Solid Waste at 252-902-3350 before you put hardened paint in your cart.
Can a contractor or business bring paint to the collection day?
The county's news release is mixed. It says the free day is for Pitt County property owners, including farms, and also says residents and business owners can drop off. Ask at 252-902-3350. Other business waste goes to the Transfer Station ($60 per ton for commercial waste) or a private hauler.
Can I leave paint at a Pitt County collection site like Winterville or Bethel?
Not liquid paint. The county's ordinance bans hazardous wastes from site containers, and the county takes paint and other household hazardous waste only at Transfer Station collection events. It says to harden paint before disposal; call 252-902-3350 to ask whether hardened paint can go in a site's household trash container.
Is this Greenville, North Carolina or South Carolina?
North Carolina. This guide covers Greenville, NC, and Pitt County. If you live in Greenville, South Carolina, the rules are different, so use that guide instead.
Sources and how we checked13
October 17, 2026: read Pitt County's HHW Collection Day page and the December 2025 news release; Solid Waste & Recycling (Transfer Station and 14 collection sites with hours and phones); Accepted Materials & Disposal; Commercial Business Waste; the Solid Waste & Recycling section of the Manual of Fees; and the Solid Waste ordinance PDF (read with pdftotext). The City of Greenville's site returns 403 to curl, so I read its Trash & Recycling, Special Sanitation Services and sanitation FAQ pages in the in-app browser, in one tab that I closed. None of them mentions paint. Read NC DEQ's permanent facility list (Pitt County listed), its HHW page and the temporary events PDF dated 10/7/2026 (no Pitt County event). PaintCare data: no Pitt County listing; North Carolina isn't on PaintCare's state list. Conflicts: NC DEQ lists a permanent Pitt County facility, but county pages describe event-only collection. The news release says the event was for property owners and also for business owners. Unresolved (needs a phone call): the next collection date; whether the Transfer Station takes anything between events; whether the city accepts hardened paint in green carts; and whether businesses may use the event. A Pitt County pesticide-only collection (NC State Extension) was not used because it does not take paint. No phone calls were made.
Checked October 17, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Pitt County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day (December 6, 2025 event at the Transfer Station, paint categories, 252-902-3350) ↗Pitt County news release: Household Hazardous Waste Free Collection Day, December 6, 2025 (Pitt County property owners) ↗Pitt County Solid Waste & Recycling (Transfer Station hours, 14 collection sites, ordinance rules) ↗Pitt County Accepted Materials & Disposal (paint is household hazardous waste; liquid paint can't be accepted; harden it) ↗Pitt County Commercial Business Waste (Transfer Station or private haulers; credit accounts) ↗Pitt County Manual of Fees: Solid Waste & Recycling Fees ↗Pitt County Solid Waste Recycling, Collection and Disposal Ordinance (PDF: hazardous waste not acceptable at the waste handling facility or in site containers) ↗City of Greenville, NC Trash & Recycling (green carts, bulky trash by appointment, 252-329-4522) ↗NC DEQ Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facilities (Pitt County listed) ↗NC DEQ Household Hazardous Waste (paint: air-dry or mix with litter; donating paint) ↗NC DEQ Temporary Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events list (PDF dated 10/7/2026; no Pitt County event) ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare program states (South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia not listed) ↗
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