Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Statesville.
354 Twin Oaks Road, Statesville, NC 28625
Enter Twin Oaks and skip the scale. Take the second road on the right and follow the signs to the appliance area. The drop-off is the yellow brick building halfway up the hill on the right. The county’s Accepted Recyclables page still describes an older twice-a-year schedule (April in Mooresville, September at Twin Oaks); the event page and PaintCare’s listing both show the monthly Twin Oaks dates above.
354 Twin Oaks Road, Statesville, NC 28625
Only at Twin Oaks in Statesville, not at the Mooresville Transfer Station or the convenience sites. PaintCare’s listing says paint is taken in daily and handed out on Fridays, but the county’s page says both happen on Fridays only, so go on a Friday.
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.
354 Twin Oaks Rd, Statesville, NC 28625
354 Twin Oaks Rd, Statesville, NC 28625
1102 N Long St Extension, East Spencer, NC 28039
4017 Rocky Ford Rd, Newton, NC 28658
12300 N Statesville Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
The county skips December. If you miss November 28, check the county’s page for 2027 dates. Meanwhile, keep oil-based paint sealed, and dry out any latex for the trash.
The hazardous waste day takes 15 one-gallon cans per household, and the county can refuse more. Take usable latex to the Paint Swap Shop on a Friday, dry what’s left, and bring the rest to a later monthly event.
Take it to the Paint Swap Shop at Twin Oaks on a Friday. It takes only usable latex, not oil-based or spray paint. You can also pick up free paint there.
Ask your landlord first; the county says landlords must give tenants decals. If that fails, any county site can issue one with photo ID, proof of address and the vehicle present. The hazardous waste day also accepts proof of residency.
Iredell sites don’t take waste from people who live outside the county, and the county says non-residents who try can be fined $50 each time. Use your own county’s program; the Hickory guide covers Catawba County.
Bring paint to Iredell County’s free Household Hazardous Waste Day at the Twin Oaks Solid Waste Facility, 354 Twin Oaks Road, on the last Saturday of the month, 8–11:30 a.m. The next ones are October 31 and November 28, 2026, with none in December. The limit is 15 one-gallon cans, and you need your county decal or proof you live in Iredell County. Good latex paint can go to the Twin Oaks Paint Swap Shop on Fridays.
In Statesville, North Carolina, paint goes to Iredell County’s Twin Oaks Solid Waste Facility at 354 Twin Oaks Road. The county holds a free household hazardous waste day there once a month and runs a latex Paint Swap Shop. The City of Statesville won’t pick up used paint at the curb.
Statesville’s garbage crews don’t pick up used paint. Empty, dry paint cans are fine. The city says to take paint and other items it won’t collect to the county’s Twin Oaks landfill.
The county’s hazardous waste day is the last Saturday of each month, 8 to 11:30 a.m., except December. The remaining 2026 dates are October 31 and November 28.
Iredell homeowners get a solid waste decal with the August tax bill; it goes in the lower left corner of the windshield. Renters get one from the landlord. To replace one at any county site, bring photo ID, proof of address and the vehicle itself. At the hazardous waste day, proof of residency also works.
The county takes usable latex paint at Twin Oaks for its Paint Swap Shop and gives it away to others. Its page says both happen on Fridays only.
The county says to mix leftover paint with sand, dirt or kitty litter, or pour it on cardboard to dry. Once it’s solid, it can go in the trash. No liquids of any kind are allowed in the landfill.
Use up good paint or take usable latex to the Paint Swap Shop on a Friday. Dried latex can go in the trash. Mooresville and Troutman are also in Iredell County, so residents there use the same Twin Oaks programs; the Mooresville Transfer Station on Macleod Drive isn’t listed for paint. Hickory and Charlotte have their own guides with different county programs. North Carolina has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don’t take old paint back.
Keep paint in its original, labeled can with a tight lid. Bring no more than 15 one-gallon cans to the hazardous waste day. Put your decal on the windshield or bring proof you live in Iredell County. Don’t leave anything at the site before the event starts. Leave empty, dry cans at home; the city will take those with your garbage.
Full preparation checklist →Saturday, October 31, 2026, then Saturday, November 28, 2026, both 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Twin Oaks. There is no event in December, and the county hasn’t posted 2027 dates on its page yet.
Up to 15 one-gallon cans per household. The county may turn away more than a normal household amount.
Not liquid paint. Empty, dry cans are fine. The county says to dry leftover paint with sand, dirt or kitty litter first; once it’s solid, it can go in the trash.
No. It takes only usable latex paint. Bring oil-based paint and spray cans to the hazardous waste day.
No. It’s for Iredell County households only, and business waste isn’t accepted.
October 15, 2026: read Iredell County’s Household Hazardous Waste Day page (2026 dates through November 28, 8–11:30 a.m., closed December, 15 one-gallon cans, decal or proof of residency, no business waste, dried latex in trash), its Accepted Recyclables page (Paint Swap Shop, Fridays only; drying advice; no liquids in the landfill), Site Locations, Solid Waste Decals and Solid Waste pages; the City of Statesville’s garbage collection page (used paint not picked up, empty dry cans OK, points residents to Twin Oaks); NC DEQ’s permanent facility list (Iredell County listed); and PaintCare’s locator data. Conflicts: PaintCare says the swap shop takes paint daily and hands it out Fridays, while the county says Fridays only; we told readers to go on a Friday. The county’s Accepted Recyclables page still mentions a twice-a-year schedule including an April Mooresville event, and the event page’s own paint note still calls the events “biannual,” but the event page lists monthly 2026 dates. The “free” wording comes from the Accepted Recyclables page; the event page lists no fee. The $50 non-resident fine is from the decals page. Not found: 2027 event dates, a swap-shop amount limit, and whether the county splits latex and oil-based paint at the event.
Checked October 15, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
