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- Bismarck Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program · Household Hazardous Waste & Electronic Recycling CenterHazardous waste site3.3 mi
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Bismarck Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Recycling Center (City of Bismarck Landfill)
2111 N 52nd St, Bismarck, ND 58501
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based paint, paint thinners and removers, roof coatings, aerosols, camp fuels, acids, bleach, drain and oven cleaners, weed and bug killers, fertilizers, mercury and rechargeable batteries, plus electronics.
- Who can use it
- Households. Bismarck residents inside city limits are free. Non-residents can use it for the per-pound fee; Mandan’s own hazardous waste page sends its residents here. Business and commercial hazardous waste is not accepted; the city refers businesses to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality.
- Hours
- Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–3 p.m., plus the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month 9 a.m.–2 p.m., per the city’s current page and 2026 flyer. Closed on designated holidays. The city’s 2025 cleanup notice and a 2025 KFYR-TV story list Monday–Thursday 8–3, PaintCare lists weekdays 8–3, and Mandan’s page lists Tuesdays and Thursdays, so call before a Friday or early-morning trip.
- Load limits
- No drums and no containers over 5 gallons. Keep products in their original containers with lids closed, upright, and don’t mix them. No medical waste, explosives or radioactive materials. The city can refuse any waste.
- Fees
- Free for Bismarck residents who live inside city limits. Everyone else pays by the pound (effective Jan. 1, 2026): latex paint $1.83/lb, oil-based paint or stain $2.43/lb, flammables such as solvents and aerosols $3.35/lb. Prices can change without notice.
Stop at the landfill scale house first for disposal procedures, then unload at Door #8. Bring ID. Line a box with a plastic trash bag and carry the cans in it. All loads taken to the landfill must be tarped or tied down; unsecured loads pay $25.
Directions ↗701-355-1700, option 3
City of Bismarck: Recycling (Household Hazardous Waste tab) ↗City of Bismarck: HHW and electronics pricing flyer, effective Jan. 1, 2026 (PDF) ↗City of Bismarck: Landfill (hours, fees, unsecured loads) ↗City of Bismarck: Public Works FAQ ↗City of Bismarck: 2025 Spring Cleanup Week notice ↗City of Mandan: Hazardous Waste ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
Bismarck Re-Use Room (free usable paint, inside the hazardous waste center)
2111 N 52nd St, Bismarck, ND 58501
- Accepts
- Free paint, stains, cleaners, pesticides, electronics and other materials in good condition. KFYR-TV reports that city staff stock the shelves with usable items dropped off at the center.
- Who can use it
- Anyone with a valid ID can take items.
- Hours
- The city doesn’t list separate hours. It is inside the hazardous waste center, which the city lists as open Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–3 p.m. and the 1st and 3rd Saturday 9 a.m.–2 p.m. KFYR-TV gave Monday–Thursday 8–3 and select Saturdays in 2025.
- Load limits
- Only what is on the shelves that day. Valid ID required to take items.
- Fees
- Free to the general public.
This is a place to pick up paint, not a separate drop-off. You drop off through the hazardous waste center, where non-residents pay per pound. KFYR-TV reported in September 2025 that the room opened about 20 years ago and that the program led to the reuse of seven tons of latex paint in 2024.
Directions ↗701-355-1700, option 3
1 paint drop-off site within 12 miles of Bismarck.
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.
Bismarck Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program · Household Hazardous Waste & Electronic Recycling Center
3.3 mi2111 N. 52nd St, Bismarck, ND 58501
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Bismarck
- Hours
- Monday through Friday, 8 am - 3 pm, and the first and third Saturday of each month, 9 am - 2 pm.
- Limits
- No containers over 5 gallons Keep materials in original containers with lids closed.. Line a box with a plastic trash bag and transport the waste in it. Keep containers upright. the City reserves the right to reject any waste.
- Products
- This site does not accept empty, dry or leaking paint containers.
- Notes
- Disposal of HHW is free for Bismark City residents. Stop at the Scale House for disposal procedures. ID required. Non-resident fees apply.
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 Bismarck cleanout?4
You live in Bismarck and have a basement full of cans
Box them upright in a bag-lined box and drive to 52nd Street on a weekday or the 1st or 3rd Saturday. Show ID; it’s free.
You live in Mandan with half a can of latex
Skip the drive. Mix in cat litter or floor-dry, let it harden, take the lid off, and put the can in a bag inside your garbage tote.
You live outside Bismarck city limits with oil-based stain
Bring it to the Bismarck center. You’ll pay $2.43 a pound as a non-resident, so bring only what you can’t use or give away.
You need a gallon of paint for a small project
Check the Re-Use Room at the center first. Usable paint and stain are free to anyone with ID.
Bismarck rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take paint to Bismarck’s Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Recycling Center at the landfill, 2111 N. 52nd St.; stop at the scale house and bring ID. It’s free for people inside Bismarck city limits; others pay $1.83/lb for latex and $2.43/lb for oil-based. Open weekdays and the 1st and 3rd Saturday.
In Bismarck, North Dakota, latex and oil-based paint go to the city’s Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Recycling Center at the landfill, 2111 N. 52nd St. It’s free if you live inside Bismarck city limits. Everyone else, including Mandan residents, pays by the pound. North Dakota has no PaintCare program.
City limits decide the price
Bismarck residents pay nothing. Non-residents pay $1.83 a pound for latex and $2.43 a pound for oil-based paint or stain (2026 prices). Bring ID either way.
Mandan: dry it or haul it to Bismarck
Mandan’s garbage service won’t take liquid paint. It does take paint that is fully dried, with the lid off, in a bag inside the tote. Mandan’s pages don’t split latex from oil-based. For paint you can’t dry, Mandan’s hazardous waste page points to the Bismarck center.
Grab free paint first
The Re-Use Room inside the center gives away usable paint and stain for free. Bring ID. KFYR-TV reported that the program reused seven tons of latex paint in 2024.
Saturday option twice a month
Besides weekdays, the center opens the 1st and 3rd Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop at the scale house first, then unload at Door #8.
Not on cleanup week
Bismarck’s 2025 spring cleanup week notice listed paint and stains among items crews would not take and sent them to the center. Plan on the center, not the curb.
Free pickup programs and other options
There is no free store take-back in North Dakota. Bismarck’s own pages don’t say whether dried latex can go in a Bismarck garbage can, so Bismarck residents should use the free center. Mandan residents can dry paint with cat litter or floor-dry and put the open can in a bag in the tote, which avoids Bismarck’s per-pound fee. Unlike Fargo, whose center PaintCare lists for households and businesses, Bismarck’s center takes no business hazardous waste.
Getting your paint ready
Keep paint in original cans with lids shut, nothing over 5 gallons. Line a box with a plastic trash bag, stand the cans upright in it, and tarp or tie down the load ($25 fee otherwise). Bring a valid ID.
Full preparation checklist →Bismarck questions5
Is paint drop-off free in Bismarck?
Yes, if you live inside Bismarck city limits. Non-residents pay per pound: $1.83 for latex, $2.43 for oil-based paint or stain.
What are the hours?
The city’s current page says Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–3 p.m. and the 1st and 3rd Saturday 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Some older notices say Monday–Thursday 8–3, so call 701-355-1700, option 3, before a Friday trip.
I live in Mandan. Where does my paint go?
Dry the paint completely, take the lid off, and put the can in a bag inside your garbage tote. Mandan won’t pick up liquid paint. For paint you can’t dry, Mandan’s hazardous waste page points to the Bismarck center, where you pay the non-resident fee.
Can I get free paint?
Yes. The Re-Use Room at the center gives usable paint and stain to anyone with a valid ID.
Can a business drop off paint?
No. Bismarck’s center does not accept business or commercial hazardous waste.
Sources and how we checked12
October 13, 2026: read the City of Bismarck Recycling page (HHW tab), the HHW and electronics pricing flyer effective Jan. 1, 2026, the Landfill page, the Public Works FAQ, the 2025 Spring Cleanup Week notice; Mandan’s Hazardous Waste, Garbage Collection and Spring Clean-Up pages; ND DEQ’s household hazardous waste page; KFYR-TV’s September 2025 reuse room story; and PaintCare’s locator data. Hours conflict: the current city page, FAQ and 2026 flyer say Monday–Friday 7–3; the 2025 notice and KFYR say Monday–Thursday 8–3; Mandan’s page says Tuesdays and Thursdays; PaintCare says weekdays 8–3. We use the city’s current page and tell readers to call. The city doesn’t list separate Re-Use Room hours. Bismarck doesn’t say whether dried latex can go in its garbage cans. Mandan’s pages don’t split latex from oil-based; they say any paint must be dried with the lid off, and the clean-up page says dried paint can also go to the Mandan landfill. Peer review removed Lincoln and “rural Burleigh County” by name (no source places them) and a claim that Mandan’s landfill takes no hazardous waste (the page’s “no hazardous waste” line is about clean-up week pickup). ND DEQ lists Bismarck but not Mandan among community programs. Mandan’s clean-up page has two conflicting sets of April landfill dates; spring clean-up is past either way.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
City of Bismarck: Recycling (Household Hazardous Waste tab) ↗City of Bismarck: HHW and electronics pricing flyer, effective Jan. 1, 2026 (PDF) ↗City of Bismarck: Landfill (hours, fees, unsecured loads) ↗City of Bismarck: Public Works FAQ ↗City of Bismarck: 2025 Spring Cleanup Week notice ↗KFYR-TV: Bismarck’s reuse room offers free drop-off and pick-up (Sept. 2025) ↗City of Mandan: Hazardous Waste ↗City of Mandan: Garbage Collection ↗City of Mandan: Spring Clean-Up ↗North Dakota DEQ: household hazardous waste ↗PaintCare program states ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
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