Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Dayton.
1001 Encrete Ln, Moraine, OH 45439
Drop-off is under the green recycling canopy. The county says paint other than lead-based paint isn’t hazardous waste and suggests drying small amounts at home. Truck and trailer loads must be tarped to enter the facility.
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.
1001 Encrete Ln, Moraine, OH 45439
2145 Greene Way Blvd., Xenia, OH 45385
2145 Greene Way Blvd., Xenia, OH 45385
1620 W Main St, Springfield, OH 45504
4239 US Route 127 S, Eaton, OH 45320
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Leave them open in the garage with some kitty litter until they’re solid, then put them in your city trash. The county says regular paint isn’t hazardous waste.
Take it all to Moraine on a Tuesday afternoon. The county takes oil-based paint, varnish, stains, mineral spirits and thinners for free. Bring proof you live in Montgomery County.
The site is only open on the first Tuesday of the month in winter, so plan around December’s first Tuesday and call 937-225-4999 to confirm. If you miss it, dry the latex for the trash and keep oil-based cans sealed until the next open Tuesday.
Leftovers from a rental or a job are business waste, and the county won’t take them. Dayton bulk pickup won’t either. Hire a private hazardous waste company.
Take paint to Montgomery County’s free drop-off at 1001 Encrete Ln in Moraine on a Tuesday, 1–7 p.m., with proof you live in the county. From November through February it’s open only the first Tuesday of each month; call 937-225-4999 to confirm the date. For small amounts of paint, the county says to let it dry with the lid off and put it in your trash.
The City of Dayton sends residents to the Montgomery County Solid Waste District for hazardous waste. The county’s drop-off in Moraine takes latex and oil-based paint for free, but only on Tuesday afternoons, and only on the first Tuesday from November through February. For small amounts, the county says to dry the paint and throw it out.
The drop-off at 1001 Encrete Ln in Moraine is open 1–7 p.m. every Tuesday through October. From November through February it opens only on the first Tuesday of the month. The county doesn’t list specific dates or holiday closures, so call 937-225-4999 to confirm. Look for the green recycling canopy.
The program is free but only for county residents, and proof of address is required. It doesn’t take anything from businesses.
The county won’t take any single item over 25 pounds or 15 gallons. Regular 1- and 5-gallon paint cans are fine. Keep products in their original containers and don’t mix them.
The county says paint, other than lead-based paint, isn’t hazardous waste. Leave the can open to dry, add kitty litter or sawdust to speed it up, and put it in your trash. Empty paint cans go in the trash too. Fully emptied spray cans can go in recycling or trash.
City bulk pickup refuses hazardous and flammable materials. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton’s ReStore says it takes no paint of any kind, opened or not.
Ohio has no PaintCare program, so stores don’t take paint back for free. Matthew 25: Ministries in Blue Ash, about an hour south, accepts usable latex in labeled 1- or 5-gallon cans at least one-third full (513-793-6256). Businesses need a private hazardous waste company.
Seal and label each can, keep flammables apart from corrosives, and ride with them in the trunk, away from groceries. The county asks you to drive straight to the site once loaded. For trash disposal, let the paint dry fully first, as the county advises.
Full preparation checklist →Yes, once it’s dried. Montgomery County says to leave small amounts open to dry, adding kitty litter or sawdust if you like, then put the can in the trash.
1–7 p.m. on Tuesdays, every week March through October. November through February, only the first Tuesday of the month.
No. It’s free for Montgomery County residents who bring proof of address.
No. The county says it can’t take material from businesses or commercial customers.
Montgomery County Solid Waste District at 937-225-4999, or City of Dayton waste collection at 937-333-4800.
October 7, 2026: read Montgomery County’s household hazardous waste page and Solid Waste District contact page (both opened in a browser; they block scripted requests); the City of Dayton waste guidelines, schedules and bulk pages; and Habitat Greater Dayton’s accepted-donations list. Peer review (October 7, 2026) removed two computed winter first-Tuesday dates; the county publishes only the first-Tuesday rule and no holiday closures. A claim that Dayton pickup refuses liquids was removed because the city pages reviewed don’t say it. Not found: what counts as proof of residency, any county paint reuse shelf, or a Dayton-area paint donation program. No 2026 collection event was found; the county runs a standing weekly drop-off instead.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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