Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Findlay.
Hancock County Fairgrounds, 1017 E. Sandusky St, Findlay, OH 45840
Enter by the fairgrounds' Sandusky Street exit and go straight down the drive; signs are posted. Questions go to the district by email (HancockSWMD@co.hancock.oh.us) or 419-424-7210. PaintCare's listing gives 419-424-1113 for this event.
1200 Commerce Pkwy, Findlay, OH 45840
This is a charity store, not a county site. Oil-based paint and stain will be turned away. The ReStore offers free donation pickup for household items; ask whether it covers paint.
527 Woodland Cir, Bowling Green, OH 43402
A private company in Wood County, not a county program. Park in the lot, find the door marked Shipping/Receiving left of the large garage door and ring the bell; staff unload and weigh your waste. ERG's main line is 734-437-9650; its contact page lists 419-354-6110 for Bowling Green.
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.
1017 E. Sandusky St, Findlay, OH 45840
527 Woodland Circle, Bowling Green, OH 43402
Township Rd 594, Tiffin, OH 44883
1025 S. Main St., Kenton, OH 43326
2830 Napoleon Rd, Fremont, OH 43420
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Dry the latex and trash it, or take it to the ReStore for a fee. Oil-based paint, stain and thinner go to ERG in Bowling Green on a weekday, since the county day isn't until June 2027.
The fairgrounds day takes only 10 one-gallon cans per vehicle. Dry the rest with kitty litter or floor-dry, or ask the ReStore what it would charge for the whole load.
You're in Hancock County, so the fairgrounds day and its residency rule cover you. Your hauler, not the City of Findlay, decides how dried latex goes out.
It won't: the county landfill turns away hazardous waste. Keep the can sealed for June 2027 or pay ERG by the pound.
Dry latex paint with kitty litter or sawdust and put it in your Findlay trash, or pay the Habitat ReStore on Commerce Parkway to recycle it. Hancock County's free collection for oil-based paint is once a year at the fairgrounds; PaintCare lists 2026's as June 26, and the county lists the next for June 2027. If oil paint can't wait, ERG in Bowling Green takes it weekdays for $0.75 a pound.
Findlay, Ohio, and the rest of Hancock County get one free paint and hazardous waste collection a year, at the Hancock County Fairgrounds. The 2026 one was in June and has passed; the county says the next is planned for June 2027. Until then, dry latex for the trash or pay to recycle it at the Findlay Habitat ReStore. Oil-based paint waits for June or goes to a paid site in Bowling Green.
The Hancock County Solid Waste District holds its household hazardous waste and paint collection at the fairgrounds, 1017 E. Sandusky St. PaintCare's listing (the only source for this date) shows the 2026 day was June 26, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The county page now lists June 2027, with the date and hours to be determined. Use the Sandusky Street exit and follow the signs.
At that event, latex is capped at 10 one-gallon cans per vehicle, and you need proof you live in Hancock County. Oil-based paint, thinner, varnish and stain are taken too. Businesses and organizations can't use it.
Findlay's Habitat ReStore at 1200 Commerce Pkwy lists latex paint among accepted donations, with recycling fees. It does not take non-latex paints or stains. The fee isn't posted, so call 419-429-1400 first.
The county marks drying latex as EPA approved: let it air-dry, or speed it up with floor-dry, sawdust or kitty litter, then put it in regular trash. Findlay licenses private trash haulers rather than listing a city service, so ask your own hauler how it wants dried cans set out.
The Hancock County Sanitary Landfill at 3763 County Road 140 does not take hazardous waste, so liquid oil-based paint can't be dumped there.
Dry latex at home, or pay the Findlay ReStore to recycle it. The fairgrounds day serves all of Hancock County, including Arlington, McComb, Mount Blanchard, Arcadia, Vanlue, Benton Ridge, Mount Cory and Van Buren. For oil-based paint before June 2027, ERG Environmental in Bowling Green takes it on weekdays for $0.75 a pound ($20 minimum). Ohio has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back for free.
Sort by label: soap-and-water cleanup means latex. For the June collection, bring a driver's license or bill with a Hancock County address, keep cans sealed and labeled, and count your latex so you stay at 10 gallons or fewer. Don't pour thinner or oil into other containers. For the ReStore, bring latex only and ask about the fee first.
Full preparation checklist →The county lists June 2027, with the date and hours still to be determined. The 2026 collection on June 26 (a date only PaintCare's listing gives) has passed. Watch the county's community recycling page or email HancockSWMD@co.hancock.oh.us.
Yes. The Habitat ReStore at 1200 Commerce Pkwy takes latex paint for a recycling fee; its page shows 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday. Or dry it and put it in your trash for free.
No. The landfill says it cannot accept hazardous waste. Hold oil paint for the June collection, or pay ERG in Bowling Green on a weekday.
Ten one-gallon cans per vehicle. Dry and trash any extra latex at home.
No. Hancock County won't take waste from businesses or organizations. Ohio EPA's business paint guide explains what businesses must do.
October 16, 2026: read Hancock County's community recycling page (household hazardous waste and paint section, now showing June 2027 TBD), the county landfill page, the City of Findlay licensed trash haulers page (viewed in a browser), the Findlay Habitat ReStore page, ERG Environmental's drop-off and contact pages, Ohio EPA's guides, and PaintCare locator site 16753. The June 26, 2026, date and hours come only from PaintCare's listing. The county page does not state a fee for the event. The ReStore does not publish its latex fee or a quantity limit. PaintCare lists 419-424-1113 for the event; the county page lists 419-424-7210. The ReStore's own page shows 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Tuesday-Saturday volunteer shifts; it does not print a weekly store-hours table. The city page lists licensed haulers; we did not find a city or hauler statement on dried latex in Findlay. Peer review on October 16, 2026 rechecked every source. No drive-time estimates are given.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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