Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Tiffin.
Seneca County Fairgrounds, south lot, County Road 594, Tiffin, OH 44883
The district says rising costs limit how many households it can serve each year, so register as soon as the next sign-up opens. The exact time and place are given when you register; the district page lists the fairgrounds south lot for Seneca County. The district office is at 1875 E. State Street in Fremont.
527 East Woodland Circle, Bowling Green, OH 43402
Private company in Bowling Green (Wood County). Park in the lot, go to the door marked Shipping/Receiving left of the big garage door and ring the bell. ERG's contact and locations pages list 419-354-6110 (toll-free 800-284-9107) for its Bowling Green office; its main line is 734-437-9650.
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.
Township Rd 594, Tiffin, OH 44883
2830 Napoleon Rd, Fremont, OH 43420
1017 E. Sandusky St, Findlay, OH 45840
163 W. State Route 163, Oak Harbor, OH 43449
527 Woodland Circle, Bowling Green, OH 43402
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
That collection is over and walk-ins were never allowed. Store oil-based cans sealed in a cool spot and register as soon as OSS opens 2027 sign-up, or pay ERG in Bowling Green now.
Dry and trash all the latex. Take oil-based paint, stain and thinner to ERG in Bowling Green on a weekday; it's $0.75 a pound with a $20 minimum, card or check only. Call 419-354-6110 with questions.
Both towns sit across county lines, and OSS says residents of both can use its collections. Register the same way and you'll be told which site to use.
Tiffin's 2026 bulk notice excluded 35- or 55-gallon drums or cans holding hazardous liquids, including paint. Dried latex goes in regular trash instead.
Dry latex paint with cat litter or sawdust and put it in your Tiffin trash with the lid off. Seneca County's free OSS collection for oil-based paint was October 10, 2026 and has passed; register early for the next one at 419-334-7222. If oil-based paint can't wait, ERG in Bowling Green takes it on weekdays for $0.75 a pound.
Tiffin, Ohio, has no year-round paint drop-off. Seneca County's one free hazardous waste collection, run by the Ottawa-Sandusky-Seneca (OSS) Solid Waste District, was on October 10, 2026 and is over. Latex can be dried and put in the trash. Oil-based paint either waits for next year's registration or goes to a paid drop-off in Bowling Green.
OSS held its Seneca County collection on Saturday, October 10, 2026, 9-11 a.m., at the same time as Sandusky and Ottawa counties. Registration closed October 9 and walk-ins weren't allowed. No 2027 date was posted when we checked.
OSS limits how many households it serves each year because of cost. Register online at RecycleOSS.org or by calling 419-334-7222 once sign-up opens. Time and exact location are given when you register; the district lists the Seneca County Fairgrounds south lot.
OSS's Local Paint Disposal Options brochure says latex can be handled at home: air-dry an inch or two with the lid off, mix in an equal amount of cat litter, sawdust, plaster of Paris or oil dry, or pour one-inch layers into a plastic-lined box. Once fully dry, trash it with the lid off so your hauler knows the can is empty. The brochure also suggests donating or swapping paint you can still use.
The same brochure says oil-based paint must go to an OSS household hazardous waste collection, not the trash. Between collections, keep it sealed and upright, or pay to drop it at ERG Environmental in Bowling Green on a weekday.
Tiffin's 2026 Rumpke bulk pickup notice excluded 35- or 55-gallon drums or cans holding hazardous liquids, including paint. The OSS Recycling Drop-Off center at 1518 E. County Road 113, Green Springs, takes paper, cardboard, bottles and cans, not paint.
Dry latex at home and put it in the trash. For oil-based paint before next year's OSS collection, ERG Environmental's Bowling Green drop-off is open weekdays at $0.75 a pound ($20 minimum). The OSS collection serves all of Seneca, Sandusky and Ottawa counties, including Fostoria, Bellevue, Attica, Republic and Green Springs. Ohio has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back for free.
Sort latex from oil-based by the cleanup label: soap and water means latex. For next year's collection, keep cans in their original containers with readable labels, nothing over 5 gallons, and bring proof you live in Seneca, Sandusky or Ottawa County. Pack cans upright in a box. Don't mix paint with thinner or other liquids.
Full preparation checklist →The 2026 Seneca County collection was October 10 and has passed. OSS had not posted a 2027 date as of October 16, 2026. Watch RecycleOSS.org or call 419-334-7222.
No. OSS requires pre-registration and does not accept walk-ins.
Yes, once it is completely dry and hard. OSS says to leave the lid off so the hauler can see it's empty. Liquid paint can't go in the trash.
No free option is open in Seneca County until the next OSS collection. ERG Environmental in Bowling Green takes it on weekdays for $0.75 a pound with a $20 minimum.
No. Businesses and institutions are not eligible.
October 16, 2026: read OSS's household hazardous waste page (registration shown as closed), its events calendar (October 10, 2026, 9-11 a.m., for Seneca, Sandusky and Ottawa counties), the Local Paint Disposal Options brochure (viewed in a browser), the special collection alternatives page, the Green Springs drop-off center page, the City of Tiffin's undated collection notice and 2026 bulk pickup notice, ERG Environmental's drop-off page, Ohio EPA's guides, and PaintCare locator site 14674. OSS mentions an HHW business listing of private companies that take paint, but the page has no working link and we could not see the list. The fairgrounds lot is printed as County Road 594 (OSS) and Township Rd 594 (PaintCare). We found no Seneca County Habitat ReStore paint policy. ERG's drop-off page gives only its main line (734-437-9650), but its contact and locations pages list 419-354-6110 for the Bowling Green office, so the guide uses that. Peer review (October 16, 2026) re-read every source and removed a distance estimate.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
