Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Warren.
5138 Enterprise Blvd NW, Warren, OH 44481
Drive-thru: stay in your vehicle and staff unload. PaintCare's listing adds that ID is required, containers are not returned, and empty, dry or leaking paint cans are not taken. The district's pages print the street as both Enterprise Blvd and Enterprise Dr NW. The district's acceptable-waste page already shows the winter (limited) Wednesday list, while its facility page says hazardous waste is taken May-October, so call 330-675-2673 or 800-707-2673 before a late-October trip.
12685 Merritt Rd, Chardon, OH 44024
This is the district's winter answer for Trumbull County: its 2026 flyer says Trumbull residents may bring flammable household hazardous waste here during the winter months. The flyer lists 800-707-2673 for this site; the district office number is 330-675-2673. Stay in your vehicle; staff unload.
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.
5138 Enterprise Blvd, Warren, OH 44481
12685 Merritt Rd., Chardon 24, OH 44024
3588 Mogadore Rd, Kent, OH 44240
35075 Cannon Rd, Bentleyville, OH 44139
1201 Graham Rd., Stow, OH 44224
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
The Trumbull facility won't take it until May. Drive it to the Geauga Collection Facility on a Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., or store it sealed and upright until the Warren Wednesdays restart in May.
None of it goes to the district. Pour thin layers into a plastic-lined box or mix in cat litter until solid, then bag it. Call Warren Environmental Services first, since the city FAQ bans paint in the container.
The rules are the same: the district serves all Trumbull County residents. Your trash hauler, not the City of Warren, decides how dried latex goes out, so ask your hauler.
The district takes no business waste. Ohio EPA explains how businesses must handle paint waste; the district can send you its list of hazardous waste contractors.
Take oil-based paint to the Trumbull Collection Facility, 5138 Enterprise Blvd NW in Warren, on a Wednesday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. through October; it's free for Trumbull and Geauga County residents. Latex isn't taken there: the district says to dry it with cat litter and put it in the trash, but City of Warren residents should check with Environmental Services first. From November to April, oil paint goes to the Geauga facility on Merritt Road on Fridays.
In Warren, Ohio, the Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste District takes oil-based paint for free at its Trumbull Collection Facility on Enterprise Blvd, but only on Wednesdays from May through October. It does not take latex paint at all; you dry latex and put it in the trash. After October, Trumbull County residents drive oil-based paint to the district's Geauga facility near Chardon on a Friday.
The Trumbull Collection Facility at 5138 Enterprise Blvd NW takes oil-based paint, thinner and varnish free on Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., from May through October. From November through April, Wednesdays are limited to batteries, bulbs, propane tanks and fire extinguishers. All six 2026 Saturday mornings, the last on October 3, are over.
The district's 2026 flyer tells Trumbull County residents to take flammable hazardous waste to the Geauga Collection Facility, 12685 Merritt Rd, Chardon, in the winter months. It is open Fridays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., all year and is free for residents of both counties. Its last 2026 Saturday morning is set for October 24, 9 a.m.-noon. Call 800-707-2673 with questions.
The district does not take latex as hazardous waste because it isn't hazardous. Dry it one of three ways: leave the lid off for an inch or two of paint, stir in an equal amount of cat litter, sawdust, plaster of Paris or Oil-dry, or pour one-inch layers into a plastic-lined box. Then bag it with your weekly trash. Dried cans can go in the trash too.
The City of Warren's Environmental Services FAQ says no paint, flammable materials or liquid waste in your container. Liquid paint is clearly out. Before setting out dried latex, call Environmental Services at 330-841-2561 (642 S. Park Ave) so the crew doesn't leave it behind.
The district suggests donating usable paint to a Habitat for Humanity ReStore or to the Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County, which takes usable paint for its painting projects. Contact either first for drop-off instructions.
Dry latex and trash it, or donate usable paint to the Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County or a Habitat ReStore (contact them first). The same Enterprise Blvd facility serves all of Trumbull County, including Niles, Girard, Hubbard, Cortland, Newton Falls and Howland, plus Geauga County residents. Ohio has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back for free.
Check the label: if brushes clean up with soap and water, it's latex and goes in the trash once dry; if you need thinner or mineral spirits, it's oil-based and goes to the district. Pack oil-based cans upright in a box with lids tight, in containers 5 gallons or less. PaintCare's listing says ID is required, so bring ID showing a Geauga or Trumbull County address. It also says containers are not returned.
Full preparation checklist →No. The Geauga-Trumbull district takes only oil-based paint. It says to dry latex with cat litter or another absorbent and put it in your regular trash. If you live in the City of Warren, check with Environmental Services (330-841-2561) first, since the city's FAQ lists paint among items not allowed in the container.
No. Oil-based paint is taken there only May through October. In winter, take it to the Geauga facility on Merritt Road on a Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
No. Drop-off is free for Geauga and Trumbull County residents.
Not at the Trumbull facility. Its 2026 Saturdays ran May 2 through October 3 and all have passed. The Geauga facility's last 2026 Saturday is set for October 24, 9 a.m.-noon. Otherwise use a Wednesday in Warren through October, or a Friday at the Geauga facility.
No. The district takes no business waste and will give businesses a list of hazardous waste contractors on request.
October 16, 2026: read the Geauga-Trumbull district's collection facility, household hazardous waste, acceptable waste, special disposal and current flyer pages, the City of Warren Environmental Services page and FAQ, Ohio EPA's household and business paint guides, and the PaintCare locator entry (site 14621, which says ID is required). The district's pages disagree in two places: the street is printed as both Enterprise Blvd and Enterprise Dr NW, and the acceptable-waste page already shows the limited winter Wednesday list while the facility page says hazardous waste is taken May-October. The city FAQ lists paint among items not allowed in the container, while the district says dried latex can go in household trash; we did not find a city statement on dried latex. We did not confirm a Trumbull County Habitat ReStore address or paint policy, or how the Fine Arts Council takes donations. The ID requirement, the no-returned-containers rule and the empty-can rule come only from PaintCare's listing. Peer review (October 16, 2026) re-read every source, added the Geauga facility's October 24, 2026 Saturday and its flyer phone, and removed a drive-time estimate.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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