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- Ada Household Hazardous Wast Collection Day · Agriplex Building 3Hazardous waste site1.8 mi
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City of Ada Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day (Pontotoc County Agri-Plex, Building 3)
1710 N Broadway, Ada, OK 74820
- Accepts
- At the December 2025 event, according to The Ada News: paints, paint thinners and solvents, acids, antifreeze, bleach, chlorine, fertilizer, pesticides and herbicides, kerosene, mothballs, oven and window cleaners, pool chemicals, wood preservatives, medicines, car and rechargeable batteries, fluorescent bulbs, passenger tires, thermostats, and used gas and motor oil.
- Who can use it
- Ada area residents, per The Ada News. PaintCare’s listing says Ada households only, no businesses.
- Hours
- Held on Saturdays when the city schedules it; no 2026 date was found. The last ones found were Saturday, March 15, 2025 (listed only by PaintCare) and Saturday, December 6, 2025 (The Ada News), both 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Both have passed.
- Load limits
- No gallon limit was published for past events. PaintCare’s listing says no empty, dried-out or leaking paint cans. The Ada News said computers and other electronics should go to the Recycling Center at 300 East Arlington instead.
- Fees
- Free at past events, according to The Ada News.
The Ada News gave the Agri-Plex address as 1700 N. Broadway; PaintCare lists 1710 N Broadway, and Pontotoc County gives 1710 N. Broadway Ave. for its Emergency Management office. The city’s website has no hazardous waste page, so call Public Works at 580-436-8100 (the number on the city’s Public Works page) for the next date before you store paint for it.
1 paint drop-off site within 12 miles of Ada.
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.
Ada Household Hazardous Wast Collection Day · Agriplex Building 3
1.8 mi1710 N Broadway, Ada, OK 74820
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Ada
- Hours
- Saturdays, March 15 and December 6, 2025, 9 am - 2 pm.
- Products
- This site does not accept empty, dry or leaking paint containers.
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 Ada cleanout?4
You missed the December 2025 event
Keep the paint sealed in its can and stored away from heat. Call Public Works at 580-436-8100 to ask when the next one is.
You’re moving away from Ada soon
No date is posted, so you may not be able to wait. Give usable paint away, or call a year-round site in Oklahoma City, Norman, Midwest City or Tulsa to ask whether it takes paint from Ada and what it costs.
You have paint, an old TV and a laptop
Bring the paint to the collection day. For past events, The Ada News said to take computers and other electronics to the Recycling Center at 300 East Arlington instead.
You were going to haul it to the landfill
The city doesn’t say its landfill takes liquid paint. Call 580-436-1403 before you go; it charges $30 a ton inside city limits and $45 outside.
Ada rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Ada has no year-round paint drop-off; paint goes to the City of Ada’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day at the Pontotoc County Agri-Plex, Building 3, on N. Broadway. No 2026 date has been posted (the last ones found were March 15 and December 6, 2025), so call Public Works at 580-436-8100 and keep paint sealed until then.
In Ada, Oklahoma (Pontotoc County), paint is collected at the City of Ada’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day at the Pontotoc County Agri-Plex, Building 3, on N. Broadway. There’s no year-round drop-off. The last collection days found were March 15, 2025 (listed by PaintCare) and December 6, 2025 (reported by The Ada News); no 2026 date has been posted. Oklahoma has no paint recycling program, so stores don’t take paint back.
Call Public Works for the next date
The city’s website has no hazardous waste page, and no 2026 date was found. Call Public Works at 580-436-8100 to ask when the next collection day is.
The Agri-Plex, Building 3
Recent events were at the Pontotoc County Agri-Plex, Building 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to The Ada News and PaintCare. The Ada News gave the address as 1700 N. Broadway; PaintCare lists 1710 N Broadway.
Paint and thinner were on the list
The Ada News said the December 2025 event took paints, paint thinners and solvents free, along with cleaners, pesticides, pool chemicals, batteries, oil, gas and more.
Electronics went somewhere else
For past events, The Ada News said to take computers and other electronics to the Recycling Center at 300 East Arlington instead.
The landfill isn’t a paint option
Ada’s landfill is open Monday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and charges $30 a ton inside city limits and $45 outside, with a $7.50 minimum. The city doesn’t say it takes liquid paint, so call 580-436-1403 first.
Free pickup programs and other options
Until the next collection day, keep paint sealed and stored safely. Unopened paint can go to a neighbor, church or school group. Oklahoma DEQ lists year-round sites in Oklahoma City, Norman, Midwest City and Tulsa and says they take waste from surrounding communities for a small fee, sometimes by appointment. Their own pages are stricter: Norman takes Norman residents with proof of residency, and Oklahoma City’s list of outside towns doesn’t include Ada. Call any of them first and ask whether Ada counts. No Ada source says whether dried latex can go in the trash.
Getting your paint ready
Keep paint in its original can with a tight lid and a readable label. Don’t mix leftovers. On event day, pack them upright in a box in the trunk or truck bed.
Full preparation checklist →Ada questions5
When is the next hazardous waste day in Ada?
No 2026 date had been posted as of October 16, 2026. The last ones found were March 15, 2025 (listed by PaintCare) and December 6, 2025 (reported by The Ada News). Call Public Works at 580-436-8100.
Where is it held?
Recent events were at the Pontotoc County Agri-Plex, Building 3, on N. Broadway (1700 or 1710, depending on the source).
Is it free?
Past events were free for Ada area residents, according to The Ada News.
Can businesses bring paint?
PaintCare lists the event for Ada households only, with no businesses.
Is there a year-round place near Ada?
Not in Ada. Oklahoma DEQ lists year-round sites in Oklahoma City, Norman, Midwest City and Tulsa that may take outside waste for a small fee. Call first.
Sources and how we checked9
October 16, 2026: searched the City of Ada website (no hazardous waste page; Public Works and Landfill Information pages read; calendar search found no 2026 event). Read The Ada News articles from December 3, 2025 (event Saturday, December 6, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., Agri-Plex Building 3 at 1700 N. Broadway; item list; electronics to 300 East Arlington; Public Works 580-436-8100) and September 21, 2023 (same hours and item list; no date in the text). The March 15, 2025 date comes only from PaintCare. Peer review October 16, 2026: Public Works 580-436-8100 confirmed on the city’s Public Works page; Pontotoc County lists 1710 N. Broadway Ave. for its Emergency Management office but doesn’t tie that number to the Agri-Plex, so the 1700/1710 conflict stays open; Oklahoma City’s page (read in the in-app browser) doesn’t list Ada among outside towns. PaintCare’s listing shows March 15 and December 6, 2025 at 1710 N Broadway, Ada households only, and no empty, dry or leaking cans. Checked Oklahoma DEQ’s fact sheet and the Norman and Oklahoma City pages. Unresolved: the next event date, whether people outside the city limits can come, any gallon limit, whether dried latex may go in city trash (no city source found), and whether OKC, Norman or Midwest City will take paint from Ada for a fee. Update this guide when the city posts a 2026 or 2027 date.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
The Ada News: Household hazardous waste collection set (Dec. 3, 2025) ↗The Ada News: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day coming Saturday (Sept. 21, 2023) ↗City of Ada: Public Works ↗City of Ada: Landfill Information ↗Pontotoc County: Emergency Management (1710 N. Broadway Ave.) ↗Oklahoma DEQ: household hazardous waste fact sheet ↗City of Norman: household hazardous waste information ↗City of Oklahoma City: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
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