Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Stillwater.
807 S Perkins Rd, Stillwater, OK 74074
Since May 1, 2026, the Convenience Collection Center no longer takes liquid latex paint on any day. Dry latex completely and put it in your trash cart. Run by the city’s Environmental Programs (Watershed Quality) staff; contact Chris Franks at 405-533-8482 or chris.franks@stillwaterok.gov.
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.
807 S Perkins Rd, Stillwater, OK 74074
807 S Perkins Rd., Stillwater, OK 74074
1000 S Pine St, Ponca City, OK 74601
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Take the lid off and let it dry outside or in the garage. When it’s hard all the way through, put it in your trash cart.
Bring them to 807 S. Perkins Rd. on Saturday, October 17, 2026, between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. It’s free. The city lists oil-based paint; stain isn’t named, so call 405-533-8482 if you’re unsure.
Dry any latex and trash it. Oil-based paint can’t go in the cart and has to wait for the spring event, so pass it to someone staying in town or call 405-533-8482. You can also ask Oklahoma City’s or Tulsa’s year-round site whether it takes waste from Stillwater for a fee.
Commercial trash service won’t take paint, and the household event excludes commercial waste. Call Environmental Programs at 405-533-8482 before bringing anything.
Dry latex paint completely and put it in your Stillwater trash cart; the Convenience Collection Center stopped taking liquid latex on May 1, 2026. Take oil-based paint to the city’s free household hazardous waste event at 807 S. Perkins Rd. on Saturday, October 17, 2026, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
In Stillwater, Oklahoma (Payne County), latex paint now goes in the trash once it’s completely dry. Since May 1, 2026, the city’s Convenience Collection Center on Perkins Road no longer takes liquid latex. Oil-based paint goes to the city’s twice-a-year household hazardous waste event at the same center. The fall 2026 event is Saturday, October 17, 2026. Oklahoma has no paint recycling program, so stores don’t take paint back.
As of May 1, 2026, the Convenience Collection Center stopped taking liquid latex. The city says to dry it completely and put it in your trash cart on collection day.
The city’s Environmental Programs staff hold a spring and a fall collection at 807 S. Perkins Rd. The fall 2026 one is Saturday, October 17, 2026, 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Oil-based paint is free that day.
Trailers aren’t allowed at the Convenience Collection Center. Bring paint in your car or pickup bed.
The center is open Tuesday–Saturday for recycling, yard waste and fee items, but it doesn’t take paint on regular days. Bring oil-based paint only on an event day.
The city’s commercial trash service lists paint as a banned hazardous material, and the household event doesn’t take commercial waste.
There’s no free store take-back in Oklahoma. For latex, take the lid off, let it dry until no liquid is left, then put it in your trash cart. Oil-based paint should wait for the next city event; don’t put it in the cart. Unopened paint can go to a neighbor, school or theater group. Stillwater Habitat for Humanity runs a ReStore at 505 E. 18th (Habitat lists it as both Avenue and Street), 405-372-8100; its paint policy wasn’t found, so call first. Oklahoma DEQ says the year-round sites in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman and Midwest City are free for their own residents and take waste from surrounding communities for a small fee, sometimes by appointment. Call first to ask whether Stillwater counts.
Read the label: “soap and water cleanup” means latex; “mineral spirits” or “alkyd” means oil-based. To dry latex, leave the lid off somewhere airy; stir in cat litter if there’s a lot. For the event, keep oil-based cans closed and labeled in a box. Don’t mix chemicals together. A trailer won’t get in.
Full preparation checklist →Not as a liquid. Since May 1, 2026, the Convenience Collection Center doesn’t take liquid latex. Dry it out and put it in your trash cart.
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 8 a.m.–1 p.m., at 807 S. Perkins Rd. The city holds one each spring and fall.
Yes, for oil-based paint and the other items on the city’s event list. Fluorescent bulbs are $0.25 each. Motor oil is $0.25 a gallon on the event page but $0.25 a quart on the center’s fee table.
No. The center takes recycling, tires, yard waste and fee items on regular days, but not paint or hazardous waste.
Chris Franks with Environmental Programs, 405-533-8482 or chris.franks@stillwaterok.gov.
October 15, 2026: read the City of Stillwater trash and recycling page and Convenience Collection Center page (no liquid latex since May 1, 2026; hours, fees, trailers banned; utility bill and ID rule), the Household Hazardous Waste Collection page and its event flyer (October 17, 2026, 8 a.m.–1 p.m., accepted and refused items, contact Chris Franks), the Environmental Programs page, the commercial customers page (paint banned in commercial service), Habitat for Humanity’s Stillwater listing, the Oklahoma DEQ fact sheet, and PaintCare’s two listings (April 25 and October 17, 2026 events). A NewsBreak summary from September 2026 says latex was $2 a gallon at the event, but the city’s own pages say no liquid latex since May 1, 2026; the city is followed. Peer review (October 15, 2026): the event page lists motor oil at $0.25 a gallon but the center’s fee table says $0.25 a quart; the ReStore is listed at 505 E. 18th Ave. and 505 E. 18th St.; Oklahoma DEQ says the OKC, Tulsa, Norman and Midwest City facilities take waste from surrounding communities for a small fee. The utility-bill and ID rule appears on the center’s page; whether it applies on event day isn’t stated. Unresolved: whether people outside the city limits can use the event, any gallon limit, the 2027 spring date, the ReStore’s paint policy and any option for businesses. The October 17, 2026 event must be moved to past tense after it happens.
Checked October 15, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
