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2 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Thatchers Ace HardwarePaint store0.3 mi
- Millers Home Center and LumberPaint store1.9 mi
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Miller's Home Center and Lumber, Baker City (PaintCare drop-off)
3815 Pocahontas Rd, Baker City, OR 97814
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, primer, stain and varnish, in containers up to 5 gallons.
- Who can use it
- Households and businesses in Oregon, per PaintCare. Business oil-based paint only from very small businesses.
- Hours
- Paint is taken during store hours. PaintCare says to call ahead for hours and room.
- Load limits
- PaintCare lists 20 gallons per visit, the biggest per-visit limit in Baker City.
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare products.
No spray cans, empty, leaking or unlabeled cans. Baker Sanitary's flyer runs the two limits together ('in containers up to 20 gallons per visit'). PaintCare's listing is clearer: 20 gallons per visit, in containers of 5 gallons or less.
Thatcher's Ace Hardware, Baker City (PaintCare drop-off)
2200 Resort St, Baker City, OR 97814
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, primer, stain and varnish, in containers up to 5 gallons.
- Who can use it
- Households and businesses in Oregon, per PaintCare. Business oil-based paint only from very small businesses.
- Hours
- Paint is taken during store hours. PaintCare says to call ahead for hours and room.
- Load limits
- 5 gallons per visit (PaintCare and Baker Sanitary's local resources flyer).
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare products.
No spray cans, unlabeled or leaking cans. Baker Sanitary Service sends people here for house paint instead of its hazardous waste day. It took 1,695 gallons in 2025, the most of any site in Baker County (PaintCare's 2025 Oregon report).
Baker Sanitary Service household hazardous waste day (first Wednesday, by appointment)
3048 Campbell St, Baker City, OR 97814
- Accepts
- Most household hazardous waste: flammable liquids, corrosives, chemicals, pesticides, fluorescent tubes, ballasts, batteries, and 'non-recyclable paint or spray paint.' House paint should go to Thatcher's or Miller's instead.
- Who can use it
- Residents of Baker County (fall 2026 newsletter); the HHW page says it's free 'for Households ONLY.' Businesses must be very small (under 220 pounds of hazardous waste a month) and send in the CEG packet before getting a time.
- Hours
- First Wednesday of each month, by appointment only. Baker Sanitary lists the rest of its 2026 dates as November 4 and December 2. The October 7 date has passed. Call the office (Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) to book.
- Load limits
- No household gallon limit is posted. Book a time first.
- Fees
- Free for Baker County households. Businesses pay $1 to $13 a gallon depending on the type of waste, charged by container size (a 5-gallon bucket is billed as 5 gallons even if it holds 3). The packet's price list is dated 2012, and Baker Sanitary says prices can change. Businesses must pay on or before the day.
Not taken: radioactive materials, explosives, very reactive materials and 'acutely hazardous' wastes. The office is at 3048 Campbell St; the business packet says to bring waste to the Baker Sanitary Recycling Center (the depot is at 3110 Campbell St). Ask which door when you book. Batteries and fluorescent bulbs can go to the office any weekday.
2 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Baker City.
2 paint stores and 0 hazardous waste sites, closest first. Paint stores take house paint, stain and varnish, usually up to a set amount per visit. Hazardous waste sites also take chemicals like thinner, but some only serve local residents. Call before you go.
Rules most stores here share
Who: Households and Businesses in Oregon
Hours: Paint is accepted during regular business hours. Call ahead for hours and to make sure the store can accept the amount and type of paint you would like to recycle.
Products: This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site does not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking or empty.
Each listing below shows only what’s different, plus its limit.
Thatchers Ace Hardware
0.3 mi2200 Resort St, Baker City, OR 97814
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Millers Home Center and Lumber
1.9 mi3815 Pocahontas Rd, Baker City, OR 97814
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
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 Baker City cleanout?5
You repainted a bedroom and have 3 cans left
Drop them at Thatcher's Ace on Resort Street or Miller's on Pocahontas Road. It's free. Keep the labels on and the lids tight.
You're cleaning out a barn with 15 gallons of paint and some spray cans
Take the paint to Miller's (20 gallons a visit). Book the spray cans into Baker Sanitary's hazardous waste day, November 4 or December 2, by calling 541-523-2626.
You run a small painting business
Latex can go to the PaintCare stores. For oil-based paint, solvents and spray cans, fill out Baker Sanitary's CEG packet; it confirms your cost and appointment time. You pay on or before the day.
You manage rentals and have 100+ gallons
Ask PaintCare for a free large-volume pickup. A Baker City property manager used it for 1,205 gallons in 2025.
A can of latex has gone hard
Solid latex paint can go to the Baker landfill, per Baker Sanitary's business packet. Liquid paint can't; take it to a PaintCare store.
Baker City rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take up to 20 gallons of labeled house paint to Miller's Home Center, 3815 Pocahontas Rd (541-523-6404), or up to 5 gallons to Thatcher's Ace, 2200 Resort St. For spray paint and thinner, call Baker Sanitary at 541-523-2626 to book a hazardous waste day; the remaining 2026 dates are November 4 and December 2.
In Baker City, Oregon (Baker County), house paint goes to one of two PaintCare stores: Thatcher's Ace on Resort Street (5 gallons a visit) or Miller's Home Center on Pocahontas Road (20 gallons). Baker Sanitary Service, the local garbage company, sends paint there too. Spray paint, thinner and other chemicals go to Baker Sanitary's free hazardous waste day, held the first Wednesday of each month by appointment.
Miller's for bigger loads, Thatcher's for a few cans
PaintCare lists Miller's at 20 gallons a visit and Thatcher's at 5. Thatcher's took 1,695 gallons in 2025 and Miller's 531, per PaintCare's report. Call either store before a big drop-off.
Hazardous waste day is monthly, but you need an appointment
Baker Sanitary holds hazardous waste day on the first Wednesday of every month, by appointment only. It's free for Baker County households. It takes spray paint and 'non-recyclable' paint, plus thinner, pesticides and other chemicals. The October 7 date has passed; November 4 and December 2 are next.
Don't take liquid paint to the Sutton Creek landfill
The landfill at 39144 W Sutton Creek Road (Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) lists hazardous waste and liquid material as unacceptable. Baker Sanitary's business packet says latex paint can go to the landfill only once it's solidified. Garbage there is $65 a ton, $20 minimum.
Big jobs: PaintCare pickup has been used here
PaintCare picked up 1,205 gallons from a Baker City property manager in 2025, a third of all paint collected in the county. If you have 100 gallons or more, you can ask for the same free pickup.
Outside town: Halfway and La Grande
PaintCare held a paint collection at Pine Eagle High School in Halfway in 2025; we found no 2026 date. For more than 20 gallons at once, LaGrande Ace on Island Avenue lists 100 gallons a visit.
Free pickup programs and other options
With 100 gallons or more, ask PaintCare for a free pickup at View program details ↗ . Good paint can go to a neighbor or a local group. Batteries and fluorescent bulbs can go to Baker Sanitary's office at 3048 Campbell St any weekday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oregon DEQ's contact for Baker County events is Laurie Gordon, 541-633-2029.
Getting your paint ready
Keep paint in its original labeled can, lid on, 5 gallons or smaller. Sort spray cans and thinner into a separate box for hazardous waste day, and book your time first. Businesses: send in the CEG packet before your appointment and pay on or before the day.
Full preparation checklist →Baker City questions5
Where can I recycle paint in Baker City?
At Miller's Home Center, 3815 Pocahontas Rd (up to 20 gallons a visit), or Thatcher's Ace Hardware, 2200 Resort St (up to 5 gallons). Both are free PaintCare drop-offs.
When is Baker Sanitary's next hazardous waste day?
The first Wednesday of each month, by appointment. Baker Sanitary lists November 4 and December 2 for the rest of 2026. Call 541-523-2626 to book.
Does Baker Sanitary take house paint on hazardous waste day?
It asks you to recycle house paint at Thatcher's or Miller's. Its fall 2026 newsletter lists 'non-recyclable paint or spray paint' among items for hazardous waste day.
Can I throw paint in the trash in Baker City?
Not liquid paint. The landfill bans liquids and hazardous waste. Baker Sanitary's business packet says latex paint can go to the landfill only once it's solid.
What does it cost a business?
Business hazardous waste costs about $1 to $13 a gallon, charged by container size. Fill out the CEG packet first. Latex paint is free at PaintCare stores for any business, and oil-based is free there for very small businesses.
Sources and how we checked13
October 16, 2026: read Baker Sanitary Service's HHW, landfill and recycling pages, its 2025 CEG business packet, local resources flyer and fall 2026 newsletter; PaintCare's 2025 Oregon annual report; DEQ's 2025 paint volume estimate (Baker wasteshed 3,624 gallons: 61% stores, 33% large pickups, about 5% PaintCare events); DEQ's event contacts; and PaintCare locator data. Unresolved: where on Campbell Street the appointments happen (office at 3048 or the recycling center/depot at 3110); whether there's a household gallon limit; whether PaintCare will return to Halfway; store hours. No phone calls made.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare Oregon ↗Baker Sanitary Service: Household Hazardous Waste ↗Baker Sanitary Service: Fall 2026 newsletter (PDF) ↗Baker Sanitary Service: Landfill (hours, prices, items not accepted) ↗Baker Sanitary Service: business (CEG) hazardous waste packet (PDF) ↗Baker Sanitary Service: Local recycling resources flyer (PDF) ↗Baker Sanitary Service: Recycling (curbside and depots) ↗PaintCare Oregon 2025 annual report, filed with Oregon DEQ (PDF) ↗Oregon DEQ: Estimate of 2025 Paint Collection Volumes by Wasteshed (PDF) ↗Oregon DEQ: household hazardous waste events and county contacts ↗PaintCare business limits (very small businesses and oil-based paint) ↗PaintCare free large-volume pickup (100+ gallons) ↗
