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4 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store0.9 mi
- PPG PaintsPaint store1.3 mi
- Miller PaintPaint store1.3 mi
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Miller Paint – Grants Pass
1620 D Allen Creek Road, Grants Pass, OR 97527
- Accepts
- Latex and oil house paint, primers, stains and sealers. Ask about anything unusual.
- Who can use it
- Households and businesses; businesses should check oil paint first.
- Hours
- Store: Monday–Friday 7 am–6 pm; Saturday 8 am–4 pm; closed Sunday. Call about room.
- Load limits
- PaintCare lists 20 gallons per visit, the most of any Grants Pass store on its list. Containers up to five gallons.
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare paint.
No spray paint, thinner or industrial coatings. Keep labels and tight lids; no leaking cans.
Josephine County household hazardous waste event at Southern Oregon Sanitation
1381 Redwood Avenue, Grants Pass, OR 97527
- Accepts
- Household chemicals like bleach or ammonia cleaners, pesticides, weed killers, paint removers, wood preservatives, pool chemicals, light ballasts, batteries and mercury thermostats (from past events).
- Who can use it
- Josephine County households. Small businesses use a separate day (the day before in 2026) and must apply ahead.
- Hours
- Once-a-year drive-through, 9 am–3 pm. The 2026 household day (June 6) has passed; no 2027 date as of October 2026.
- Load limits
- Past events took up to one cubic yard per resident free. Keep products labeled, closed, unmixed and boxed in the trunk or truck bed. Staff unload; stay in your car.
- Fees
- Free for residents; past events paid for by the Josephine County Solid Waste Agency.
Past events took no paint and sent people to PaintCare. Not open year-round.
4 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Grants Pass.
5 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.
Sherwin-Williams
0.9 mi1072 Rogue River Hwy, Grants Pass, OR 97527
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
PPG Paints
1.3 mi310 NE Beacon St, Grants Pass, OR 97526
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Miller Paint
1.3 mi1620 D Allen Creek Rd, Grants Pass, OR 97527
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
QXO
2.1 mi1881 NE 7th St, Grants Pass, OR 97526
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Drakes Paint and Supply
22.9 mi2929 N Pacific Hwy, Medford, OR 97501
- Limits
- Limit: 5 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 Grants Pass cleanout?4
You have more than five gallons of house paint
Take it to Miller on Allen Creek Road (20 gallons per visit), or split it between Sherwin-Williams on Rogue River Highway (10) and a five-gallon store. Limits count can size. Call Miller at 541-244-1723 with your can count; open doesn’t mean room.
Some cans are stripper, thinner or spray paint
PaintCare stores take none of these. The county drive-through has taken paint removers and wood preservatives free, up to one cubic yard per resident. The 2026 event was June 6; call Southern Oregon Sanitation at 541-479-5335 for the next, and ask about spray cans and thinner.
You live in the Illinois Valley
No PaintCare drop-off is listed in Cave Junction or Kerby, and the Kerby transfer station is for garbage. Keep cans upright and labeled, and drop them on a Grants Pass trip at a store whose limit fits.
A contractor or small business has leftovers
Grants Pass PaintCare stores take Oregon household and business paint, with extra limits on business oil paint. Business chemicals go to the event’s separate business day, which needed an application weeks ahead in 2026. For 100+ gallons of paint, use PaintCare’s large-volume pickup.
Grants Pass rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Miller Paint at 1620 D Allen Creek Road takes up to 20 gallons per visit for PaintCare; other Grants Pass PaintCare stores take 5 or 10. Josephine County’s household hazardous waste event is for chemicals, not paint, and its 2026 date (June 6) has passed.
Grants Pass has several PaintCare stores, but per-visit limits vary up to fourfold. Josephine County’s yearly chemical event hasn’t taken paint. Pick a store by load size, and save strippers and pesticides for the county event.
Pick the store by load size
PaintCare lists Miller Paint on Allen Creek Road at 20 gallons per visit, Sherwin-Williams on Rogue River Highway at 10, and PPG on NE Beacon Street and QXO on NE 7th Street at 5. A dozen one-gallon cans: one Miller trip, or three to a five-gallon store.
Call before taking paint to Drake’s on F Street
Drake’s Grants Pass store at 1535 NE F Street is open, and its website mentions paint recycling. But it’s not on PaintCare’s October 2026 list; Drake’s North Medford store is. Ask the store first.
The county chemical day isn’t for paint
Josephine County’s household hazardous waste event is a drive-through at Southern Oregon Sanitation, 1381 Redwood Avenue; staff unload. Past events took no paint and sent people to PaintCare. Use it for strippers, wood preservatives, pesticides and pool chemicals.
Illinois Valley: bring paint on a Grants Pass trip
PaintCare lists nothing in Cave Junction or Kerby. The city lists the Kerby transfer station on Kerby Mainline Road for trash, not paint. Bring sealed, labeled cans next time you’re in Grants Pass.
Two garbage companies, two areas
The city lists Republic Services (541-479-3371; Merlin Road transfer station and NW Washington Boulevard depot) and Southern Oregon Sanitation (541-479-5335; Redwood Avenue depot and Kerby). Southern Oregon Sanitation hosts the county chemical event.
Free pickup programs and other options
For 100+ gallons of house paint, ask PaintCare for free large-volume pickup. Smaller loads can be split across other Grants Pass PaintCare stores. Chemicals wait for the county event; ask Southern Oregon Sanitation, 541-479-5335, for the date (none for 2027 as of October 2026).
Getting your paint ready
Sort into two boxes: labeled house paint, stain and varnish for a PaintCare store; strippers, thinners and pesticides for the county event. Count each can at full size against the store limit. Don’t mix products.
Full preparation checklist →Grants Pass questions5
Do I have to drive to Medford?
No. Several Grants Pass stores take PaintCare paint. Miller on Allen Creek Road takes the most: 20 gallons per visit.
Can paint go to the Josephine County hazardous waste event?
Don’t count on it. Past events refused paint and sent people to PaintCare.
Is a toxic waste event coming up?
The 2026 household event was June 6 and has passed. The city says events are twice a year, but Southern Oregon Sanitation listed only June for 2026. No 2027 date as of October 2026.
Does Drake’s on NE F Street take leftover paint?
Unclear. It’s not on PaintCare’s current list. Call 541-507-9700 first.
I live in Cave Junction. Is anything closer?
PaintCare lists nothing in the Illinois Valley. Grants Pass is closest.
Sources and how we checked10
Checked October 6, 2026. Drake’s old services and contact pages are gone (404); its store page mentions paint recycling generally, but PaintCare’s list (updated October 6, 2026) omits the F Street store, so we dropped it from the main list. Per-visit limits are PaintCare’s. Southern Oregon Sanitation lists June 6 (households) and June 5 (businesses) for 2026 but no items; the no-paint rule and one-cubic-yard limit come from past-event reports. The city says two events a year; we found no second 2026 or any 2027 date.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Grants Pass recycling and hazardous waste ↗Miller participating paint recycling stores ↗Miller Paint – Grants Pass location and hours ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗Southern Oregon Sanitation 2026 household hazardous waste event ↗KOBI-TV: Josephine County event excludes paint ↗Drake’s Paint & Supply store locations and hours ↗PaintCare Oregon ↗PaintCare business eligibility ↗PaintCare free large-volume pickup ↗
