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3 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- La Grande Ace HardwarePaint store0.5 mi
- La Grande Paint & GlassPaint store0.8 mi
- Millers Home Center and LumberPaint store1.2 mi
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LaGrande Ace Hardware paint recycling
2212 Island Avenue #290, La Grande, OR 97850
- Accepts
- Latex and oil house paint, primers, stains, sealers and clear finishes.
- Who can use it
- Households and businesses; business oil paint only from very small businesses.
- Hours
- Store: Monday–Friday 7 am–7 pm; Saturday 8 am–7 pm; Sunday 8 am–5 pm. Call to check it’s taking paint.
- Load limits
- Original labeled cans up to five gallons, lids tight. Call about per-visit limit and space.
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare paint.
No spray cans, solvents, industrial coatings or leaking cans.
3 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of La Grande.
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.
La Grande Ace Hardware
0.5 mi2212 Island Ave, La Grande, OR 97850
- Limits
- Limit: 100 gallons per visit.
La Grande Paint & Glass
0.8 mi601 Adams Ave, La Grande, OR 97850
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Millers Home Center and Lumber
1.2 mi3109 May Ln, La Grande, OR 97850
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Elgin Solid Waste Transfer Station
18 mi75718 Hemlock St, Elgin, OR 97827
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Oregon
- Hours
- Saturday 9 am-4 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
- 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. This site will accept empty containers.
Millers Home Center and Lumber
38.2 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 La Grande cleanout?3
You need an evening or Sunday option
Ace lists paint recycling and hours to 7 pm weekdays and Saturdays, plus Sundays. Handy, but open doesn’t mean it has room or takes unlimited paint.
An old spring cleanup flyer promises free chemical disposal
Don’t trust old event dates or free disposal. Use Waste-Pro’s hazardous waste question form on weekdays. Ask what it takes, about appointments, cost and business use; regular hours answer none of these.
Your shop has more paint than a store can take
PaintCare may pick up a large load of house paint free, if it’s at least 100 gallons by can size. Business oil paint still has to meet very small business rules. List solvents and special products separately so they aren’t mistaken for covered paint.
La Grande rules and tips2
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Start with LaGrande Ace, 2212 Island Avenue #290, for house paint. Call 541-605-0152 with your products and can count. It’s open Sundays too.
LaGrande Ace lists paint recycling and is open weekends. Ask separately about solvents and other chemicals; Waste-Pro’s transfer station hours aren’t a hazardous waste appointment.
Match the place to the product
House paint can go to a PaintCare store. For other chemicals, send Waste-Pro a hazardous waste question: what it takes, the cost and how to arrange it.
Watch for old addresses
PaintCare’s latest yearly report puts Miller’s Home Center at 3109 May Lane; older flyers say Greenwood Street. Call to check before counting on it.
Free pickup programs and other options
Also try Miller’s Home Center, 3109 May Lane, 541-963-3113. It’s in PaintCare’s 2025 report, but we couldn’t confirm it still takes paint or its hours. Free large-volume pickup requests: View program details ↗ .
Getting your paint ready
Keep paint apart from spray cans, glue and deck cleaner. Tell Ace if it’s household or business paint, and ask about space.
Full preparation checklist →La Grande questions2
Can chemicals go to the transfer station Saturday?
Not without approval. Waste-Pro’s contact form takes hazardous waste questions, but its page doesn’t say it takes chemicals walk-in.
Is Miller’s on Greenwood Street still an option?
The current list says 3109 May Lane. Call to ask about paint first.
Sources and how we checked8
Ace lists recycling but no total limit. Miller’s is an older lead. Ask Waste-Pro what chemicals it takes and the price.
Checked October 4, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
LaGrande Ace location, hours and paint recycling service ↗Waste-Pro hazardous-waste inquiry and office hours ↗PaintCare 2025 Oregon receiving-site report ↗Miller’s Home Center current La Grande address ↗PaintCare Oregon ↗PaintCare business eligibility ↗PaintCare free large-volume pickup ↗PaintCare product and container rules ↗
