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2 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Habitat ReStore Lincoln CityPaint store0.4 mi
- Lincoln County North Lincoln Sanitary ServicePaint store1.6 mi
- Pacific City True Value HardwarePaint store15.6 mi
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North Lincoln Sanitary Recycling Center
1726 SE Highway 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367
- 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
- Monday–Friday 8 am–5 pm; first Saturday of each month 10 am–1 pm. Some holidays differ.
- Load limits
- PaintCare lists 5 gallons per visit. Cans up to five gallons, original labels, tight lids. Call before bringing more.
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare paint.
Only site that takes gasoline, at $2 a gallon; antifreeze and other liquids cost money. Takes mercury thermometers and thermostats. Closed some holidays, including Christmas Day.
Schooner Creek Refuse Transfer Station — paint receiving
288 S Anderson Creek Road, Lincoln City, OR 97367
- 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
- Monday–Saturday 8 am–4 pm. Check holiday hours.
- Load limits
- Cans up to five gallons, labeled and sealed. No per-visit limit posted, and not on PaintCare’s list; call about larger loads.
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare paint.
House paint is free, but garbage and other liquids cost money. Gasoline goes only to the Highway 101 Recycling Center.
2 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Lincoln City.
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 VSQG Businesses in Oregon
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.
Each listing below shows only what’s different, plus its limit.
Habitat ReStore Lincoln City
0.4 mi1221 NW Hwy 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367
- Hours
- Wednesday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 5 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 or empty.
Lincoln County North Lincoln Sanitary Service
1.6 mi1726 SE Hwy 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367
- Hours
- Monday-Friday 8 am - 5 pm, 1st Saturday of month 10 am -1 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Pacific City True Value Hardware
15.6 mi34995 River Ave, Pacific City, OR 97135
- 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.
- Limits
- Limit: 5 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 or empty.
Thompsons Sanitary Service
20 mi7450 NE Avery St, Newport, OR 97365
- Hours
- Monday-Friday 9 am - 4 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Lincoln County Dahl Sanitary Service
23.3 mi5441 W Hwy 20, Toledo, OR 97391
- Hours
- Monday-Satruday 8:30 am-4:30 pm
- 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 Lincoln City cleanout?5
A Saturday that isn’t the first of the month
Go to Schooner Creek, which North Lincoln says takes paint, and check for holiday changes. The Highway 101 center has far fewer Saturday hours. Never leave cans at a closed gate; wait until a site opens.
Paint plus other hazardous liquids
Call and ask about each product. House paint is free; other liquids may cost money and have their own rules, and gasoline goes to only one site. Both sites having the same owner doesn’t make their rules the same.
A vacation rental turnover with lots of cans
PaintCare lists the Recycling Center at 5 gallons per visit; Schooner Creek posts no limit. Call 541-994-5555 before loading a truck. Trash solid-dried cans; offer usable full ones to the Habitat ReStore. If the rental is a business, say so; PaintCare limits business paint.
You want to leave paint in the new RecycleOn bins
Since July 2026 the staffed center also takes packaging, but those bins aren’t for chemicals. Hand paint to the attendant as before, apart from clean buckets and other packaging.
Pesticides or mercury items too
Mercury thermometers and thermostats go to the Highway 101 Recycling Center. Pesticides and other unlisted chemicals go to the county’s summer event, which moves to Waldport in 2027 and Lincoln City in 2029. Ask the Solid Waste District, 541-574-1285, rather than wait years.
Lincoln City rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
North Lincoln’s Highway 101 Recycling Center (PaintCare lists 5 gallons per visit) and Schooner Creek station both take house paint free. Most Saturdays, use Schooner Creek; the Recycling Center opens only the first Saturday of the month.
Two North Lincoln Sanitary sites in Lincoln City take house paint free: the staffed Recycling Center on Highway 101 and Schooner Creek transfer station east of town. They differ on Saturdays, gasoline and PaintCare’s per-visit limit.
Paint is free; other liquids aren’t
North Lincoln takes house paint free at both sites. Old gasoline goes only to the Recycling Center, at $2 a gallon. Antifreeze and other liquids cost money at both.
Dried paint is garbage here
North Lincoln says paint or liquids that are dried out, or soaked up in kitty litter, can go in regular garbage. Nearly empty latex cans can skip the paint program.
Check the address before loading
The Recycling Center is at 1726 SE Highway 101; Schooner Creek at 288 S Anderson Creek Road. Depoe Bay’s 24-hour depot at the city park and boat ramp is unstaffed recycling and takes no paint.
Give usable paint a second life
Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln County’s Lincoln City ReStore on NW Highway 101 is a PaintCare drop-off that resells paint: Wednesday–Saturday 10 am–6 pm, 5 gallons per visit.
The county event comes to Lincoln City in 2029
Lincoln County Solid Waste District rotates one summer hazardous waste event: Toledo 2026, Waldport 2027, Newport 2028, Lincoln City 2029. Call 541-574-1285 to get the flyer by email.
Free pickup programs and other options
For 100+ gallons of house paint, ask PaintCare for free large-volume pickup. For what North Lincoln won’t take: the 2026 Toledo event has passed, and the 2027 Waldport date wasn’t out as of October 2026.
Getting your paint ready
Keep each liquid in its own labeled, closed container; never mix paint and gasoline. Let small latex leftovers dry for the trash. Call 541-994-5555 with product names, can count and whether it’s business waste.
Full preparation checklist →Lincoln City questions5
Is the Recycling Center open every Saturday?
No, only the first Saturday, 10 am–1 pm. Schooner Creek is open Monday–Saturday 8 am–4 pm.
Can gasoline go with my paint to Schooner Creek?
No. Gasoline goes only to the Highway 101 Recycling Center, $2 a gallon.
Can dried-out paint go in my garbage cart?
Yes. North Lincoln says dried paint, or paint soaked into kitty litter, is regular garbage.
Can I leave paint at the Depoe Bay depot?
No. It’s unstaffed recycling. Take paint to the staffed Lincoln City sites.
When is the county hazardous waste event in Lincoln City?
Summer 2029. Dates go out on the Solid Waste District’s flyer list.
Sources and how we checked10
Checked October 6, 2026 against North Lincoln’s pages, Lincoln County’s event schedule (through 2030) and PaintCare’s list. PaintCare lists the Recycling Center (5 gallons per visit, empty cans taken) and the Habitat ReStore, not Schooner Creek, though North Lincoln names it for paint. The ReStore address is 1221 NW Hwy 101 per PaintCare, 1255 per local news; check first. No Schooner Creek limit or 2027 county date was posted.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
North Lincoln current receiving locations and hours ↗North Lincoln paint and other liquid disposal ↗North Lincoln latex and oil paint guidance ↗July 2026 recycling-center update ↗Lincoln County hazardous-waste options and rotating schedule ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare Oregon ↗PaintCare business eligibility ↗PaintCare free large-volume pickup ↗PaintCare product and container rules ↗
