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2 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Kinney Bros and Keele True Value HardwarePaint store0.4 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store1.6 mi
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All drop-off locations in and near Ontario4
Start with these
Kinney Bros and Keele True Value Hardware (PaintCare drop-off)
460 SW 4th Ave, Ontario, OR 97914
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish.
- Who can use it
- Households and businesses in Oregon, per PaintCare. Business oil-based paint only from very small businesses.
- Hours
- Paint taken during store hours. PaintCare says to call first for hours and to make sure the store has room for your amount and type of paint.
- Load limits
- PaintCare lists up to 80 gallons per visit, in containers up to 5 gallons.
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare products.
PaintCare lists the store under this name. The Argus Observer reported in April 2023 that the store was sold to Thatcher’s Ace Hardware and its signs would change, so the sign may say Ace. Go by the address and call to confirm it still takes paint. No spray cans, empty or leaking cans, or cans without labels.
Sherwin-Williams Ontario (PaintCare drop-off)
1289 SE 1st Ave, Ontario, OR 97914
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish.
- Who can use it
- Households and businesses in Oregon, per PaintCare. Business oil-based paint only from very small businesses.
- Hours
- Paint taken during store hours. Call first, as PaintCare advises.
- Load limits
- PaintCare lists 5 gallons per visit, in containers up to 5 gallons.
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare products.
No spray cans, empty or leaking cans, or cans without labels. For more than 5 gallons, use the SW 4th Ave hardware store or split trips.
2 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Ontario.
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.
Kinney Bros and Keele True Value Hardware
0.4 mi460 SW 4th Ave, Ontario, OR 97914
- Limits
- Limit: 80 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
1.6 mi1289 SE 1st Ave, Ontario, OR 97914
- 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 Ontario cleanout?4
You’re emptying a rental with 30 gallons of paint
Call the SW 4th Ave hardware store (PaintCare’s listing: Kinney Bros and Keele True Value) at 541-889-7629. PaintCare lists it for up to 80 gallons per visit, which covers this in one trip if it has room. Keep the cans labeled and sealed.
You have a single can after a weekend project
Either store works. Sherwin-Williams on SE 1st Ave takes up to 5 gallons per visit. Call before you go, as PaintCare advises.
You have spray paint and paint thinner too
The Ontario stores won’t take them. Hold them until you learn of a collection event: call Malheur County Environmental Health at 541-473-5186 or DEQ at 541-633-2029.
You live out by Vale or Nyssa
PaintCare lists no drop-off in either town, so bring paint to Ontario. Don’t count on the Lytle Boulevard Landfill near Vale; the county doesn’t list paint there and it’s open only three days a week.
Ontario rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take labeled cans of house paint to Kinney Bros and Keele True Value Hardware at 460 SW 4th Ave (541-889-7629), which PaintCare lists for up to 80 gallons per visit. For 5 gallons or less, Sherwin-Williams at 1289 SE 1st Ave also takes it. Call first; neither takes spray paint.
In Ontario, Oregon (Malheur County, on the Idaho line), leftover paint goes back to one of two PaintCare stores in town. We found no Malheur County household hazardous waste site or collection day. Oregon DEQ’s 2025 report shows all paint collected in the county came in through stores.
The SW 4th Ave store takes big loads
PaintCare lists the hardware store at 460 SW 4th Ave for up to 80 gallons per visit; Sherwin-Williams takes 5. If you’re cleaning out a rental or a barn, start at SW 4th Ave and call ahead.
Same store, maybe a new name
PaintCare lists it as Kinney Bros and Keele True Value Hardware. A 2023 Argus Observer news report said it had been sold to Thatcher’s Ace Hardware and would get new signs. Go by the address, not the sign.
Stores are the only paint option in the county
Oregon DEQ’s 2025 report shows all paint collected in Malheur County came in through stores. We found no county hazardous waste site or collection day to fall back on.
Keep paint out of the recycling cart
Ontario Sanitary Service’s guide lists paint, spray paint cans and plastic paint cans as items its curbside recycling can’t take.
Spray cans and thinner have no local drop-off
PaintCare stores won’t take aerosols or solvents. For those, ask Malheur County Environmental Health (541-473-5186) about events. Laurie Gordon (541-633-2029) is Oregon DEQ’s household hazardous waste contact for Malheur County.
Free pickup programs and other options
For 100 gallons or more, PaintCare offers free pickup at View program details ↗ . The county’s Lytle Boulevard Landfill, about 10 miles south of Vale, is open Tuesday and Thursday 1–5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., but the county doesn’t say it takes paint. Call 541-473-5186 before bringing any. Vale and Nyssa have no PaintCare site in PaintCare’s data, so those towns also drive to Ontario.
Getting your paint ready
Keep each can in its original labeled container, 5 gallons or smaller, with the lid on tight. Leave out empty, leaking and unlabeled cans and all spray cans. Call the store first and say how many gallons you have and whether any is oil-based.
Full preparation checklist →Ontario questions5
Where can I drop off old paint in Ontario, Oregon?
At Kinney Bros and Keele True Value Hardware, 460 SW 4th Ave (up to 80 gallons per visit; the sign may now say Ace), or Sherwin-Williams at 1289 SE 1st Ave (up to 5 gallons). Both are PaintCare drop-offs and take latex and oil-based house paint for free.
Is this the Ontario in California?
No. This guide is for Ontario, Oregon, in Malheur County near Payette, Idaho. Ontario, California, has its own rules.
Does Malheur County have a hazardous waste day?
We found no county site and no 2025 or 2026 collection day. Ask Malheur County Environmental Health (541-473-5186) or DEQ’s contact for the county (541-633-2029).
I live in Payette or Fruitland, Idaho. Can I use the Ontario stores?
PaintCare lists both stores for households and businesses in Oregon. Idaho has no PaintCare program. Call the store and ask before you bring Idaho paint across the river.
Can a contractor drop off paint?
Yes, latex paint. Oil-based paint from a business is only taken if the business is a very small generator under hazardous waste rules. For 100+ gallons, ask PaintCare for a pickup.
Sources and how we checked11
October 13, 2026: read PaintCare’s Oregon page and locator data, the Argus Observer report on the store sale (April 26, 2023), Malheur County’s solid waste page, FAQ and recycling depot list, Ontario Sanitary Service’s disposal guide, and Oregon DEQ’s event contacts and 2025 paint volume report. Peer review the same day: we use PaintCare’s name for the SW 4th Ave store; the Ace sale is a 2023 news report, and we read no current store or PaintCare source naming it Ace. We could not find a current Ontario city page on paint, or any Malheur County hazardous waste event in 2025 or 2026. Unresolved: the store’s current sign and hours; whether the Lytle Boulevard Landfill takes dried latex paint; whether the Ontario stores serve Idaho residents.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare Oregon ↗Argus Observer: Ace Hardware readies for takeover of Kinney & Keele (April 26, 2023) ↗Oregon DEQ: Estimate of 2025 Paint Collection Volumes by Wasteshed (PDF) ↗Oregon DEQ: household hazardous waste events and county contacts ↗Malheur County Environmental Health: Solid Waste Program (Lytle Boulevard Landfill) ↗Malheur County FAQ: Lytle Boulevard Landfill hours ↗Malheur County: Location of Recycling depots (PDF) ↗Ontario Sanitary Service: Disposal and recycle guide ↗PaintCare business limits (very small businesses and oil-based paint) ↗PaintCare free large-volume pickup (100+ gallons) ↗
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