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51 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Broadway Ace HardwarePaint store0.7 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store0.8 mi
- Dicks Color CenterPaint store1.6 mi
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Metro Central household hazardous waste
6161 NW 61st Avenue, Portland, OR 97210
- Accepts
- Household paint, stain, sealers, solvents and spray cans that aren’t empty.
- Who can use it
- Households. Businesses need approval and an appointment.
- Hours
- Monday–Saturday, 9 am–4 pm. Closed Sunday.
- Load limits
- 35 gallons a day, counted by container size. Call about very large containers.
- Fees
- Free for household hazardous waste. Businesses pay other rates.
Closed some holidays. Hazardous waste hours differ from garbage hours.
Metro South household hazardous waste
2001 Washington Street, Oregon City, OR 97045
- Accepts
- Household paint, stain, sealers, solvents and spray cans that aren’t empty.
- Who can use it
- Households. Businesses need approval and an appointment.
- Hours
- Every day, 9 am–4 pm.
- Load limits
- 35 gallons a day, counted by container size. Call about very large containers.
- Fees
- Free for household hazardous waste. Businesses pay other rates.
Closed some holidays. Hazardous waste hours differ from garbage hours.
Rodda-Miller Paint – Grand Avenue
321 SE Taylor Street, Portland, OR 97214
- 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
- Containers up to five gallons. No daily total is posted; call with your can count.
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare paint.
No spray paint, thinner or industrial coatings. Keep labels and tight lids; no leaking cans.
51 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Portland.
29 paint stores and 1 hazardous waste site, 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.
Broadway Ace Hardware
0.7 mi228 NE Broadway St, Portland, OR 97232
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
0.8 mi30 NE Broadway St, Portland, OR 97232
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Dicks Color Center
1.6 mi909 SE Salmon St, Portland, OR 97214
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Rodda Paint
1.6 mi321 SE Taylor St, Portland, OR 97214
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
2.2 mi1120 NW 21st Ave, Portland, OR 97209
- Who
- Households and Businesses
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
2.3 mi2246 NW Roosevelt St, Portland, OR 97210
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
3.2 mi1440 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97217
- Who
- Households and Businesses
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
Powell Paint Center
3.4 mi5205 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97206
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
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Forrest Technical Coatings
3.7 mi3335 NW Saint Helens Rd, Portland, OR 97210
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
4.5 mi5128 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR 97206
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Habitat ReStore Portland
4.8 mi10445 SE Cherry Blossom Dr, Portland, OR 97216
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Oregon
- Hours
- Wednesday-Monday, 10am-6pm with drop offs until 5:45pm. Closed Tuesdays.
- Limits
- Limit: 50 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
4.8 mi9745 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97266
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
A-Boy Supply
4.8 mi7365 SW Barbur Blvd, Portland, OR 97219
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Parkrose Hardware
4.9 mi10625 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97220
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Metro Central HHW Facility
5.2 mi6161 NW 61st Ave, Portland, OR 97201
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Oregon
- Hours
- Monday-Saturday 9 am-4 pm. Businesses must qualify as a conditionally exempt generator (apply for permit), make an appointment, and pay a fee to dispose of hazardous waste.
- Limits
- Limit: 35 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 also takes most other household hazardous waste -- contact the site for details and restrictions. Please do not bring empty, leaking or unlabeled containers. Businesses must qualify as a conditionally exempt generator (apply for permit), make an appointment, and pay a fee to dispose of hazardous waste. https://www.oregonmetro.gov/very-small-quantity-generator
St Johns Ace Hardware
5.9 mi7825 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97203
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
Milwaukie Ace Hardware
6.6 mi10890 SE Oak St, Milwaukie, OR 97222
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
Rodda Paint
7 mi10309 SE 82nd Ave, Happy Valley, OR 97086
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Habitat ReStore Evergreen Central
7.2 mi10811 SE 2nd St, Vancouver, WA 98664
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Washington
- Hours
- Open Wednesday-Monday 10 am-6 pm. Closed Tuesday.
- Limits
- Limit 10 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
7.4 mi2200 NE Andresen Rd, Vancouver, WA 98661
- Who
- Households and Businesses in Washington
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
7.5 mi11475 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97086
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Rodda Paint
8 mi7723 NE Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98662
- Who
- Households and Businesses in Washington
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Miller Paint
8 mi544 N State St, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
8.1 mi13555 NW Cornell Rd, Portland, OR 97229
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
8.1 mi12480 SW Center St, Beaverton, OR 97005
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
8.4 mi18179 NE Halsey St, Portlnad, OR 97230
- Who
- Households and Businesses
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Rodda Paint
8.5 mi8614 SW Hall Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97008
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Habitat ReStore Gresham
8.5 mi610 NE 181st Ave, Gresham, OR 97230
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Oregon
- Hours
- Monday and Wednesday 10 am - 6 pm, Tuesday 10 am - 2 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 25 gallons per visit.
Habitat ReStore Washington County
8.6 mi13475 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton, OR 97005
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Oregon
- Hours
- Wednesday - Monday 10 am - 6 pm. Tuesday 10 am - 2pm.
- Limits
- Limit: 25 gallons per visit.
Greensheen
8.6 mi3006 NE 112th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98682
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Washington
- Hours
- Monday - Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 200 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 Portland cleanout?3
You have several partly empty cans
Add up the size on each can first. Thirty-five one-gallon cans hit the daily limit even with little left inside. Don’t pour products together; staff need labels. For a bigger pile, call Metro or try PaintCare’s large-volume pickup.
Sunday is your only free day
Metro South in Oregon City takes household hazardous waste Sunday; Central in northwest Portland doesn’t. Use the hazardous waste hours on the card, not longer garbage hours. A nearby PaintCare store may save a drive; call it about your products and space.
Someone told you to go to Swan Island
MetroPaint at 825 N Basin Avenue no longer takes, remakes or sells paint. Take household paint to Central or South. If it came from paid work, tell Metro it’s business waste. Businesses must apply and book; they can’t use the household drop-off.
Portland rules and tips2
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take household paint to Metro Central Monday–Saturday or Metro South any day, 9 am–4 pm. Both are free within household limits. MetroPaint on Swan Island has closed for good.
Portland households can take leftover paint and painting chemicals to Metro Central. Going on a Sunday? Metro South in Oregon City is open then.
Pick by day, not just distance
Central takes no hazardous waste on Sunday. South does, so a weekend cleanout doesn’t have to wait.
Count cans before you load
A nearly empty one-gallon can still counts as a gallon toward Metro’s daily limit. Stay under it or call first.
Free pickup programs and other options
For a few good, labeled cans, try the Grand Avenue store, now on SE Taylor on the central eastside, open weekdays to 6 pm. Metro takes more chemicals. MetroPaint on Basin Avenue has closed. Call the store first.
Getting your paint ready
Tighten lids and keep cans upright in one layer. Set aside unknown or damaged containers and ask Metro about them.
Full preparation checklist →Portland questions2
Can my painting business use the household line?
No. Ask Metro about its business program and fees.
Can I bring paint thinner with my paint?
Yes, at Metro. A PaintCare paint store doesn’t take every chemical.
Sources and how we checked7
Call ahead for very large containers, business waste or more than the posted limit. Stores can run out of space before closing.
Checked October 4, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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