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9 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Habitat ReStore Mid Willamette ValleyPaint store0.3 mi
- Rodda PaintPaint store1.5 mi
- Dicks Color CenterPaint store2.4 mi
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Salem–Keizer household hazardous waste facility
3250 Deer Park Drive SE, Salem, OR 97317
- Accepts
- Household paint and other listed hazardous products. Businesses need separate plans.
- Who can use it
- Marion County residents, not businesses. Polk County residents: call first. Small businesses must sign up with the county’s contractor and pay by material.
- Hours
- Thursdays, 8 am–3:30 pm. Marion County plans a maintenance closure from November 19, 2026 to February 4, 2027; check the county page for reopening before a winter trip.
- Load limits
- Up to 10 gallons of paint per visit. Get county approval first for containers over five gallons or several of one product. No 55-gallon drums.
- Fees
- Free for residents’ household waste. Businesses pay.
Use the first building on the left, not the garbage area. Garbage hours aren’t hazardous waste hours.
9 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Salem.
8 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.
Habitat ReStore Mid Willamette Valley
0.3 mi1249 13th St SE, Salem, OR 97302
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Oregon
- Hours
- Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Rodda Paint
1.5 mi3589 Fairview Industrial Dr SE, Salem, OR 97302
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Dicks Color Center
2.4 mi980 Lancaster Dr NE, Salem, OR 97301
- Limits
- Limit:15 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
2.5 mi4596 Commercial St SE, Salem, OR 97302
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
2.7 mi1805 Lancaster Dr NE, Salem, OR 97305
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
2.9 mi4507 Liberty Rd S, Salem, OR 97302
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Rodda Paint
4.1 mi2229 Lancaster Dr NE, Salem, OR 97305
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Marion County HHW Facility
4.5 mi3250 Deer Park Dr SE, Salem, OR 97317
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Marion County
- Hours
- Thursdays 8 am - 3:30 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit. Business will be charged by the pound of hazardous waste
- 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. SOME BUSINESSES may use this program by appointment or on special days. Contact the program for details if your paint (or other hazardous waste) is from a business.
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Sherwin-Williams
4.7 mi4669 River Rd N, Keizer, OR 97303
- 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 Salem cleanout?3
You’re clearing paint around the winter closure
The closure lasts months. Sort house paint now from solvent, stripper and spray cans. A PaintCare store may take the paint meanwhile, but not the rest. Ask Marion County where those go.
Your Salem address is in Polk County
A Salem address alone doesn’t qualify you; the current page offers free drop-off to Marion County residents. Before driving from West Salem, tell staff which county the waste came from, and ignore older translated pages. A PaintCare store may be easier for house paint.
You have ten gallons, or several cans of one product
The limit is ten gallons of paint. Bigger containers, or several of one product, need approval first. Call 503-588-5169 with sizes and contents. Paying to enter the transfer station doesn’t let you drop chemicals without a plan.
Salem rules and tips2
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Marion County households can drop off paint on Thursdays at 3250 Deer Park Drive SE. The site is set to close November 19, 2026 to February 4, 2027. Paint stores are another option.
Salem’s household hazardous waste site at the Salem–Keizer transfer station is open Thursdays only, and it will close for maintenance this winter.
Plan around the winter closure
Marion County plans to close the site November 19, 2026 to February 4, 2027. Go on a Thursday before then, or take house paint to a PaintCare store. Check the county page for the reopening date.
Check which county you live in
The main page says Marion County residents. Older translated pages differ. Polk County residents should call before driving over.
Free pickup programs and other options
During the closure, PaintCare stores take labeled house paint. Ask the county where solvents and spray cans should go.
Getting your paint ready
Bring no more than 10 gallons of paint per visit. Get approval first for containers over five gallons or several of one product.
Full preparation checklist →Salem questions2
Can I drop off paint whenever the transfer station is open?
No. Hazardous waste has its own Thursday hours and a winter closure.
Can contractors drop off for free?
No. Small businesses must sign up with the county’s contractor and pay by material and weight.
Sources and how we checked4
Checked October 6, 2026: the county page still shows the November 19, 2026–February 4, 2027 closure and 10-gallon limit, and names only Marion County residents. Check reopening before a February trip.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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