Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Allentown.
641 S. 10th St., Allentown, PA 18103
The city's hauler rejects items over the limit and reports the property to SWEEP, which can issue tickets. Remove rejected items within 12 hours. Hazardous items and liquid paint are banned at the curb.
17 S. Seventh St., Allentown, PA 18101
Call the hotline for oil-based paint advice or for names of private disposal companies. Be ready to say what the product is, the container size and about how much is left.
Your state doesn’t have a PaintCare program, so stores here don’t take paint for free. These are the public drop-off programs PaintCare’s map lists, closest first. Most only serve their own residents and some charge a fee. Call before you go.
1200 Ronald Reagan Dr, Quakertown, PA 18951
314 State Rte 12, Flemington, NJ 08822
1238 County Welfare Rd, Leesport, PA 19533
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Dry them in the cans with clay kitty litter, which takes 1 to 2 days. Then put up to three gallon cans out with the lids off on your bulk night. That uses your one bulk item for the week, so don't put a couch out the same night.
The city takes one five-gallon bucket of dried paint a week. Spread a large load over several weeks. Don't try to dry a full bucket at once; pour some into a milk jug or coffee can so each container is half full or less before adding litter.
Allentown's trash rules apply to tenants too, and landlords must share them. Lehigh County events are residential only, so business paint has to go to a private hazardous waste company. Call 610-782-3073 for names.
Keep it in the original can, lid tight, stored upright away from heat and kids. Watch Lehigh County's page; it says the online sign-up link goes up around mid-summer before the fall event.
Dry latex paint with clay kitty litter, then set the cans out with the lids off on your second trash night: up to 3 one-gallon cans or 1 five-gallon bucket. Lehigh County has no hazardous waste site and no event until fall 2027. Call its hotline at 610-782-3073 about oil-based paint.
Allentown has no place to drop off liquid paint right now. Lehigh County runs no permanent hazardous waste site, and its next collection event is planned for fall 2027. Dry out latex paint and set the cans at the curb on bulk night. Call the county hotline about oil-based paint.
Lehigh County says it has no fixed hazardous waste site and only holds one-day events. On October 7, 2026, its page said the next one will be in fall 2027. You'll have to pre-register online to get an appointment, and it's for Lehigh County residents only.
Lehigh County says: take the lid off, make sure the can is half full or less, and add clay kitty litter until it's about three-quarters full. Stir, add more litter if it's still wet, and let it harden for 1 to 2 days. Throw it out with the lid off so the trash crew can see it's dry.
Allentown picks up dried paint cans with the lids off as your one bulk item for the week. The limit is 3 one-gallon cans or 1 five-gallon bucket. Bulk only goes out on your second collection night (Wednesday, Thursday or Friday), between 5 and 10 p.m. No liquid paint at the curb.
Oil-based paint can't be dried in the can like latex. Lehigh County calls it combustible and asks you to call its hotline. Have the product name, can size and about how much is left. The county can also give you private disposal companies, but it says they charge at least $500.
If the paint is still good, give it away. Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley says its ReStores have recycled 9,118 gallons of paint; call 610-776-7737 to ask if they'll take yours. Northampton County's event on October 3, 2026 is over, and it was for Northampton County residents only. Pennsylvania has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don't take old paint back.
For latex, start drying a week before your bulk night. Do one or two cans at a time, half full or less, with clay kitty litter. Leave the lids off when you set the cans out, and don't go over 3 one-gallon cans or 1 five-gallon bucket. Keep oil-based paint tightly closed, upright and away from the furnace or water heater while you wait.
Full preparation checklist →No. Lehigh County's next collection event is planned for fall 2027, and there is no permanent site. Call 610-782-3073 for advice in the meantime.
Only dried paint. Liquid paint is banned at the curb. Put dried cans out, lids off, on your second collection night as your bulk item: up to 3 one-gallon cans or 1 five-gallon bucket.
Call the Lehigh County hotline at 610-782-3073 for options. The county calls oil-based paint combustible. Private hazardous waste companies take it, but the county says they charge at least $500.
No. Northampton County's events are for people who live in Northampton County, and they check ID. Its 2026 event was October 3, which has already passed.
No. The 24/7 drop-off center at 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. takes recyclables like cans, glass, paper and scrap metal, not paint.
Checked October 7, 2026. Lehigh County's hazardous waste and solid waste pages (both showing October 7, 2026) say the next county event is fall 2027, there is no permanent site, pre-registration is required, it is for residents only, and private companies charge at least $500. Read the county's latex drying steps. Allentown's curbside page lists dried paint cans, lids off, up to 3 one-gallon cans or 1 five-gallon bucket as the weekly bulk item on the second collection night; the city rules sheet bans liquid paint at the curb. Northampton County's October 3, 2026 event is past and for its residents only. No city or county page lists a paint drop-off or reuse shelf; Habitat Lehigh Valley says it has recycled paint but posts no current donation rules. PA DEP's list of county programs does not include Lehigh. Pennsylvania has no PaintCare program. Not found: county hotline hours.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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