Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Erie.
8900 Old French Road, Erie, PA 16509
You must register first. Noble’s schedule lists this event at 8890 Old French Rd.; the county lists 8900 Old French Rd. Follow the address in your confirmation email. Load everything in the trunk or truck bed and stay in your car.
9333 Tate Road, Erie, PA 16509
You must register first. This is the last 2026 date on the county’s list. Noble’s schedule shows ZIP 16503; the county shows 16509. Use the address in your confirmation.
4922 Pittsburgh Avenue, Erie, PA 16509
Enter through the south driveway, just south of West Grandview Boulevard. Call first about oil-based or older paint. Half-used cans should go to a county event or be dried if latex.
2 paint stores and 3 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.
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.
9333 Tate Rd, Erie, PA 16509
8789 W Main St, Clymer, NY 14724
8900 Old French Rd, Erie, PA 16509
13291 Dickson Rd, Meadville, PA 16335
279 E Fairmount Ave, Lakewood, NY 14750
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
At $0.50 a pound, a big load adds up. Dry what you can with kitty litter and trash it. Bring the rest, plus any oil-based paint, to an event.
That is the last 2026 date on the county’s list. Keep oil-based paint sealed and dry until the 2027 schedule comes out. Dry latex for the trash meanwhile.
Donate full cans to the Habitat ReStore on Pittsburgh Avenue. Call 814-464-8946 first if it’s oil-based.
Register now for Erie County’s October 17 drive-thru at the Summit Township Municipal Garage, 8900 Old French Road, or the November 14 one at 9333 Tate Road. Call 412-567-6566 or book on Noble’s site; it costs $0.50 a pound, card only. Latex can also be dried hard and put in the trash.
Erie County has no year-round paint drop-off. It runs drive-thru hazardous waste and electronics days with Noble Environmental instead. The last two 2026 dates are October 17 in Summit Township and November 14 in Greene Township. You pay $0.50 a pound, and you must register first.
Erie County’s 2026 list has seven drive-thru days. Five are past (March 7, April 18, May 23, June 13, August 15). Left: October 17 at the Summit Township Municipal Garage and November 14 at the Greene Township Building. Both run about 9 a.m. to noon.
Sign up on Noble’s drive-thru page or call 412-567-6566. You get an email confirmation and reminders. Only credit cards are taken. Stay in your car; staff unload and weigh your load where you can see it.
For October 17, the county says 8900 Old French Road; Noble’s schedule says 8890 Old French Rd. Go where your confirmation tells you.
The Greater Erie Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore at 4922 Pittsburgh Avenue lists full cans of paint among the building materials it takes. Drop-offs are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
After November 14, there’s no county event until the 2027 schedule is out. Latex can be dried and thrown out any time. Crawford County’s Noble event in Meadville (October 14) is for Crawford County households. Pennsylvania has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don’t take it back for free.
Keep paint in labeled, sealed cans no bigger than 5 gallons. Load them in the trunk, back hatch or truck bed. To dry latex at home, mix in kitty litter or shredded newspaper and let it harden with the lid off.
Full preparation checklist →Saturday, October 17, 2026, at the Summit Township Municipal Garage. The last 2026 date is November 14 at the Greene Township Building, 9333 Tate Road.
$0.50 a pound for chemicals and electronics, paid by credit card. Propane cylinders are $5 a pound.
Noble’s accepted-items list includes latex and oil-based paint. The county page doesn’t mention paint types. You may save money by drying latex instead.
No. You must register first online or by calling 412-567-6566.
The county says the events are for Erie County residents. PaintCare’s listing says households only.
Checked October 7, 2026: Erie County’s recycling page, Noble Environmental’s drive-thru schedule and accepted items, PaintCare’s locator data, the Greater Erie Area Habitat ReStore pages and PA DEP. Five of the seven 2026 events are past; October 17 and November 14 remain. The October 17 address differs between the county (8900 Old French Rd.) and Noble (8890). The county page doesn’t name paint types; Noble’s general list includes latex and oil. We found no City of Erie page on paint in the trash, so the drying advice comes from PA DEP and PRC. The ReStore doesn’t say whether it takes oil-based paint.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
