Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in State College.
253 Transfer Road, Bellefonte, PA 16823
Oil-based paint goes only to the yearly spring hazardous waste event, next set for April 23–24, 2027. Latex is not taken at that event. Turn onto Transfer Road at the Clean Energy CNG station on Route 26, past the Nittany Mall.
1155 Zion Road, Bellefonte, PA 16823
Not for opened, old or oil-based paint. The ReStore’s list names only latex.
There is no hazardous waste event until April 2027. Dry small amounts of latex in a box of kitty litter and trash them. Take up to 5 gallons of liquid latex to the transfer station on a weekday or Saturday.
CCRRA won’t take it liquid at the transfer station. Keep it sealed and register for the April 23–24, 2027 event in February. A small amount can dry in the open can.
DEP says oil-based paint is hazardous and should go to a collection program. CCRRA says dried oil paint may go in the trash. If you can wait, the April event is the safer choice for oil paint.
Take new, unused latex to the ReStore on Zion Road, Wednesday–Saturday. Oil-based paint isn’t on its list.
Dry your paint and put it in the trash: CCRRA says both latex and oil-based paint can go out once dry. For more latex than you can dry, CCRRA’s Bellefonte transfer station takes up to 5 gallons a day ($25 minimum). Liquid oil-based paint waits for the April 23–24, 2027 event.
In State College, most leftover paint ends up in the trash once it’s dried. The Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority (CCRRA) takes oil-based paint only at its spring hazardous waste event, next on April 23–24, 2027. It takes liquid latex at its Bellefonte transfer station for a fee.
CCRRA holds one household hazardous waste event a year, in spring at 253 Transfer Road. The 2026 one was in April. The next is April 23–24, 2027, and registration opens in February. Latex paint is not taken at this event.
CCRRA says both latex and oil-based paint may go in your regular trash once dry. Fill a sturdy box with clay-based kitty litter, pour the paint in, and let it dry. A small amount left in a can can just dry with the lid off, outside.
CCRRA’s transfer station will take up to 5 gallons of liquid latex per person per day, with a $25 minimum charge. It’s open Monday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. It won’t take liquid oil-based paint.
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre County’s ReStore, 1155 Zion Road in Bellefonte, takes new, unused latex paint in gallons and quarts. Drop-offs are Wednesday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
CCRRA also suggests giving usable paint to theater groups, church groups, shelters or community groups. Empty cans can be recycled with metal cans. Pennsylvania has no PaintCare program, so stores don’t take paint back for free. State College Borough sends recycling questions to CCRRA at 814-238-7005.
Label the top of each can with the color and date if you’re keeping it. To dry paint, line a sturdy box with clay-based kitty litter, or buy a paint hardener. Never pour paint down a drain or put liquid paint in the trash.
Full preparation checklist →April 23–24, 2027, at CCRRA, 253 Transfer Road, Bellefonte. Registration opens in February. It takes oil-based paint, not latex.
Yes. CCRRA says dried latex can go in your regular trash.
CCRRA says it can go in the trash once it’s completely dry. The transfer station won’t take it liquid. If you can’t dry it, keep it sealed for the April 2027 event.
Yes, up to 5 gallons per person per day at the transfer station, with a $25 minimum charge.
No. The Bellefonte ReStore lists only new, unused latex paint.
Checked October 7, 2026: CCRRA’s paint, hazardous waste event, hours, tipping fee and directions pages, its fall 2026 newsletter, State College Borough’s recycling page, the Greater Centre County ReStore pages, and PA DEP. CCRRA’s 2026 event (April 24–25) is past; the next is April 23–24, 2027. CCRRA’s paint page doesn’t say whether the latex drop-off is limited to county residents, and we didn’t open the event’s full accepted-items list. CCRRA and DEP give different advice on dried oil paint; we explain both. PA DEP’s 2026 collections list had no Centre County entry.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
