Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Williamsport.
1475 W Third St, Williamsport, PA
This is a trash transfer station, not a hazardous waste site. All loads are subject to inspection by the station operator. Harden paint first, as the county's FAQ advises; excessive paint or liquid that causes a shutdown or significant clean up can bring the $300 fee. Billing questions: (800) 326-9571 or (570) 547-1870.
447 Alexander Drive, Montgomery, PA 17752
The landfill is on Route 15 in Brady Township, according to the county. Phone numbers listed on the 2026 schedule are (800) 326-9571, (570) 547-1870 and (570) 567-2600.
Take the lids off and let the paint harden; the county says kitty litter, sand or sawdust can speed this up. When it no longer flows, put the lids back on and set the cans out with your trash.
PA DEP calls oil-based paint hazardous and says to use a collection program if one exists, but we found none for Lycoming County. Call Lycoming County Resource Management Services at (800) 326-9571 to ask. If no program is offered, the county's own paint rule is to harden it in the open can and reseal it for the trash.
Tarp the load. The transfer station on West Third Street charges at least $30 and can add a $300 Material Impact Fee if excessive paint or liquid causes a shutdown or significant clean up, so harden any paint first. The landfill in Montgomery counts empty paint buckets as construction debris at $69.80 a ton for residents.
The county runs recycling drop-offs at Indian Park in Montoursville and at Front Street and Poke Alley in South Williamsport, both open 24 hours, for recyclables. They aren't paint sites. Harden paint for the trash as the county advises.
Leave the paint can open until the paint hardens, using kitty litter, sand or sawdust to speed it up; then reseal it and throw it away with your trash, as Lycoming County Resource Management Services advises. Don't haul liquid paint to the transfer station at 1475 West Third Street: the county charges a $300 Material Impact Fee when excessive paint, liquid or hazardous material causes a shutdown or significant clean up. We found no Lycoming County hazardous waste collection; call the county at (800) 326-9571 with questions about oil-based paint.
This guide is for Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County. Pennsylvania has no PaintCare program, and we found no household hazardous waste collection for Lycoming County in the sources reviewed. Lycoming County Resource Management Services, which runs the transfer station on West Third Street and the county landfill in Montgomery, says to let paint harden in the open can, reseal it and throw it away. The transfer station can charge a $300 fee when excessive paint or liquid forces a shutdown or significant clean up.
Lycoming County Resource Management Services answers "How can paint be disposed of?" this way: leave the container open so the paint hardens, using kitty litter, sand, sawdust or similar material to speed things up. Once the paint no longer flows, reseal the can and put it in the trash. The county's answer doesn't treat latex and oil-based paint separately.
PA DEP's 2026 list of household hazardous waste programs, organized by county, has no Lycoming County entry, and the county Resource Management Services pages we reviewed list no collection; its Useful Links page puts only Penn State's CHEMSWEEP pesticide program under a household hazardous waste heading. DEP's paint flyer calls oil-based paint, stain and varnish hazardous and says to use a collection program if one is available. Ask the county at (800) 326-9571 before drying a large amount of oil-based paint.
The transfer station at 1475 West Third Street serves Williamsport and nearby Lycoming County municipalities, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday 8 to 11:30 a.m. Every visit costs at least $30, and loads must be tarped. A $300 Material Impact Fee applies to material that causes a shutdown for repairs or significant clean up, and the county lists "excessive paint/liquid/hazardous materials" among those materials. The station's own phone is (570) 326-9745.
At the Lycoming County Landfill, 447 Alexander Drive in Montgomery, the county's definition of construction and demolition waste includes empty paint buckets. Residents pay $69.80 a ton, businesses $55.00, with a $30 minimum. Painted wood is not accepted as clean wood. The landfill is open weekdays 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 7 a.m. to noon.
PA DEP says to recycle an empty, dry paint can where there's a recycling program. In Williamsport, the county's limited curbside pickup (Wednesdays, by 7:30 a.m., in any 5-gallon bucket) takes steel and tin cans, and so does the drop-off at 1550 West Third Street. Neither page mentions paint cans. The county's recycling flyer says that if you're unsure about a material, throw it away or call the recycling hotline at 800-736-7559.
Give good paint away first: PA DEP suggests giving extra paint to a neighbor or a community or religious group. The Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity ReStore at 335 Rose Street takes donations at the rear of the building during store hours, up to 30 minutes before closing (Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.), but the pages we read don't say whether it takes paint; call (570) 322-2515 ext. 304 first. PaintCare's locator data has no listing in Lycoming County. Never pour paint into a storm drain: the City of Williamsport says dumping any waste into one is illegal, and it tells residents to dispose of household chemicals by following the package directions or checking with local authorities.
Leave the can open and stir in kitty litter, sand or sawdust until the paint no longer flows. Reseal it before it goes in your trash, as the county advises. If you're hauling to the transfer station or landfill, tarp the load and bring a payment other than a personal check; every visit costs at least $30.
Full preparation checklist →Yes, once it has hardened. Lycoming County Resource Management Services says to leave the can open (kitty litter, sand or sawdust speeds it up), then reseal it and throw it away.
We didn't find one. PA DEP's 2026 county-by-county list has no Lycoming County entry, and the county's pages list none. Call (800) 326-9571 to ask.
Don't. The county's 2026 fee schedule adds a $300 Material Impact Fee for material that causes a shutdown for repairs or significant clean up, and it lists "excessive paint/liquid/hazardous materials" among those materials. Harden paint first, as the county advises.
At least $30 per visit. Trash is $95 a ton for cash customers and $85 a ton on an account. No personal checks, and every load must be tarped.
The ReStore pages we read don't say. Call (570) 322-2515 ext. 304 before you bring any.
Checked October 17, 2026 from Lycoming County Resource Management Services' FAQs, transfer station, landfill, fee schedule pages and both 2026 fee PDFs, its curbside and drop-off recycling pages, the City of Williamsport's recycling and storm-drain pages, Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity's ReStore pages, PA DEP's paint flyer and 2026 collection-program list, and data/paintcare/sites.json (no Lycoming County record). No calls or visits. The county's FAQ doesn't split latex from oil-based paint; DEP calls oil-based paint hazardous. The drop-off page still shows landfill weekday hours to 4:30 p.m.; we use the 2026 fee schedule (to 4 p.m.). The county's Useful Links page has a household hazardous waste heading that links only to Penn State's CHEMSWEEP pesticide program, so we didn't treat it as a paint option. Unresolved: whether any 2026 or 2027 hazardous waste collection serves Lycoming County residents; whether the ReStore takes paint; whether paint cans go in curbside recycling. Facts genuinely run thin here; we didn't pad with other counties' programs.
Checked October 17, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
