Drop it off free
7 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Newport Eastons Beach HHW EventHazardous waste site1.7 mi
- Beach Paint By HumphreysPaint store2.9 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store3.7 mi
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All drop-off locations in and near Newport9
Start with these
RIRRC Eco-Depot at Easton's Beach (Newport stop)
175 Memorial Boulevard, Newport, RI 02840
- Accepts
- Latex and oil paint, stain, varnish, thinners, spray cans and the other household chemicals on RIRRC's list.
- Who can use it
- Any Rhode Island household, renters included. You don't need to live in Newport.
- Hours
- Saturday, October 17, 2026, 8 a.m.–noon, rain or shine. Appointment required. It's the only 2026 Eco-Depot stop on Aquidneck Island.
- Load limits
- No container over 5 gallons. No electronics, flares or helium tanks (true at every Eco-Depot stop).
- Fees
- Free.
Book an hourly slot online or call 401-942-1430 x3241 (PaintCare lists 401-228-3241; RIRRC uses the extension). Weather cancellations go up on rirrc.org.
Beach Paint by Humphreys, Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown (PaintCare site)
750 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, RI 02842
- Accepts
- Latex and oil paint, primer, stain and varnish.
- Who can use it
- Rhode Island households and businesses.
- Hours
- Store hours. Call before you go.
- Load limits
- 5 gallons each visit; no can bigger than 5 gallons.
- Fees
- Free.
Your Aquidneck Island option any day but the October 17 Eco-Depot. No spray cans or unlabeled, leaking or empty cans.
7 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Newport.
5 paint stores and 2 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.
Rules most stores here share
Who: Households and Businesses in Rhode Island
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.
Newport Eastons Beach HHW Event
1.7 mi175 Memorial Blvd, Newport, RI 02840
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Rhode Island
- Hours
- By appointment, Saturday, October 17, 2026 8 am - 12 pm
- 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.
- Notes
- We serve approximately 25-30 vehicles every 15 minutes. Appointments are used to avoid everyone arriving at one time, thus reducing waiting times.
Beach Paint By Humphreys
2.9 mi750 Aquidneck Ave, Middletown, RI 02842
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
3.7 mi884 W Main Rd, Middletown, RI 02842
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
9 mi14 Woodruff Ave, Narragansett, RI 02882
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
The Color House
10 mi8190 Post Rd, North Kingstown, RI 02852
- Hours
- This site accepts 5 gallons per visit Monday-Friday 7:30 am - 3:30 pm only.
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Little Compton Transfer Station (Little Compton residents only)
10.3 mi122 Amy Hart Path, Little Compton, RI 02837
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Little Compton
- Hours
- Monday 10am - 6pm, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 8am - 4pm, closed Wednesday
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
- 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. This site will accept empty containers.
- Notes
- Little Compton residents only
North Kingstown Dept. Public Work HHW Event
11 mi2050 Davisville Rd, North Kingstown, RI 02852
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Rhode Island
- Hours
- By appointment, Saturday, August 15, 2026 8 am - 12 pm
- 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.
- Notes
- We serve approximately 25-30 vehicles every 15 minutes. Appointments are used to avoid everyone arriving at one time, thus reducing waiting times.
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 Newport cleanout?4
You can make October 17
Book Easton's Beach and bring every household chemical in one trip: paint, stain, thinner, spray cans and pool chemicals. It's free, and staff unload.
You're clearing a rental before winter and missed the event
Take paint to a Middletown PaintCare store, 5 gallons per trip. Save solvents and spray cans for a later Eco-Depot, like Warwick on November 7.
You planned to use one of your two free transfer-station trips
Those trips are for property owners and bulky loads up to 500 pounds. The rules don't mention paint, so don't count on them for cans.
Clean City's office looks like a drop-off
The self-service area at 80 Halsey Street takes books, textiles, scrap metal and motor oil. Not paint.
Newport rules and tips4
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Book the Eco-Depot at Easton's Beach, 175 Memorial Boulevard, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, 8 a.m.–noon, for paint and household chemicals. Later 2026 stops: Warwick (November 7), Pawtucket (November 21) and Johnston (December 5). Paint only? Middletown PaintCare stores like Beach Paint by Humphreys, 750 Aquidneck Avenue, take 5 gallons per visit any day.
Newport's Clean City Program and Waste Management's Halsey Street transfer station don't take paint. The island's one 2026 Eco-Depot is October 17 at Easton's Beach. After that, use PaintCare stores in Middletown.
The city's Eco-Depot dates are stale
Newport's recycling page says events run March 23 to December 7. The 2026 schedule actually ran from March 21 and ends December 5. Use RIRRC's booking page.
Halsey Street is two different places
80 Halsey Street is Clean City's self-service area: books, textiles, small scrap and motor oil (5 gallons per resident per visit). 65 Halsey Street is Waste Management's transfer station: two free trips a year for property owners, up to 500 pounds each, with photo ID and a tax or water bill. Neither lists paint.
Middletown covers the gap
PaintCare lists Beach Paint by Humphreys on Aquidneck Avenue and Sherwin-Williams on West Main Road in Middletown. Newport has none, and Middletown names no town paint drop-off.
Keep hazardous waste out of city carts
Newport bans hazardous waste from trash carts and paid overflow bags. Oil-based paint, thinners and spray cans go to the Eco-Depot.
Free pickup programs and other options
Can't make October 17? Book Warwick (November 7), Pawtucket (November 21) or Johnston (December 5). Sherwin-Williams at 884 West Main Road, Middletown, is a second PaintCare store. With 100 gallons or more, request PaintCare's free pickup.
Getting your paint ready
Book early; arrivals go by hourly slot. Bring only household items, in original containers of 5 gallons or less, and stay in your vehicle at Easton's Beach.
Full preparation checklist →Newport questions4
Can I take paint to the Newport transfer station?
Not according to the city. Its list covers bulky waste, cardboard, mattresses, e-waste and recycling, not paint.
When is the Newport Eco-Depot?
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 8 a.m.–noon, at Easton's Beach. Appointment required.
Can renters use the Eco-Depot?
Yes, if the waste is from a Rhode Island household. The owners-only rule is for the free transfer-station trips.
Is there a paint store drop-off in Newport itself?
No. PaintCare lists none in Newport; the closest are in Middletown.
Sources and how we checked10
We used newportri.gov's Clean City pages (cityofnewport.com wouldn't load), RIRRC's Newport, Middletown, Eco-Depot and paint pages, the 2026 schedule, and PaintCare's listings (October 6, 2026). Middletown's own transfer-station page wasn't opened; its RIRRC page doesn't mention paint. Middletown store space is unconfirmed.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Newport Clean City recycling and HHW page ↗Newport Clean City programs (transfer station rules) ↗RIRRC Newport local instructions ↗RIRRC Middletown local instructions ↗RIRRC Eco-Depot appointments and remaining 2026 dates ↗RIRRC Eco-Depot 2026 schedule (PDF) ↗RIRRC A-Z: paint ↗PaintCare Rhode Island ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare large-volume pickup ↗
