Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Conway.
1886 Highway 90, Conway, SC 29526
The two SWA sources disagree on the 20-gallon limit (per month vs per day). If you have more than 20 gallons, call 843-347-1651 before splitting it into trips.
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.
1886 Hwy 90, Conway, SC 29526
201 Landfill Dr, Georgetown, SC 29440
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Load them up and go to 1886 Highway 90 on a Tuesday or Thursday morning, or Saturday before noon. Five cans are well under 20 gallons. Skip the county convenience centers; they’re for unincorporated residents only.
If it’s household paint and you live in Horry County, you can use the Conway facility. The SWA takes no business materials, so if the rental is a business, call first. Thirty gallons is over the 20-gallon limit, so it can’t all go in one visit. The SWA’s web pages say 20 gallons per month; its guidebook says per day. Call 843-347-1651 before you plan the trips.
Turn the offer down. The SWA says no contractors or contractor vehicles are accepted. Bring the paint yourself in a personal vehicle.
Bring them on the same trip. The facility takes aerosols and solvents and thinners as well as paint, free for Horry County households.
Take paint to the SWA Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 1886 Highway 90, on Tuesday or Thursday 8 a.m.–1 p.m. or Saturday 7 a.m.–noon. It’s free for Horry County households, up to 20 gallons of paint. The SWA’s website says that limit is per month; its guidebook says per day. Contractors and contractor vehicles are turned away.
In Conway, South Carolina, paint goes to the Horry County Solid Waste Authority’s Household Hazardous Waste Facility on Highway 90. The SWA places its Homewood center, next to the SWA office at 1886 Highway 90, four miles northeast of Conway. It’s a permanent facility, free for Horry County residents, and open three mornings a week. This guide is for Conway in Horry County, SC, not Conway, Arkansas.
The hazardous waste facility is open only Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m.–1 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m.–noon. It’s closed Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The landfill and convenience center on the same site keep longer hours, but hazardous waste goes in only during these windows.
Under Horry County Ordinance 50-01, only residents of unincorporated Horry County may use the 25 recycling convenience centers, such as Homewood, Recycle Road or Kate’s Bay. The hazardous waste facility is different: it’s free to all Horry County residents, inside or outside city limits.
The SWA’s Landfill and How Do I Get Rid Of? pages say residents can bring up to 20 gallons of paint per month. The SWA’s printed Recycling Guidebook says 20 gallons per day for any type of paint. If you have more than 20 gallons, call 843-347-1651 before you plan your trips.
The facility’s list includes aerosols, solvents and thinners, furniture strippers and wood preservatives, along with paint. Keep them in their original labeled containers with tight lids.
The SWA says the facility is free to residents of Horry County, and it doesn’t limit it to unincorporated areas. Its Residential Resources page lists the towns that run their own trash service: Aynor, Briarcliffe Acres, Conway, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Loris and Atlantic Beach. Households in those towns bring paint to the same Highway 90 facility.
South Carolina has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don’t take leftovers back for free. Give usable paint to a neighbor, church or school. The Store, run by the SWA and the Horry County Council on Aging at 1874 Highway 90, takes donated household items and building supplies (Tuesday–Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–1 p.m.). Neither source says whether it takes paint, so ask first. Businesses and painting contractors can’t use the facility; call the SWA at 843-347-1651 about business disposal.
Tighten every lid and keep paint and chemicals in their original labeled containers. PaintCare’s listing says the facility doesn’t take empty, dry or leaking paint cans. Count your gallons so you stay at or under 20. Come in your own car or truck, not a contractor’s vehicle.
Full preparation checklist →No. It’s for Conway, South Carolina, in Horry County, where paint goes to the Horry County Solid Waste Authority on Highway 90.
Yes, for Horry County residents. The SWA’s household hazardous waste facility charges nothing for household paint and chemicals.
No. The SWA sends paint to its hazardous waste facility only. The convenience centers are also limited to residents of unincorporated Horry County, so City of Conway households can’t use them at all.
Yes. The SWA’s guidebook applies the paint limit to “any type of paint,” and its list includes paints, solvents and thinners.
The City of Conway’s solid waste page doesn’t mention paint. The SWA points residents to its hazardous waste facility. Call the city’s Solid Waste Division at 843-248-1760 before putting paint in your cart.
October 16, 2026: read the Horry County SWA Landfill Operations page (household hazardous waste facility at 1886 Highway 90, Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m.–1 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m.–noon; free to Horry County residents; no contractors or contractor vehicles; 20 gallons of paint per month; accepted list), How Do I Get Rid Of? (paint up to 20 gallons, 20 gallons per month, business disposal by phone), Recycling & Convenience Centers (25 centers for unincorporated residents only under Ordinance 50-01; the landfill site is four miles northeast of Conway), Residential Resources (municipal trash programs; The Store at 1874 Highway 90) and the Recycling Guidebook PDF (20 gallons per day for any type of paint; seal lids). SC DES gives the same facility hours. The City of Conway’s solid waste page covers carts, yard debris and bulk items and doesn’t mention paint. PaintCare’s locator lists the facility as a non-program, household-only site (20 gallons per month; no empty, dry or leaking containers). South Carolina is not a PaintCare state. Conflict: 20 gallons per month (web pages, PaintCare) vs per day (guidebook). October 17, 2026 fact-check: re-read every SWA page, the guidebook PDF (pdftotext), SC DES and the City of Conway page; the four-miles-northeast wording is the SWA’s description of its Homewood center at 1886 Highway 90. Unresolved: which limit applies; whether the City of Conway allows dried latex in its carts; whether The Store accepts paint donations.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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