Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Greenville.
409 Blackberry Valley Rd, Greenville, SC 29617
This is the county center for West Greenville and downtown. Five more centers cover Greer, Simpsonville, Piedmont and Marietta, all with the same hours.
11075 Augusta Rd, Honea Path, SC 29654
It’s in Honea Path at the southern end of the county. Don’t bring oil-based paint: the county doesn’t take hazardous waste at its residential sites.
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.
409 Blackberry Valley Rd, Greenville, SC 29617
1311 Anderson Ridge Rd, Greer, SC 29651
517 Hipps Rd, Simpsonville, SC 29680
200 Owens Rd, Piedmont, SC 29673
3778 Camp Rd, Greer, SC 29651
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Mix cat litter or sand into the can until it’s solid, then take it to Blackberry Valley or the center nearest you, Tuesday through Saturday. Bring proof that you live in Greenville County.
Call 864-243-9672 and ask about the paint swap area at Twin Chimneys Landfill. PaintCare’s listing says it takes usable cans up to 1 gallon with sealed lids and readable labels.
Don’t take them to a county center; it doesn’t take hazardous or liquid waste. Keep them sealed and call the county at 864-243-9672 to ask what to do.
Use the center for your area: Enoree or O’Neal for Greer, or Simpsonville at 517 Hipps Rd for Mauldin and Fountain Inn. They have the same hours and paint rules as Blackberry Valley.
Dry latex paint solid with cat litter or sand, then take it to a Greenville County residential center such as Blackberry Valley (409 Blackberry Valley Rd, Tuesday–Saturday 7–6) with proof of county residence. The county has no drop-off for oil-based paint; call 864-243-9672. PaintCare’s listing says usable paint can go to a swap area at Twin Chimneys Landfill.
This guide is for Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. The county has no drop-off for oil-based paint. Its residential waste and recycling centers take latex paint once it’s dried solid. The center for West Greenville and downtown is Blackberry Valley. PaintCare’s listing says usable leftover paint can go to a swap area at Twin Chimneys Landfill.
Greenville County’s recycling brochure says paint must be solidified with cat litter, oil dry or sand before the centers will take it. Leave the lid off until it’s hard all the way through.
Blackberry Valley at 409 Blackberry Valley Rd serves West Greenville and downtown, Tuesday–Saturday 7–6. Enoree and O’Neal serve the Greer side; Simpsonville serves Mauldin and Fountain Inn; Echo Valley serves Travelers Rest.
PaintCare’s listing for Twin Chimneys Landfill says it now takes usable paint from residents for a swap area: cans up to 1 gallon, sealed, labeled and rust-free. The county’s own pages don’t mention this yet. Call 864-243-9672 to check before you drive.
Greenville County says it doesn’t take hazardous or liquid waste at its residential centers. Its hazardous waste page only lists oil, filters, car fluids, small amounts of kerosene, antifreeze and car batteries. Call the county at 864-243-9672 about oil-based paint.
The City of Greenville runs curbside trash, but its solid waste pages send residents to the county’s residential waste centers for drop-off. Bring proof that you live in Greenville County.
South Carolina has no PaintCare program, so stores don’t take leftover paint for free. Greenville County’s other centers are Enoree and O’Neal in Greer, Simpsonville, Piedmont and Echo Valley in Marietta. SC DES suggests using up good paint as a primer or giving it to a school, theater or community group.
For latex, pour off or use up what you can, then fill the can with cat litter, oil dry or sand and let it harden. Bring proof of Greenville County residence. If you’re bringing usable paint for the swap area, keep it in its original can with a readable label and a sealed lid.
Full preparation checklist →Greenville County doesn’t list any drop-off for it, and its residential centers don’t take hazardous or liquid waste. Call the county Solid Waste Division at 864-243-9672 for options.
No. The county brochure and PaintCare’s listing for Blackberry Valley both say paint must be solidified first. An SC DES listing says “usable latex paint,” but PaintCare’s listing says usable paint now goes to Twin Chimneys instead. Dry it, or call 864-243-9672.
Household waste is free at county centers and Twin Chimneys. Building debris and yard waste are charged at the landfill.
No. The residential centers are for county residents only, not businesses. Commercial haulers must use Twin Chimneys Landfill and pay its rates.
Greenville County Solid Waste at 864-243-9672. For city curbside questions, call the City of Greenville Solid Waste Division at 864-467-4345.
October 7, 2026: read Greenville County’s Residential Waste Centers, Twin Chimneys, Disposal Services, Household Hazardous Waste and Hard to Recycle pages; its recycling brochure (marked 01/22), residential rates sheet (effective February 1, 2024) and 2024 Solid Waste Management Plan; SC DES’s Greenville County listing and “What can I recycle” page; the City of Greenville’s solid waste pages; and PaintCare’s South Carolina reference listings. Peer review the same day: the brochure and PaintCare’s Blackberry Valley listing both require solidified paint; SC DES’s listing says “usable latex paint.” The Twin Chimneys swap area appears only in PaintCare’s listing; the county page PaintCare links to (Hard to Recycle Items) and the Twin Chimneys page don’t mention paint. No oil-based paint option was found: the county takes only oil, filters, car fluids, small amounts of kerosene, antifreeze and car batteries, and the 2024 plan lists no paint collection. The county’s hazardous waste page still points to a “Greenville County DHEC” number (864-241-1090) that we didn’t verify, so we left it out. No household hazardous waste event for paint was found. The City of Greenville’s curbside paint rule wasn’t found.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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