Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Orangeburg.
490 Glover St., Orangeburg, SC 29115
Closed Wednesday. Electronics are not taken here; they go to North Road, Town of North, Neeses, Holly Hill 1, Bowman or Santee.
221 Ruf Rd., Orangeburg, SC 29115
Closed Wednesday and Sunday. Call the center if you are bringing a large load.
4028 North Rd., Orangeburg, SC 29115
Closed Wednesday and Sunday. This is the center to use if you also have an old TV or computer.
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.
490 Glover St, Orangeburg, SC 29115
221 Ruf Rd, Orangeburg, SC 29115
4028 North Rd, Orangeburg, SC 29115
580 Bozard Rd, Orangeburg, SC 29115
310 Endicott Court, Orangeburg, SC 29116
212 Calhoun St, Rowesville, SC 29133
1096 Blewer Rd, Cordova, SC 29039
866 Sturkie Rd, Cope, SC 29038
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Glover Street, 490 Glover St., is the county center nearest the middle of the city. Go any day but Wednesday or Sunday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and set the cans on the pallet under the shed.
Go to North Road, 4028 North Rd. It takes paint and household electronics, so one trip covers both.
You don't need to drive into Orangeburg. The Oaks (3311 Old State Rd., Santee), Santee (7223 Five Chop Rd.), Elloree (303 Midway Rd.) and Holly Hill 2 (185 Big Oak Dr.) are all county centers with the same hours.
Air-dry them with the lids off, or mix in cat litter. Once the paint is hard, the empty or dried cans can go in a center's compactor. Ask city Sanitation before putting them in your cart.
Take your paint to an Orangeburg County collection center, such as Glover Street (490 Glover St.) or Ruf Road (221 Ruf Rd.), any day except Wednesday or Sunday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Both latex and oil-based paint are taken. PaintCare's listing says to set paint on the pallet under the shed; empty, dried-out cans go in the compactor.
This guide is for Orangeburg, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County. The county takes both latex and oil-based paint at its 21 staffed collection centers. Four of them are in the Orangeburg area: Glover Street, Ruf Road, Bozard Road and North Road. All are closed Wednesday and Sunday.
SC DES lists Orangeburg County's centers as taking both latex and oil-based paint. That is different from Richland County around Columbia, whose drop-off centers take only latex paint (up to 5 gallons) and turn away hazardous waste. You don't need to sort paint types before you go.
Every center is closed Wednesday and Sunday. On the other five days they are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., late enough for an after-work stop.
PaintCare's listing for the county says full paint goes on the pallet under the shed. Empty and dried-out cans can go in the compactor with the trash. Leaking cans are not taken, so put a weak can inside a bigger bucket.
Glover Street is the only center that takes farmer oil (up to 55 gallons). North Road, Town of North, Neeses, Holly Hill 1, Bowman and Santee take TVs and computers. Five Chop Road in Santee is the only one for oil and gas mix.
The City of Orangeburg says not to put dangerous materials or liquids in your cart. If you dry out latex as SC DES describes, ask city Sanitation at 803-533-6010 before setting it out.
South Carolina has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don't take old paint back. SC DES lists county centers with the same rules in Bowman, Branchville, Cope, Cordova, Elloree, Eutawville, Holly Hill, Neeses, North, Norway, Rowesville, Santee, Sawyerdale, Springfield, Vance and Woodford. PaintCare's listing also shows the county landfill at 310 Endicott Court (803-536-5045) taking paint, but SC DES does not list paint there, so call first. SC DES says dried latex can go in household trash. Usable paint can go to a neighbor, church or community group.
Keep paint in its original can with the lid on tight and the label showing. Carry cans upright in a box. Put a leaking can inside a larger bucket. For small amounts of latex, SC DES says to air-dry it with the lid off; for larger amounts, stir in an equal amount of clay cat litter until thick, then put the lid back on and throw it out.
Full preparation checklist →Yes. SC DES lists paint (latex and oil) at the county's collection centers.
Glover Street (490 Glover St.), Orangeburg #4 (221 Ruf Rd.), Bozard Road (580 Bozard Rd.) and North Road (4028 North Rd.). SC DES lists all of them as open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Wednesday and Sunday.
No limit is published. If you have more than a carload, call the county collection site office at 803-268-1393 first.
Not liquid paint; the city bans liquids and dangerous materials in carts. SC DES says dried latex can go in household trash. Call 803-533-6010 if you're unsure.
PaintCare's listing says the centers are for households only, not businesses. Call the Solid Waste office at 803-536-5045 about business options.
Checked October 15, 2026: SC DES's Orangeburg County recycling locations page (21 collection centers, hours, phones, paint latex and oil, site-specific items), the Orangeburg County Solid Waste office page (landfill address, office hours, phone), the City of Orangeburg sanitation page (no liquids or dangerous materials in carts; curbside recycling suspended), SC DES's paint guidance, Richland County's drop-off page for the Columbia comparison, and PaintCare's locator data (South Carolina is not a program state; the county listings are leads). Unresolved: the county's own website has no paint page, so center rules come from SC DES and PaintCare; no paint quantity limit or residency rule is published; PaintCare lists the landfill (310 Endicott Court) as a paint site but SC DES does not; the office hours on the county page (Mon-Fri 8-4:30, Sat 8-noon) differ from the landfill gate hours SC DES lists (Mon-Fri 7-5, Sat 8-12:30). PaintCare's listing for the Vance center shows a broken phone number; we use SC DES's 803-568-5486, which SC DES also gives for Woodford. We found no Orangeburg County hazardous waste event in 2026 and no paint reuse program. Peer review (Oct. 15, 2026): Richland County's drop-off page says latex only (5-gallon limit) and no hazardous waste; it says nothing about oil-based paint events, so that claim was removed.
Checked October 15, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
