Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Jackson.
112 Union Street, Jackson, TN (behind the Farmers’ Market)
The 112 Union Street address comes from Madison County’s Solid Waste (Garbage) page. The county’s other convenience-center page and its paint sheet give only the phone number. Don’t bring oil-based paint to the county convenience centers.
164 South Conalco Drive, Jackson, TN
The city’s notices give the address as 164 Conalco Drive, off North Parkway between North Royal Street and Dr. F.E. Wright Drive. Because the paint rule differs between TDEC and the city, call 731-425-8217 before you count on bringing oil-based paint.
21 Overpass View (corner of Pipkin Rd & Overpass View), Jackson, TN
Other sites: 1932 Highway 70 East, 360 Smith Lane, 130 H.O. Forgy Drive, 3242 Highway 45 South, 95 Passmore Lane, 199 Oakfield Road, and 31 Bowman-Collins Road in Medon. Passmore Lane’s number is listed as 731-688-8990 in the hours list on both county pages, but as 731-668-8990 in the second list on the Solid Waste (Garbage) page.
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.
120 New Friendship Rd, Henderson, TN 38340
6345 Cave Hwy 100 West, Henderson, TN 38340
315 Talley Store Rd, Henderson, TN 38340
1340 Cave Springs Rd, Henderson, TN 38340
305 Moss Loop (305 Old State Hwy 22A), Henderson, TN 38340
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Dry it. Air-dry an inch or less with the lid off, or stir in kitty litter, or layer it with litter in a bag-lined box. Bag the dried paint and put it in your rolling cart. Never put it in a bulk pile.
Call 731-425-8545 to book a drop-off at 112 Union Street. Don’t take them to a convenience center, and don’t count on the collection day, because TDEC says its mobile events no longer take paint.
Bring those to the household hazardous waste day TDEC lists set for Oct. 24, 2026, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., at 164 South Conalco Drive. It’s free, no appointment, and open to any Tennessean. Pack items in boxes lined with newspaper or plastic.
The city won’t collect contractor waste, and the county centers refuse business loads. TDEC’s program page says its collections take no commercial waste and no home improvement or painting contractors. Its 2025 event page did say businesses, schools, farms and churches could bring waste for a fee by appointment; call 615-643-3170 to ask whether that applies to you. Otherwise use a permitted hazardous waste transporter, as TDEC advises businesses.
In Jackson, Tennessee, call the City of Jackson Health and Sanitation Department at 731-425-8545 to book an appointment to drop off oil-based paint and stain at 112 Union Street. Dry latex paint completely and put it in the regular trash; Tennessee bans wet latex from landfills. The Madison County convenience centers don’t take oil-based paint.
This guide is for Jackson, Tennessee, in Madison County, not Jackson, Mississippi or Jackson, Wyoming. Oil-based paint and stain go to the City of Jackson by appointment year-round at 112 Union Street, behind the Farmers’ Market. Latex is not hazardous in Tennessee: dry it and throw it away. A household hazardous waste day at the Conalco Drive public services complex (TDEC’s 2026 schedule lists one, in October) handles other chemicals. Tennessee has no PaintCare program.
Madison County’s solid waste pages say oil-based paints and stains are accepted by appointment only through the City of Jackson Health and Sanitation Department, at 112 Union Street, behind the Farmers’ Market. Call 731-425-8545. TDEC lists permanent household hazardous waste sites only for residents of Knox, Hamilton, Davidson, Putnam and Shelby counties. It also mentions seven temporary containers across the state for year-round use by any Tennessean, but its link to that list returned an error page when we checked, so we couldn’t see where they are or whether they take paint.
TDEC’s 2026 schedule lists Madison County’s household hazardous waste day set for Oct. 24, 2026, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., at 164 South Conalco Drive. TDEC says paint is no longer accepted at its mobile collections. TDEC’s page for the Oct. 25, 2025 event here listed paint as not accepted, but the city’s notice for that same event listed oil-based paint collection. Don’t hold oil-based paint for the event; book the Union Street appointment, or ask 731-425-8217.
Madison County’s paint sheet says to air-dry an inch or less of latex with the lid off, stir in kitty litter (adding more after an hour if needed), or, for full cans, pour layers of paint and litter into a cardboard box lined with a trash bag. Then tie the bag and put it in the regular trash. TDEC says wet latex is illegal in Tennessee landfills.
The city’s rolling-cart notice says not to put paint or other chemicals in a bulk waste pile, and the Health and Sanitation FAQ says no liquids, flammable or hazardous waste will be picked up. Bulk pickup (12 a year, each pile no larger than 5 feet high, 8 feet long and 5 feet wide) is for furniture and yard waste, not paint.
The ten county convenience centers take household waste from Madison County residents only, with no business loads or large trailers. Next door, PaintCare’s non-program listing for Chester County’s sites in Henderson says you need a Chester County license plate, so crossing the county line won’t help either.
Tennessee has no PaintCare program, so there are no PaintCare store drop-offs. The county’s paint sheet suggests buying only what you need (a gallon covers about 250–350 square feet) and passing usable paint to civic groups or neighbors. The city’s business resource list names Dumpster Depot LLC, 713 U.S. Highway 45 South in Henderson (731-608-4692), under household hazardous waste; it’s a private company, so ask about paint and prices. TDEC’s 2025 event page said businesses, schools, farms and churches could use the collection day for a fee by appointment (615-643-3170), but its program page says no commercial waste and no painting contractors, so ask first.
Find out what you have: latex cleans up with water, oil-based (alkyd) paint needs solvent. Dry latex before it goes in the cart, and bag the dried paint. Keep oil-based paint and stain in the original, labeled can with the lid tight, and pack cans in a sturdy box lined with newspaper or plastic for the drive. City carts go to the curb by 7 a.m. on pickup days; the city collects only bagged garbage inside the cart.
Full preparation checklist →Call the City of Jackson Health and Sanitation Department at 731-425-8545 to book an appointment at 112 Union Street, behind the Farmers’ Market. This is Jackson, TN (Madison County); the site has separate guides for Jackson, Mississippi and Jackson, Wyoming.
Yes, once it’s completely dry. The city has said latex can be dried until solid and thrown in the regular garbage, and Madison County’s paint sheet says never put liquid paint in the trash.
TDEC’s 2026 schedule lists it set for Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., at 164 South Conalco Drive. TDEC says paint is no longer taken at its mobile collections, while the city’s 2025 notice listed oil-based paint, so call 731-425-8217. For oil-based paint, the Union Street appointment works year-round.
No. The city says not to put paint or other chemicals in a bulk waste pile, and crews won’t pick up liquids or hazardous waste.
For the convenience centers, yes. For the collection day, TDEC says any Tennessean can come. The county pages don’t say whether non-residents can book the oil-based paint appointment; ask at 731-425-8545.
October 17, 2026: read Madison County’s two solid waste pages and its paint sheet, TDEC’s 2026 HHW schedule, HHW program page, BOPAE page and Oct. 25, 2025 Madison County event page, the City of Jackson’s 2025 and 2021 collection-day notices, Health & Sanitation FAQs, rolling-cart notice, bulk waste page and business resource list, and the PaintCare locator data (no Jackson listing; Chester County record 14381 labeled as a non-program listing). Unresolved: whether oil-based paint will be taken at the Oct. 24, 2026 event (TDEC and the city’s 2025 notice disagree); fees, limits and residency rules for the Union Street appointments; which Passmore Lane phone number is right; where TDEC’s seven temporary containers are (its link returned an error page) and whether they take paint; whether TDEC still takes business waste by appointment at events. Peer review removed an unsourced reference to a 2023 city notice. No phone calls were made.
Checked October 17, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
