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1 paint drop-off site within 12 miles.
- City of Abilene Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program · Environmental Recycling CenterHazardous waste site2.3 mi
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Environmental Recycling Center – household hazardous waste (City of Abilene)
2209 Oak St., Abilene, TX 79602
- Accepts
- Paints, aerosol cans, solvents and degreasers, acids, pesticides, pool chemicals, car fluids, oil and filters, and batteries. The city doesn't list latex and oil-based paint separately.
- Who can use it
- Residents only, says the city; TCEQ's list says residents of the City of Abilene. No commercial drop-offs and no waste from business or industry.
- Hours
- Tuesday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–noon. Closed Sunday, Monday and city holidays.
- Load limits
- No container bigger than 1 gallon unless you make arrangements with the collection manager first. Every container must be labeled with what's in it. No pressurized gas cylinders. No quantity limit is published.
- Fees
- No fee is listed for household hazardous waste. (Tires cost $2 for car tires and $5 for truck tires.)
The center's page doesn't say what proof of residency it checks. The city's Citizens Convenience Station asks for a driver's license and a current City of Abilene Municipal Services Statement, so bring both to be safe. PaintCare's listing for this site says empty, dried or leaking paint cans are not taken; the city's page doesn't mention this.
Recycling Re-Store at the Environmental Recycling Center (City of Abilene)
2209 Oak St., Abilene, TX 79602
- Accepts
- Usable household chemicals, including paint, in a sound container with the original label showing what's inside. Items go back out to residents for free.
- Who can use it
- The center as a whole is for residents only. Call to ask what's on the shelf.
- Hours
- It's inside the Environmental Recycling Center, and the city lists only the center's hours: Tuesday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–noon.
- Load limits
- Containers must be sound and keep their original label. No other limits are published.
- Fees
- Free to drop off and free to take.
Inventory changes. Call 325-676-6053 before you drive over for a specific color or product.
1 paint drop-off site within 12 miles of Abilene.
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.
City of Abilene Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program · Environmental Recycling Center
2.3 mi2209 Oak St, Abilene, TX 79602
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Abilene
- Hours
- Sunday and Monday Closed. Tuesday thru Friday, 8 am - 4 pm. Saturday, 8 am - 12 pm. The Center is closed on all city approved holidays.
- Limits
- Cannot accept containers larger than one gallon (unless arrangements are made with the collection manager). All containers must be labeled with contents. No Pressurized gas cylinders.
- Products
- This site does not accept empty, dry or leaking paint containers.
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 Abilene cleanout?5
You have a 5-gallon bucket of leftover paint
Call the collection manager at 325-672-2209 before you load it. The center only takes containers over 1 gallon by arrangement.
You live on an alley route
Don't put paint in the shared 300-gallon alley barrel. The city says paint must go to 2209 Oak.
You have unopened or barely used paint
Bring it in its original labeled can. The Recycling Re-Store gives it to another resident for free. Call 325-676-6053 first.
You're hauling a bulky-item load to Sandy Street
Pull the paint out first. The Citizens Convenience Station takes furniture, mattresses and other bulky items, and its page doesn't list paint. Take paint to 2209 Oak instead.
You're a contractor or landlord
The center accepts no commercial drop-offs or business waste. You'll need a private hazardous waste hauler.
Abilene rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take paint to the city's Environmental Recycling Center, 2209 Oak St., Tuesday–Friday 8–4 or Saturday 8–noon; it's for Abilene residents only, and the city lists no fee. Cans must be labeled and 1 gallon or smaller unless you arrange it first. Good paint can go to the Re-Store there for reuse.
In Abilene, Texas (Taylor County), the city takes leftover paint year-round at its Environmental Recycling Center at 2209 Oak St. It's for Abilene residents only, and the city lists no fee. Containers must be 1 gallon or smaller unless you set something up first. Good paint can go to the center's Recycling Re-Store for someone else to use.
Gallon cans only, unless you call
The center won't take containers bigger than 1 gallon unless you make arrangements with the collection manager. Call 325-672-2209 before bringing a 5-gallon bucket.
Label every can
Every container must be clearly labeled with what's in it. Pressurized gas cylinders aren't taken.
Keep paint out of the alley barrel
The city's solid waste page says paint, tires, batteries and chemicals don't go in alley containers. They go to 2209 Oak.
Share good paint through the Re-Store
Paint in a sound can with its original label can go into the Recycling Re-Store, where other residents take it for free. You can also pick up paint there.
Not Mondays, not Sandy Street
The center is closed Sunday and Monday. The Citizens Convenience Station on Sandy Street is for furniture and bulky items; its page doesn't list paint.
Free pickup programs and other options
Texas has no PaintCare program, so stores won't take paint back. Give good paint to a neighbor or put it in the Re-Store. TCEQ says a can less than a quarter full can be left open to dry in a ventilated spot, then thrown in the trash. Ask Solid Waste Services (325-676-6053) before putting dried paint in your cart, since the city sends paint to 2209 Oak.
Getting your paint ready
Use labeled cans of 1 gallon or less, with tight lids. Call ahead for anything bigger. Go Tuesday–Friday 8–4 or Saturday 8–noon. Bring a driver's license and a City of Abilene Municipal Services Statement in case they ask. Carry cans upright in the trunk.
Full preparation checklist →Abilene questions5
Where do I take old paint in Abilene?
To the Environmental Recycling Center, 2209 Oak St. It's open Tuesday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.–noon.
Does it cost anything?
The city lists no fee for household hazardous waste.
Can I bring a 5-gallon bucket?
Only if you arrange it first with the collection manager. Call 325-672-2209.
Can I get free paint in Abilene?
Yes, sometimes. The Recycling Re-Store at the same address gives out usable paint and chemicals. Call 325-676-6053 to ask what's there.
I live outside city limits in Taylor County. Can I use it?
The center is for Abilene residents only, and TCEQ's list shows no other Taylor County program. Call 325-672-2209 to ask.
Sources and how we checked6
Checked October 13, 2026: the City of Abilene's Environmental Recycling Center page, Solid Waste & Recycling page and Citizens Convenience Station page, TCEQ's HHW contacts list (Sept. 22, 2026) and HHW guide, and PaintCare's locator data. Two phone numbers: 325-672-2209 for the center and 325-676-6053 for the Re-Store and Solid Waste Services. The city doesn't separate latex from oil-based paint, publish a quantity limit, say what proof of residency the center checks (the convenience station asks for a license and a Municipal Services Statement), or publish a rule on dried latex in curbside carts. TCEQ lists the center as serving residents of the City of Abilene only; we found no program for the rest of Taylor County (Tye, Merkel and other towns). The paint ban appears in the alley-collection list ('Don't Put in Tires, Paint, Batteries, or Chemicals: These must be recycled at 2209 Oak'); the curbside-cart list doesn't mention paint. PaintCare's 'no empty, dry or leaking cans' note is the only source for that rule. No collection events were found for 2026.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
City of Abilene: Environmental Recycling Center ↗City of Abilene: Solid Waste & Recycling ↗City of Abilene: Citizens Convenience Station ↗TCEQ: contacts for Texas household hazardous waste programs (PDF, Sept. 22, 2026) ↗TCEQ: Household Hazardous Waste, a guide for Texans ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗
