Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Dallas.
11234 Plano Rd., Dallas, TX 75243
Bring your driver's license and a water or other utility bill. It's on the east side of Plano Road, between Miller Road and Forest Lane, about a mile north of I-635.
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.
11234 Plano Rd, Dallas, TX 75243
220 W Hunter Ferrell Rd, Irving, TX 75060
835 W. Irving Blvd, Irving, TX 75060
Call to Schedule, Plano, TX 75093
255 Parkway Blvd, Coppell, TX 75019
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
The county's paint tips allow drying latex with kitty litter and trashing it. Seagoville's page describes the center as taking non-latex paints, so drying latex at home is a reasonable choice.
Take them to the Plano Road center. Its list includes paint, home repair products and aerosol sprays. Keep containers sealed and 5 gallons or smaller.
The city's page says $95 for non-members, but it still lists 2014 holidays. The county page says at least $100. Plan on $100 if your city isn't on the list.
The center opens the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month, 9 to 3. Check the county's holiday closure list first, especially for a Saturday near Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Take paint to the Dallas County Home Chemical Collection Center, 11234 Plano Rd., with your license and a utility bill; it's free for Dallas residents. It's open Tuesday 9–7:30, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30–5, and 2nd and 4th Saturdays 9–3. Small amounts of latex can be dried and trashed.
Dallas residents take paint to the Dallas County Home Chemical Collection Center on Plano Road, just north of I-635. It's free with proof of address. Fort Worth's center does not serve Dallas.
The center opens Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and the 2nd and 4th Saturdays. It's closed Fridays. Tuesday runs until 7:30 p.m., the best after-work option.
Garland, Irving, Mesquite, Richardson and other member cities share this center. A suburb that isn't on the list pays at least $100, even if its address says Dallas.
The county's paint tips say latex can be dried with kitty litter and put in the regular trash. Oil-based paint should go to the center.
The center won't take containers over 5 gallons, so don't bring a 55-gallon drum. Keep cans sealed.
Dallas is not one of the cities Fort Worth's center serves. It turns away cities that aren't on its list.
Texas has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back. Give good paint to a neighbor, scout troop, church or school theater group, as the county suggests. Dry small amounts of latex and put them in the trash.
Bring your driver's license and a water or utility bill. Keep paint in sealed cans of 5 gallons or less, with labels. Bring no business or construction waste.
Full preparation checklist →Yes, with proof of address. People from cities that aren't members pay at least $100.
No. It's open Tuesday through Thursday and on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays.
Only once it's fully dry. The county says to pour it over kitty litter, let it dry, then put it in the trash.
The county doesn't post a total. PaintCare's listing says 15 gallons at a time. Call 214-553-1765 if you have more.
No. The county's list says no business or commercial waste.
Checked October 7, 2026: Dallas County's center page, what-to-bring and paint-tips pages, the City of Dallas sanitation page (older; lists 2014 holidays and a $95 fee), Seagoville's page, Fort Worth's participating-city list (Dallas isn't on it), TCEQ's guide and PaintCare's locator data. The county noted a past closure on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Not settled: the per-visit gallon limit (only PaintCare's listing says 15), whether the center takes liquid latex (county tips suggest yes; Seagoville says non-latex), and whether Saturday dates near Thanksgiving and Christmas will be open.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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