Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in El Paso.
4501 Hondo Pass Drive, El Paso, TX 79924
Request the pass first on the city's Collection Stations page. Active military and veterans need the same documents. No construction or demolition debris. Northeast station on Hondo Pass Drive.
2492 Harrison Avenue, El Paso, TX 79930
Request the pass first on the city's Collection Stations page. Active military and veterans need the same documents. No construction or demolition debris. Central station on Harrison Avenue.
121 Atlantic Road, El Paso, TX 79922
Request the pass first on the city's Collection Stations page. Active military and veterans need the same documents. No construction or demolition debris. Westside station on Atlantic Road.
1034 Pendale Road, El Paso, TX 79907
Request the pass first on the city's Collection Stations page. Active military and veterans need the same documents. No construction or demolition debris. Lower Valley station. Some lists call this one "Eastside"; the city calls it Mission Valley.
3510 Confederate Drive, El Paso, TX 79936
Request the pass first on the city's Collection Stations page. Active military and veterans need the same documents. No construction or demolition debris. The city lists the address as 3500–3516 Confederate Drive; TCEQ uses 3510.
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.
2492 Harrison Ave, El Paso, TX 79930
121 Atlantic, El Paso, TX 79922
3510 Confederate Dr, El Paso, TX 79936
1034 Pendale Rd, El Paso, TX 79907
2590 Visnaga St, La Union, NM 88021
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
That's three months of the 5-gallon allowance. Take the oil-based paint first, and dry the latex for the trash.
The stations are for City of El Paso residents with a water bill. Ask your own city or El Paso County what it offers.
The stations act as a resource for free paint. Ask staff whether your usable cans can go to reuse.
Request a Citizen Collection Station pass on the city's Collection Stations page, then take up to 5 gallons of paint a month to any of the five stations, Tuesday–Saturday 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Bring your water bill and an ID with the same address. Businesses and contractors can't use the stations.
Texas has no PaintCare program, so El Paso stores don't take paint back. The city's five Citizen Collection Stations take household hazardous waste, including paint, from residents with a station pass. The catch is the limit: 5 gallons of paint and motor oil a month.
Every visitor needs a station pass. Request one with the "Request A Pass" link on the city's Collection Stations page. Everyone, including active military and veterans, must also show a current water bill and a valid ID with the same address. Questions: 915-212-6000.
Paint and motor oil share one 5-gallon monthly cap. Clearing out a garage with 20 gallons means spreading it over four months, or drying out the latex.
Northeast (4501 Hondo Pass), Central (2492 Harrison), Westside (121 Atlantic), Mission Valley (1034 Pendale) and Eastside (Confederate Drive) all keep the same Tuesday–Saturday hours.
The city says stations may close or change hours for wind, rain or snow. On a dust-storm day, call before you drive.
The city says the stations are a source of free paint and gently used household items. If your paint is still good, ask whether staff can put it on the reuse shelf.
Latex paint can go in household trash once it's completely dry; TCEQ says a nearly empty can dries in a few days with the lid off. Usable paint can go to a friend, a school or a charity, or you can ask about the stations' free paint shelf. Oil-based paint should go to a station within the monthly limit.
Get your pass first. Keep cans closed and labeled, and count gallons so you stay at 5 or less for the month. Bring the water bill and ID. Check the weather before going.
Full preparation checklist →Yes. Request it with the "Request A Pass" link on the city's Collection Stations page. Bring a current water bill and a matching ID.
Up to 5 gallons of paint and motor oil combined each month, and up to four visits a month.
No. The stations are for El Paso residents only, not businesses or contractors.
They take household hazardous waste, including paint, but the city page doesn't split latex and oil-based. Ask when you call.
No. They are open Tuesday–Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Checked October 7, 2026: the city's Citizen Collection Stations page (addresses, Tuesday–Saturday hours, pass rules, 5-gallon monthly limit, four visits a month, no businesses), the Environmental Services page (free paint at stations), and TCEQ's program list dated September 22, 2026 (all five stations listed as ongoing drop-offs). Not found: a station-level list of paint types (latex vs. oil-based), whether paint reuse takes donations at every station, and the Eastside address (the city says 3500–3516 Confederate; TCEQ says 3510). We did not research county programs for Socorro, Horizon City or other suburbs.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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