Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Lufkin.
500 Southpark Drive, Lufkin, TX 75904
The 2026 date has passed. In 2023, AB/C said the paint it collected was mixed into several colors and given away free afterward, and other hazardous materials went to Clean Earth. That may change from year to year. Ask AB/C at 936-632-5326 or abclean2025@gmail.com before the next event. The event was paid for in part by a DETCOG and TCEQ grant, with support from Lockheed Martin, the City of Lufkin, Angelina County and CMC Recycling.
7521 FM 58 South, Lufkin, TX 75901
This is not a paint drop-off. The City of Lufkin says dried paint can go in regular trash, but the county’s list names empty paint cans as not routinely accepted. Call 936-632-7168 before you haul dried cans here. The site is 5 miles south of Loop 287 on FM 58, according to the county.
500 Southpark Drive, Lufkin, TX 75904
Not a paint drop-off on normal days. Violating the solid waste ordinance is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $2,000 per offense, per day.
If the can is less than a quarter full, take the lid off and let it dry for a few days, as TCEQ advises. The City of Lufkin says dried paint can then go in your regular trash. Bag it and put it inside your city cart, not beside it.
Don’t let solvent-based products go in the cart; the city bans flammable liquids there. Keep them sealed and labeled for AB/C’s next Household Hazardous Waste Day. The 2026 list took oil-based paints and stains, solvents and aerosols. Call 936-632-5326 for the date.
If you can’t wait for the next collection day, dry what latex you can for the trash. Don’t load liquid paint for the county landfill, which lists liquids as not routinely accepted and doesn’t accept hazardous waste. Ask a friend or neighbor to take usable paint, as TCEQ suggests. Other junk can go out through a free city special-collection work order (936-633-0281) or a $55 Litter Critter rental.
The AB/C event is closed to businesses, and the county’s list names empty paint pails and cans as not routinely accepted. The city says contractors handle their own debris and can rent a container. Call Solid Waste at 936-633-0281 and the county at 936-632-7168 before loading anything.
Let leftover paint dry, then put it in your Lufkin trash; the city’s FAQ says paint that has dried is no longer hazardous waste. Save paint you can’t dry, and thinners or solvents, for Angelina Beautiful/Clean’s next Household Hazardous Waste Day at 500 Southpark Drive; the 2026 one was March 7. Call AB/C at 936-632-5326 to ask for the next date. Don’t take liquid paint to the Angelina County landfill on FM 58; its list says liquids aren’t routinely accepted and hazardous waste isn’t accepted.
Lufkin, Texas has no year-round drop-off for liquid paint. The main option is Angelina Beautiful/Clean’s yearly Household Hazardous Waste Day at the city’s Solid Waste/Recycling Center, 500 Southpark Drive. The 2026 event was on March 7 and took latex and oil-based paints and stains for free. Between events, the City of Lufkin says dried paint can go in your regular trash. Texas has no PaintCare program, so there’s no PaintCare store drop-off here.
AB/C’s Household Hazardous Waste Day takes paint, stain, solvents, fuels, pool chemicals, pesticides and appliances for free. In 2026 it ran from 9 a.m. to noon on March 7 at 500 Southpark Drive. In 2023, AB/C’s executive director, Emily Thornton, said it falls on the first Saturday of March each year. She also said about 300 vehicles from an estimated 400 households across Deep East Texas had come in earlier years.
The city’s FAQ says paint that has dried is no longer hazardous waste and can go in regular trash. City ordinance makes it an offense to put flammable, toxic, corrosive or other hazardous liquids in your cart or in a curbside pile, with fines up to $2,000 per offense, per day. So only solid, dry paint goes out with the trash.
The City of Lufkin says dried household paint can go in the trash. Angelina County’s Waste Management Center lists "empty chemical, paint or oil containers such as drums, pails, cans" among the wastes it doesn’t routinely take, along with all liquids. If you plan to haul a load of dried cans to the county site at 7521 FM 58 South, call 936-632-7168 first.
At the 2023 event, AB/C said all the paint collected would be mixed into several colors on site and given away free to the community. If you want free recycled paint, ask AB/C at 936-632-5326 or abclean2025@gmail.com whether it’s doing that again.
The 2026 hazardous waste day was for households only and not open to businesses. The city says tree services and building contractors must haul their own debris and can rent a container from Solid Waste (936-633-0281). The sources reviewed name no business paint option in Angelina County.
Texas has no PaintCare program, and PaintCare’s locator data has no non-program listings in or near Lufkin. TCEQ’s September 2026 list of household hazardous waste programs has no Angelina County entry, and TCEQ says it doesn’t track collections of only batteries, oil, latex paint and antifreeze, so ask your city. TCEQ suggests passing usable paint on to friends, relatives or neighbors. The city’s recycling drop-offs at 500 Southpark Drive and 800 Amey St. take paper, cans and #1 and #2 plastic, not paint. TCEQ also says household paints and similar products aren’t required to be handled as hazardous waste and can often go in regular trash, though many people prefer a collection.
For the collection day, TCEQ says to keep products in their original containers with readable labels, carry them upright and secured so nothing leaks, and never mix products. To keep good paint for later, TCEQ says to cover the opening with plastic wrap, press the lid on tight and store the can upside down. For a can less than a quarter full, TCEQ says to take the lid off and leave it in a well-ventilated area for a few days; the dry can may then go in the trash. In Lufkin, bag the dry can inside your city cart, since bags left beside the cart aren’t picked up.
Full preparation checklist →No date was posted as of October 17, 2026. The 2026 event was Saturday, March 7, 9 a.m. to noon, at 500 Southpark Drive. In 2023, AB/C called it a first-Saturday-of-March event. Call 936-632-5326 or check angelinabeautifulclean.com.
Only dried paint. The city’s FAQ says to let paint dry and then put household paint in regular trash. The city’s ordinance also makes it an offense to put flammable, toxic, corrosive or otherwise hazardous liquids in a cart.
Not liquid paint. Its list of wastes not routinely accepted includes liquids and empty paint cans, and it says hazardous waste isn’t accepted. Call 936-632-7168 before bringing dried cans.
AB/C invited "Deep East Texas residents" to the 2026 event, and the notices didn’t ask for proof of address. It was for households only, not businesses.
In 2023, AB/C said the paint was mixed into several colors on site and given away free, and other hazardous materials went to Clean Earth. Ask AB/C what it plans for the next event.
October 17, 2026: read AB/C’s 2026 Household Hazardous Waste Day notice (published by Shelby County Today and the Lufkin Daily News), the Lufkin Daily News March 2023 event story, the City of Lufkin Solid Waste Services, FAQ, recycling, household trash, special collections and Litter Critter pages, Angelina County’s Waste Management Center page, its unacceptable-waste list, 2026–27 residential rates and tarp notice (PDFs, the list read as an image), the county’s April 11, 2026 Free Day listing, TCEQ’s household hazardous waste page and TCEQ’s September 2026 county list (no Angelina County entry). AB/C’s own website loads by script and couldn’t be read. PaintCare’s locator data has no Lufkin-area records, and Texas has no PaintCare program. Unresolved: the 2027 event date; whether the county landfill takes dried paint cans; whether AB/C still gives away recycled paint; whether any local reuse store takes paint; any business paint option. We made no phone calls.
Checked October 17, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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