Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Plano.
Picked up at your Plano home, from your alley or curb (no public drop-off address)
Place the box at least 2 feet from your trash and recycling carts. If no confirmation email arrives (check spam), call Environmental Waste Services at 972-769-4150. This is separate from regular trash, recycling and yard-waste pickup.
4110 W. Plano Pkwy., Plano, TX 75093
The city says this is not a drop-off site. To get rid of paint, book a Household Chemical Collection instead. The phone number is the Environmental Waste Services line from the collection page; the reuse center page lists no number of its own.
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.
Call to Schedule, Plano, TX 75093
305 Century Pkwy, Allen, TX 75013
6616 Walnut St, Frisco, TX 75033
11234 Plano Rd, Dallas, TX 75243
949 Hensley Ln, Wylie, TX 75098
1550 S College St, McKinney, TX 75069
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Book a pickup. Put the cans in a labeled "HCC" box under 50 pounds and set it 2 feet from your carts by 7 a.m. on your date.
The city caps each pickup at 15 gallons. PaintCare's listing says the city schedules a second pickup the following week for the rest. Mention the amount when you book.
NTMWD's free resident drop-off takes bulky trash with a city utility bill and Texas license. Its policy says household hazardous waste and chemicals are never accepted, so pull the paint out first.
Check the reuse center at 4110 W. Plano Pkwy. on the first two Saturdays or Wednesdays of the month. It gives collected paint to Plano residents for free.
The city page offers pickup to Plano homeowners, and NTMWD's guide says apartment residents can't use its free drop-off. Call 972-769-4150 to ask what's available for your building.
Call 972-769-4150 or use the city's online form to book a free Household Chemical Collection; Plano picks paint up at your home. Pack up to 15 gallons in a box marked "HCC" and set it out by 7 a.m. Plano has no paint drop-off, and NTMWD transfer stations don't take it.
Plano, Texas (Collin County) has no paint drop-off. The city picks up paint and household chemicals at your home for free when you book a Household Chemical Collection. Plano isn't a member of the Dallas County center on Plano Road.
Call 972-769-4150 or use the city's online form. Pickups are planned by ZIP code, and the city emails your date and instructions.
Use cardboard boxes marked "HCC," each under 50 pounds, with no more than 15 gallons per pickup. No container over 5 gallons. Keep everything in its original can.
The Dallas County center at 11234 Plano Rd. is free only for its member cities. Plano isn't on the list, so you'd pay at least $100.
Collected paint that's still good goes to the Household Chemical Reuse Center, 4110 W. Plano Pkwy. Residents can take it free on the first two Saturdays (9–11) and first two Wednesdays (11–1) of each month.
NTMWD's free resident drop-off at Custer Road and Parkway never accepts household hazardous waste or chemicals.
Texas has no PaintCare program, so stores don't take paint back. Plano's flyer says never to put household chemicals in your trash or recycling, and the city pages don't mention drying latex. The free pickup takes paint, so use that. Frisco's center is for Frisco residents and voucher holders.
Book the pickup and watch for the email. Put cans in boxes marked "HCC," each under 50 pounds, 15 gallons total. Set them at your alley or curb by 7 a.m., 2 feet from your carts.
Full preparation checklist →No. Plano collects it from your home. The reuse center on Plano Parkway gives products out but doesn't take drop-offs.
The city's flyer says it's free.
Up to 15 gallons per pickup, in boxes under 50 pounds. PaintCare's listing says extra gets a second pickup the next week.
Only by paying. Plano isn't a member city, and non-members pay at least $100.
Yes. The Household Chemical Reuse Center, 4110 W. Plano Pkwy., hands out collected paint to Plano residents on set days.
Checked October 13, 2026: Plano's Household Chemical Collection page, online request form (read only; not submitted), flyer (PDF), Household Chemical Reuse Center page and household chemicals page; NTMWD's free drop-off page, acceptable-waste policy and reference guide; the Dallas County center's member list (Plano not on it); Frisco's page (Frisco residents and voucher holders); TCEQ's guide; PaintCare's locator data. Not settled: whether apartment residents can book a pickup (the city says homeowners); the ZIP-code pickup schedule, which isn't posted; whether dried latex can go in the trash (Plano is silent, its flyer says no chemicals in carts); and the second-pickup rule, which only PaintCare's listing states. A third-party listing mentions a per-pickup fee, but the city's flyer says free. NTMWD's page noted a temporary Parkway Transfer Station closure that began Oct. 12; it doesn't affect paint, since no NTMWD site takes it.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
