Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Temple.
2611 E. Avenue H, Temple, TX 76501
The city says dried or solid paint belongs in your regular household trash, not at ReMix. Free paint on the shelf changes with donations; most is neutral white, gray or beige, and each can may be a different color. The page lists no program phone, so the number above is the city's general line (email customercare@templetx.gov).
2611 E. Avenue H, Temple, TX 76501
You must stay in your vehicle; staff unload it. The city page gives the general line 254-298-5000. TCEQ's statewide list gives the solid waste contact as 254-298-5725. Between events, water-based paint can still go to the Solid Waste Complex during business hours.
Home pickup at your door in Belton, TX 76513; there is no drop-off site
Don't put paint in Belton's bulk drop-off; the city says no hazardous waste such as paint. PaintCare's listing says you'll get a kit in the mail after you book and should set items by the front door or garage, not at the curb, before 7 a.m. on pickup day. Belton's own solid waste line is 254-933-5800.
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.
, Belton, TX 76513
2611 E Avenue H, Temple, TX 76501
1502 Holland Rd, Belton, TX 76513
Bldg 1348 Ivy Division Rd, Fort Hood, TX 76544
700 Main Center, Victoria, TX 77901
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Drive it to ReMix at 2611 E. Avenue H on a weekday between 8 and 5. ReMix is only for Temple residents who pay for city utility services; the page doesn't say what proof staff ask for. Someone else can take it home for free.
ReMix won't take it. Hold it for the Saturday, October 24, 2026 drive-thru at the Solid Waste Complex, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Keep it under 15 gallons in containers of 5 gallons or less.
Call Waste Management At Your Door at 1-800-449-7587, Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Belton says the pickup is included in your residential garbage rate. Don't take paint to Belton's bulk drop-off; it isn't allowed there.
ReMix is only for Temple utility customers, but the October 24 drive-thru is open to residents of all seven counties. TCEQ's list also shows a home pickup by appointment for households in the City of Gatesville (254-865-8951, weekdays 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and a home pickup for residents of Lampasas ((903) 217-8090). You can also dry out nearly empty cans and trash them, as TCEQ describes.
Don't bring it to ReMix. The city says dried or solid paint goes in your regular household trash.
Take usable latex paint to Temple ReMix at the Solid Waste Complex, 2611 E. Avenue H, any weekday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; it's free for Temple utility customers. Oil-based paint goes to the drive-thru hazardous waste event on Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8 a.m.–1 p.m., at the same address, open to Bell County and six nearby counties. Belton residents can also book a free home pickup at 1-800-449-7587.
Temple, Texas (Bell County) has two paint options at the city's Solid Waste Complex on East Avenue H. Temple ReMix takes usable latex paint on weekdays from city utility customers. The yearly household hazardous waste drive-thru takes oil-based paint too; the 2026 event is Saturday, October 24. Next door in Belton, residents book a free home pickup instead.
Bring good latex paint to the Solid Waste Complex, 2611 E. Avenue H, Monday to Friday, 8 to 5. It's free, but only for Temple residents who pay for city utility services.
ReMix gives donated paint away free from the same spot. Most of it is white, gray or beige, and what's on hand changes with donations.
ReMix won't take oil-based paint, stain, epoxy or sealer. Save those for the drive-thru on Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The limit is 15 gallons per customer, in containers of 5 gallons or less.
The city opens the event to residents of Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Milam, Mills and San Saba counties. TCEQ's statewide list also shows home pickup programs of their own for households in the City of Gatesville and for residents of Lampasas.
The city says ReMix doesn't take dried or solid paint; put it in your regular household trash.
Texas has no PaintCare program, so paint stores won't take leftovers back. In Temple, use ReMix for good latex and the October drive-thru for everything else. Belton residential customers can book Waste Management's free At Your Door pickup at 1-800-449-7587. TCEQ says a can less than a quarter full can be left open to dry and then trashed, and suggests giving good paint to friends or neighbors.
Keep paint in the original can with a readable label and a tight lid. Make sure latex for ReMix is still liquid and usable. For the drive-thru, use containers of 5 gallons or less (you won't get them back), keep the total under 15 gallons, and stay in your car while staff unload.
Full preparation checklist →At Temple ReMix, in the Solid Waste Complex at 2611 E. Avenue H, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It's free for Temple residents who pay city utilities.
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Solid Waste Complex. The city holds it once a year in October.
You can use the October drive-thru, which is open to all Bell County residents. ReMix is only for Temple utility customers. Belton residential customers can also book a free home pickup through Waste Management At Your Door at 1-800-449-7587.
The landfill page doesn't list paint. Use ReMix for latex or the October event for oil-based paint.
No. The city says commercial entities can't use ReMix, and PaintCare's listing of the October event says households only.
Checked October 15, 2026: Temple's ReMix page (latex only, weekdays 8–5, free, Temple utility customers, no businesses, dried paint to trash), Temple's hazardous waste event page (Saturday, October 24, 8 a.m.–1 p.m., 2611 E. Ave. H, seven counties, 5-gallon containers, 15 gallons per customer), Temple's garbage and landfill pages, Belton's solid waste page (At Your Door, 1-800-449-7587, included in the garbage rate), TCEQ's Sept. 22, 2026 statewide list (Temple event 10/24/2026 with contact 254-298-5725; At Your Door for Belton and Nolanville) and TCEQ's paint guidance, plus PaintCare's locator data (Texas has no PaintCare program; its Temple and Belton entries are household programs). The event page itself shows no year, but the city's "2026 Holiday and Events Schedule" on the garbage page, TCEQ and PaintCare all give October 24, 2026. TCEQ's list also shows home pickup programs for Gatesville households (254-865-8951) and Lampasas residents ((903) 217-8090). Not found: proof-of-residency rules for the event, a ReMix quantity limit, or quantity limits for Belton pickups. Programs run by other Bell County cities were not researched for this guide. No phone calls were made.
Checked October 15, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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