Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Terrell.
287 FM 429, Terrell, TX 75161
The Terrell and Kemp stations have been managed by Kaufman County since April 1, 2026, with BlackJack Disposal running the site day to day. This is not the same as the City of Terrell's Citizens Convenience Station on County Road 319, which lists oil-based paint as not accepted and doesn't list latex paint.
11234 Plano Rd, Dallas, TX 75243
This is a paid backup for Terrell, not a free option. Call first to make sure they will take your load and to ask the cost.
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.
287 FM 429, Terrell, TX 75161
1600 Airport Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
6520 Plain View Dr, Kemp, TX 75143
600 N FM 1138, Nevada, TX 75173
949 Hensley Ln, Wylie, TX 75098
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Leave the lid off in a garage or shed until it's dry solid. Then set it out with your bulk items on Thursday or Friday, whichever is your second trash day.
Drying full cans takes too long. Call the county's Terrell station at 945-332-9831 for the price, buy a coupon by credit card there, and bring a driver's license or water bill.
Don't take it to the city station on County Road 319; it refuses oil-based paint and solvents. Ask the county's Terrell station, which lists household hazardous waste as a paid item. Liquids aren't allowed in bulk pickup.
Dallas County's Plano Road center is open Tuesday evenings and some Saturdays, but non-member cities pay at least $100. Call to confirm before you drive.
Let leftover latex paint dry out completely, then set the dried cans out with your bulk items on your second trash day. Terrell's bulk rules allow dried water-based or oil-based paint. For liquid paint, take it to Kaufman County's Terrell Convenience Station, 287 FM 429 (945-332-9831), and expect to pay. Bring a driver's license or water bill.
Terrell, Texas, has no free paint drop-off. Kaufman County's Terrell Convenience Station on FM 429 takes latex paint and hazardous waste for a fee, paid with county coupons. The city's own Citizens Convenience Station on County Road 319 refuses oil-based paint and doesn't list latex. The city will pick up dried paint with bulk items. Terrell isn't one of the Dallas County cities that use Dallas's free chemical center.
Terrell's bulk item rules (Ordinance No. 2066) list "dried water or oil-based paint" as a bulk item. Bulk goes out on your second collection day, Thursday or Friday, in a neat stack placed no earlier than the Saturday before. The city won't collect liquids like motor oil and solvents, so the paint must be fully dry.
The City of Terrell's Citizens Convenience Station on County Road 319 (Wednesday and Saturday, 8 to 4) is for household trash and brush, and you need a city permit first (two free disposals a year). It lists oil-based paint and solvents as not accepted and refers them to "Black Jack Disposal." Latex paint isn't on either list. Kaufman County's Terrell Convenience Station at 287 FM 429 is the one that takes latex paint and household hazardous waste for a fee.
The county sells coupons for paid items. At the Terrell and Kemp stations you can buy them by credit card only. To pay cash, buy them at a local tax office by Friday at 4:30 p.m. The county doesn't post prices on its site, so call 945-332-9831 first.
Kaufman County's 2026 Precinct 3 clean-ups at the Terrell station were March 7 and July 11, and the last is November 7, 2026, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. These events take mattresses, furniture, appliances, trash and recyclables for free. Paint still costs money. Bring a driver's license or water bill.
TCEQ's county list shows home hazardous waste pickup in Kaufman County for Forney, Heath, the Walden Pond water district and the Windmill Farms HOA. One entry, HHW Solutions (972-440-2040), lists its area as "City of Crandall Residents and Kaufman County Residents." Terrell isn't named, so call HHW Solutions to ask whether it serves Terrell and what it costs. City questions go to Public Services at 972-551-6614.
Texas has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don't take old paint back. Kaufman County's other stations in Kaufman (701 Alton St.) and Kemp (6520 Plainview Dr.) list the same paid items. Dallas County's Home Chemical Collection Center is free only for its listed cities; the county says residents of all other cities pay at least $100. TCEQ says latex paint isn't hazardous waste, and a can less than a quarter full can be left open to dry. Give good paint to friends or neighbors.
For bulk pickup, let the paint dry solid with the lid off and keep the stack neat and under 50 pounds. For the county station, keep the paint in its labeled can with the lid on, carry it in the trunk or truck bed, and bring a driver's license or water bill. Buy coupons ahead if you plan to pay cash.
Full preparation checklist →Only if it's dried. The city's bulk rules list dried water-based or oil-based paint as a bulk item. Liquids are not collected.
Don't plan on it. The Citizens Convenience Station on County Road 319 lists oil-based paint and solvents as not accepted, and latex paint isn't on its accepted list. Kaufman County's station at 287 FM 429 takes latex paint and hazardous waste for a fee.
The county says fees apply but doesn't post prices on its site. Call the Terrell station at 945-332-9831. Coupons are sold by credit card at the Terrell and Kemp stations, or for cash at a tax office by Friday at 4:30 p.m.
The 2026 Precinct 3 dates at the Terrell station were March 7 and July 11, and the last is November 7, 2026, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Paint isn't one of the free items.
It's free only for residents of the Dallas County cities it lists, and Terrell isn't one. The county says other residents pay at least $100. Call 214-553-1765 first.
Checked October 16, 2026: City of Terrell pages for bulk items (Ordinance No. 2066, dried paint allowed), the Citizens Convenience Station (County Road 319, oil-based paint and solvents refused), solid waste (Waste Connections, 972-524-1665) and free residential clean-up, read in the in-app browser because direct fetches were blocked; Kaufman County's Recycling & Solid Waste page and 2026 clean-up schedule PDF; Dallas County's Home Chemical Collection Center page; TCEQ's HHW page and county contacts list (9/22/2026); and PaintCare's listings for the Terrell and Kemp stations. TCEQ's HHW Solutions entry lists "Kaufman County Residents" with Crandall; we couldn't tell whether that pickup covers Terrell. Unresolved: Kaufman County doesn't publish its paint prices or the Terrell station's regular weekday hours; the city page refers oil-based paint to "Black Jack Disposal" without an address. Whether the county station at 287 FM 429 and the city station on County Road 319 are the same grounds is not stated. Dallas County's "all other cities" fee may only mean other Dallas County cities. PaintCare lists the Terrell station phone as 972-703-2626, which the county schedule gives for the Forney site.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
