Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Tyler.
414 N. Bois D'Arc Avenue, Tyler, TX 75702
The office is not a drop-off. Call to ask whether a paint day is planned before holding paint for one. Past days used the Solid Waste parking lot in the 300 block of N. Bois D'Arc Avenue.
12920 FM 2767 (Old Kilgore Highway), Tyler, TX
This is not a hazardous waste center. A full gallon of liquid oil-based paint is more than the city's 32-ounce household garbage limit. About five miles east of Loop 323.
Stir in about 2 quarts of cat litter, leave the lid off, and put it in the trash when it won't pour.
That's over the city's 32-ounce limit for household hazardous waste in the trash. Keep it sealed and call Solid Waste about the next paint day.
Past paint days were for Tyler residents only, and Smith County has no program on the state list. Ask your own city, or dry latex paint for the trash.
Dry out latex paint and put it in your trash: mix in cat litter or oil-dry until the can can be turned upside down without paint pouring out. For oil-based paint, call Tyler Solid Waste at 903-531-1388 about the next paint collection day. No 2026 paint day was found as of October 7, 2026.
Tyler has no year-round paint drop-off and Texas has no PaintCare program. The city's answer for most paint is to dry it and put it in the trash. Liquid paint is only collected on occasional city paint days.
The city's rule: paint must be dry before it goes to the curb. Add about 2 quarts of oil-dry or cat litter per half-gallon of paint, stir, leave the lid off, and wait until nothing pours out when you flip the can.
The city says household hazardous waste can go out with household garbage only in amounts of 32 ounces or less. A gallon of liquid oil-based paint is too much. Greenwood Farms Landfill on FM 2767 is not a hazardous waste drop-off.
Tyler has run one-day paint collections with Keep Tyler Beautiful. The May 20, 2023 day took latex and oil-based paint, up to 25 gallons per household, with a water bill and driver's license. No painters or businesses. No epoxy or spray paint.
Anyone can use it for recycling, but the city lists no paint drop-off there on normal days. Past paint days were held across from it on N. Bois D'Arc Avenue.
Smith County is not on TCEQ's September 2026 list of hazardous waste programs, so there's no county drop-off to fall back on. Usable paint can go to a neighbor, school or charity. For oil-based paint, keep it sealed in a cool place until a city paint day, or ask Solid Waste what to do.
For latex: lid off, oil-dry or cat litter in, stir, and let it dry outside away from kids and pets. For a paint day: keep cans sealed and labeled, bring a current water bill and driver's license, and leave spray cans home.
Full preparation checklist →Yes, once it's dry. The city says to hold the can upside down; if nothing pours out, it's ready for the trash.
Not a year-round one. Only 32 ounces or less of household hazardous waste can go out as household garbage. Liquid paint is collected only on special days.
We found no 2026 date as of October 7, 2026. Call Tyler Solid Waste at 903-531-1388.
No. Past paint days were for Tyler residents only, with no professional or commercial painters.
Checked October 7, 2026: Tyler's hazardous waste page (drying method; household hazardous waste of 32 ounces or less may go out as household garbage, which peer review corrected from an earlier "landfill limit" reading), landfill page (FM 2767 address, hours, utility bill rule), recycling and contact pages, and TCEQ's program list dated September 22, 2026 (no Smith County entry). Paint day rules come from a May 2023 KETK release. Search results show the city's notice for Tyler Recycles Day on November 15, 2025 with paint collection (up to 25 gallons, residents only, at 350 N. Bois D'Arc), but that city page now returns an error, so we didn't rely on it. No 2026 paint day was found. The city page doesn't say whether the drying rule covers oil-based paint.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
