Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Waco.
4201 Trice Avenue, Waco, TX 76710
Bad, dried-out or unlabeled latex isn't taken here. Recycling items (plastic, glass, batteries, electronics) are open to anyone, but paint is residents only.
501 Schroeder Drive, Waco, TX
One day a year. Between events, oil-based paint has no regular city drop-off in Waco. No appliances, gas cylinders, explosives or farm chemicals.
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.
2021 N 44th St, Waco, TX 76710
700 Main Center, Victoria, TX 77901
2611 E Avenue H, Temple, TX 76501
0 Road, Gatesville, TX 76528
, Belton, TX 76513
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Cobbs needs usable paint with a readable label. Make sure it's fully dry and put it in the trash.
That's three months at Cobbs' 5-gallon limit. Space out your trips or give the good paint away.
No regular city drop-off takes it. Keep it sealed and bring it to the spring hazardous waste day.
Take usable, labeled latex paint to Cobbs Recycling Center, 4201 Trice Avenue, Monday–Saturday 8–5, up to 5 gallons a month. Bring a Waco water bill and photo ID. Oil-based paint waits for the yearly hazardous waste day; the 2026 day was May 16 and is past.
Texas has no PaintCare program. In Waco, good latex paint goes to Cobbs Recycling Center, up to 5 gallons a month for residents. Oil-based paint only goes to the city's once-a-year hazardous waste day, and the 2026 day is already past.
Cobbs takes latex paint that is still usable and has a readable label. It does not take household hazardous waste, so oil-based paint, thinner and gas are turned away.
Residents need a Waco water bill (paper or on your phone) within 30 days of its due date, plus a photo ID with the same address.
The city holds one hazardous waste day a year at 501 Schroeder Drive. The 2026 day was Saturday, May 16, 7 a.m.–1 p.m. It's past; the 2027 date wasn't posted.
Bellmead, Hewitt, Lacy Lakeview and Woodway residents can use the spring day, but only Waco residents can drop latex at Cobbs.
Latex paint that's spoiled or has no label can be dried out and thrown away; TCEQ says a nearly empty can dries in a few days with the lid off. Usable paint can also go to a friend or charity. McLennan County is not on TCEQ's September 2026 list, so there's no county drop-off.
Check that latex cans have labels and the paint isn't spoiled. Count to 5 gallons for the month. Bring the water bill and ID. Store oil-based paint sealed and away from heat until the next spring day.
Full preparation checklist →No. Cobbs takes latex paint only. Oil-based paint goes to the yearly hazardous waste day.
Up to 5 gallons a month, if it's usable and labeled.
The 2026 day was May 16 and is past. It's held once a year in spring; the 2027 date wasn't out as of October 7, 2026.
Cobbs paint drop-off is for Waco residents. Hewitt residents can use the spring hazardous waste day.
Checked October 7, 2026: the Cobbs Recycling Center page (address, hours, latex limit, water bill and ID rule, no hazardous waste), the Cobbs flyer (paint must be good with a legible label; it lists the office phone as 254-751-8536, while the current page uses 254-299-2489), the city's May 2026 newsletter and Woodway's page (HHW day May 16, 2026), and TCEQ's September 22, 2026 list (no McLennan County entry). PaintCare's old data lists a "Waco Latex Paint Collection Program" at 2021 N. 44th Street; no current city page supports that address, so we left it out. 2027 HHW day date unknown.
Checked October 7, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
