Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Waxahachie.
Pickup from your home in Waxahachie; there is no drop-off address. Schedule at hhwsolutions.com/waxahachie.
Items set out without a booking are not picked up. PaintCare's listing says to book by 8 p.m. on the Tuesday before the Thursday pickup. The online form asks for your name, phone, email, address and the type of waste. HHW Solutions says to leave items at the curb; PaintCare's listing says the front porch or near the front of the house. The city's Who to Call page lists 972-440-2040 for hazardous waste pickup.
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.
(No street address), Waxahachie, TX 75165
301 Locust Dr, Oakleaf, TX 75154
Environmental Services Department, Cedar Hill, TX 75104
616 S Wisteria St, Mansfield, TX 76063
220 W Hunter Ferrell Rd, Irving, TX 75060
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 online for the next listed date. PaintCare's listing says to book by 8 p.m. the Tuesday before a Thursday pickup. Set the labeled cans at the curb by 7 a.m. on pickup day. HHW Solutions says the crew comes between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., and you don't need to be home.
One pickup takes up to 10 gallons of paint and supplies. Book another pickup date for the rest. Paying at least $100 at the Dallas County center is the only drop-off option found.
Leave the paint at home. The Citizens Convenience Station lists paint, solvents and other hazardous chemicals as prohibited. Book the curbside pickup for those instead.
PaintCare's listing says the Waxahachie pickup won't take empty, dried or leaking paint cans. TCEQ says a can less than a quarter full can be left open to dry, and once it's dry the can can go in your trash.
Book a curbside hazardous waste pickup at hhwsolutions.com/waxahachie (or call 972-440-2040), then set up to 10 gallons of labeled paint out by 7 a.m. on your pickup day. The booking page shows the next date; on October 16, 2026 it was Thursday, October 22, 2026. Don't take paint to the Citizens Convenience Station; the city prohibits it there.
Waxahachie, Texas (Ellis County), picks up household paint at your home instead of running a drop-off site. The city works with HHW Solutions: you book online, set your labeled cans out by 7 a.m. on your scheduled pickup day, and a crew collects them. The city's Citizens Convenience Station on Lions Park Road does not take paint.
HHW Solutions says items set out without a booking won't be collected. PaintCare's listing says to book by 8 p.m. on the Tuesday before the Thursday pickup. The form asks for your name, phone, email, address and the kind of waste, and has a box for how many items.
Up to 10 gallons of paint and paint supplies per pickup. Every container needs its original label and a lid that won't spill. Put cans smaller than a gallon in a box no bigger than 20 x 14 x 14 inches. PaintCare's listing says empty, dried or leaking cans aren't taken.
The Citizens Convenience Station at 499 Lions Park Road (Tuesday to Saturday, 8 to 4) lists paint and solvents as prohibited. It's still the place for bagged trash, brush and bulky items, with a photo ID and a Waxahachie water, garbage or tax bill.
The Home Chemical Collection Center at 11234 Plano Rd. in Dallas is free only for residents of its member cities, and Waxahachie isn't one of them. Everyone else pays at least $100, so the city's free curbside pickup is the better deal.
TCEQ's list shows a separate home pickup for City of Red Oak residents through Community Waste Disposal, (972) 392-9300 ext. 339. Waxahachie's HHW Solutions pickup is for Waxahachie residents only. TCEQ lists no countywide Ellis County program.
Texas has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don't take leftovers back. In Waxahachie your free option is the HHW Solutions curbside pickup. The Dallas County center will take paint from non-member cities for at least $100. TCEQ says a can less than a quarter full can be left open to dry and then thrown away, and suggests giving good paint to friends or neighbors.
Keep each can in its original container with a readable label and a tight lid. Don't pour leftovers together. Box up small cans (20 x 14 x 14 inches at most). Put everything near the curb by 7 a.m. on your Thursday; you don't need to be home.
Full preparation checklist →Yes, by appointment. The city partners with HHW Solutions for curbside hazardous waste pickup. Book at hhwsolutions.com/waxahachie or call 972-440-2040.
The booking page at hhwsolutions.com/waxahachie shows the next date. On October 16, 2026 it listed Thursday, October 22, 2026. PaintCare's listing says to book by 8 p.m. on the Tuesday before a Thursday pickup.
No. The city lists paint and solvents as prohibited there.
HHW Solutions caps paint and paint supplies at 10 gallons per pickup. Pool and household chemicals fall under the same 10-gallon line.
No. HHW Solutions says its license covers homes only, not businesses.
Checked October 16, 2026: HHW Solutions' Waxahachie page (city partnership, next date Thursday, October 22, 2026, 7 a.m. set-out), its accepted-items, procedures and FAQ pages (10-gallon cap for paint and supplies, no businesses, original labeled containers, 20 x 14 x 14 box, pickup between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.), the city's Who to Call page (Hazardous Waste Pickup 972-440-2040), the Citizens Convenience Station page (hazardous materials not accepted; 499 Lions Park Road) and its FAQ (paint and solvents prohibited), the Dallas County Home Chemical Collection Center page (free only for member cities; others pay at least $100), TCEQ's Sept. 22, 2026 list (Waxahachie home pickup; separate Red Oak program) and PaintCare's locator data (Thursday pickups, booking deadline 8 p.m. Tuesday, free, porch placement, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. window, no empty, dried or leaking cans). The Thursday schedule, the booking deadline, the fee and the empty-can rule come only from PaintCare's listing. Not found: a city page that states the fee or how often pickups repeat, or a current Ennis or countywide event. No phone calls were made.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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