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9 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Aubuchon Ace HardwarePaint store0.5 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store1.2 mi
- CVSWMD Eco DepotHazardous waste site3.8 mi
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All drop-off locations in and near Montpelier11
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CVSWMD Eco Depot (red warehouse)
300 Granger Road, Berlin, VT 05641
- Accepts
- Free: house paint, stain and finish in original labeled containers. Charged as hazardous waste: thinner, solvents, spray paint, art/craft, machine, boat or car paint, and paint without a readable label.
- Who can use it
- Open to all Vermonters. Montpelier is a member town and pays the lower rate. Very small businesses use the business form and come Tuesday or Thursday.
- Hours
- By appointment. Households: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and third Saturdays. Businesses and groups: Tuesday and Thursday. Office: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Your drop-off time is set when you book.
- Load limits
- Household hazardous waste: 20 gallons. Call to book if any container is over 5 gallons or the load is over 20. The paint page says house paint is unlimited (appointment over 25 gallons); PaintCare says 20 per visit. Call before bringing over 20.
- Fees
- House paint free. Household hazardous waste: member-town residents $2 (under 1 gallon), $15 (1–10 gallons), $30 (10–20 gallons); other residents $2.60, $19.50, $39. Businesses pay cost plus 20%. Cash or check only.
Appointment needed. Never mix chemicals or bring trash bags of mixed products. Put leaking containers in a sealed, labeled bucket. Drive to the red warehouse, not the office.
Aubuchon Ace Hardware, Main Street (PaintCare retail site)
40 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, stain and varnish, in original labeled containers up to 5 gallons.
- Who can use it
- Vermont households and businesses, per PaintCare. Business oil-based paint only from very small businesses.
- Hours
- Store hours, per PaintCare. Call to check hours and room.
- Load limits
- 5 gallons per visit.
- Fees
- Free for paint PaintCare covers.
No spray cans, thinner, or unlabeled, leaking or empty containers. It's downtown, so plan parking for heavy boxes.
9 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Montpelier.
8 paint stores and 1 hazardous waste site, closest first. Paint stores take house paint, stain and varnish, usually up to a set amount per visit. Hazardous waste sites also take chemicals like thinner, but some only serve local residents. Call before you go.
Rules most stores here share
Who: Households and Businesses in Vermont
Hours: Paint is accepted during regular business hours. Call ahead for hours and to make sure the store can accept the amount and type of paint you would like to recycle.
Products: This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site does not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking or empty.
Each listing below shows only what’s different, plus its limit.
Aubuchon Ace Hardware
0.5 mi40 Main St, Montpelier, VT 05602
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
1.2 mi62 River St, Montpelier, VT 05602
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
CVSWMD Eco Depot
3.8 mi300 Granger Rd, Berlin, VT 05602
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Barre City Barre Town Berlin Bradford Calais Chelsea Duxbury East Montpelier Fairlee Hardwick Middlesex Montpelier Orange Plainfield Tunbridge Walden Washington Williamstown Woodbury
- Hours
- By Appointment Only
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
- Products
- This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site also takes most other household hazardous waste -- contact the site for details and restrictions. Please do not bring empty, leaking or unlabeled containers. SOME BUSINESSES may use this program by appointment or on special days. Contact the program for details if your paint (or other hazardous waste) is from a business.
Aubuchon Hardware
6.2 mi85 S Main St, Barre, VT 05641
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
6.4 mi131 S Main St, Barre, VT 05641
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Kenyons True Value
9.1 mi93 N Main St, Northfield, VT 05663
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Aubuchon Hardware
9.5 mi16 Mason Dr Ste 2, Moretown, VT 05660
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Poulin Lumber
10.1 mi258 Meadow St, Williamstown, VT 05679
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
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Waterbury True Value
10.2 mi838 Waterbury Stowe Rd, Waterbury, VT 05676
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Which option fits your Montpelier cleanout?4
You only have labeled latex from a repaint
Free at the Eco Depot by appointment, or at a PaintCare store up to 5 gallons per visit. The store is closer for a few cans.
Your basement cans lost their labels after flooding
Paint without a readable label is charged as hazardous waste, and PaintCare stores won't take it. Book the Eco Depot and expect the member fee by volume.
You run a small painting business
Very small businesses use the Eco Depot's business form, Tuesdays or Thursdays, and pay cost plus 20% for hazardous waste. Bringing oil-based paint to a PaintCare store depends on business size.
You live in a non-member town nearby
You can still use the Eco Depot. Paint is free; hazardous waste costs the non-member rate.
Montpelier rules and tips4
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Book a household slot at the Eco Depot in Berlin: Monday, Wednesday, Friday or third Saturday. Labeled house paint, stain and finish are free; thinner, spray paint and unlabeled paint cost a fee. For a few cans, Aubuchon Ace, 40 Main Street, takes up to 5 gallons.
Montpelier belongs to the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District (CVSWMD), which opened a year-round Eco Depot at 300 Granger Road, Berlin, in June 2026. House paint is free there by appointment. Two downtown PaintCare stores take small loads.
The Eco Depot replaced the old Barre pop-up days
Until June 2026, central Vermont had hazardous waste days at a site in Barre. Now everything goes to the red warehouse at 300 Granger Road, Berlin, by appointment all year. Old flyers about Barre are out of date.
Keep the label: it decides if you pay
Free paint must be in its original labeled can. Unreadable labels, and art, craft, machine, boat or car paint, are charged as hazardous waste ($15 for 1–10 gallons for Montpelier residents). Keep labels dry.
Montpelier residents pay the member rate
The Eco Depot serves all Vermonters, but non-member towns pay about 30% more for hazardous waste. Montpelier is a member, so you pay less. Paint is free for everyone.
Transfer stations in the city are not paint sites
The Central VT Transfer Station on US Route 2 and Casella on East Montpelier Road are private sites for trash, recycling and bulky items, not paint.
Free pickup programs and other options
Sherwin-Williams, 62 River Street, and other nearby PaintCare stores are listed on this page, 5 gallons per visit. With 100+ gallons, ask PaintCare for free pickup.
Getting your paint ready
Book online or call 802-229-9383. Pack bottles upright in boxes or totes, keep chemicals apart, and put leaky containers in a sealed, labeled bucket. Bring cash or a check showing your current name, address and phone.
Full preparation checklist →Montpelier questions5
Is the Eco Depot only for Montpelier residents?
No, it serves all Vermonters. Member towns like Montpelier pay less for hazardous waste; paint is free for all.
When can households go?
By appointment on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and the third Saturday of the month. Tuesday and Thursday are for businesses.
Is there a limit?
Household hazardous waste: 20 gallons. Call to book for more, or for any container over 5 gallons. The paint page allows bigger paint loads, but PaintCare says 20, so call first if you have more.
Can I pay by card?
No. Cash or check only.
Will the store take my spray paint?
No. PaintCare stores don't take spray cans. Bring them to the Eco Depot, where they're charged as hazardous waste.
Sources and how we checked13
We checked CVSWMD's Eco Depot, paint, appointment and hazardous waste pages, its August 4, 2026 brochure, WCAX's June 2026 opening story, Vermont DEC, and PaintCare. Not settled: exact drop-off times aren't posted, and paint limits conflict (paint page: unlimited, appointment over 25 gallons; household page and PaintCare: 20). We couldn't confirm the old Barre recycling center's status. Montpelier's pages say nothing on paint.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
CVSWMD Eco Depot rules and fees ↗CVSWMD paint recycling ↗CVSWMD residential appointments ↗CVSWMD hazardous waste guidance ↗CVSWMD Eco Depot brochure (updated August 4, 2026) ↗CVSWMD transfer stations list ↗WCAX: Berlin Eco Depot opens (June 9, 2026) ↗Vermont DEC: proper recycling and disposal of paint ↗Vermont DEC: contact your waste district or town ↗PaintCare Vermont ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare accepted and excluded products ↗PaintCare large-volume pickup ↗
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