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4 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store0.7 mi
- Aubuchon Ace HardwarePaint store0.8 mi
- Lyndonville Ace Hardware and LumberPaint store6.7 mi
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Aubuchon Ace Hardware, Hastings Hill Road (PaintCare site)
222 Hastings Hill Road, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based house paint, primer, stain and varnish in original labeled containers up to 5 gallons.
- Who can use it
- Vermont households and businesses, per PaintCare. You don't need to live in an NEKWMD town.
- Hours
- Store hours, per PaintCare. Call ahead to check hours and room for your load.
- Load limits
- 5 gallons per visit.
- Fees
- Free for paint PaintCare covers.
No spray cans, thinner, or unlabeled, leaking or empty containers. Sherwin-Williams at 422 Portland Street is the other St. Johnsbury store on PaintCare's list.
St. Johnsbury and Burke Household Hazardous Waste Days
St. Johnsbury Municipal Parking Lot, North Main Street, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 (Burke's days are at the Burke Town Garage, 51 Town Garage Road)
- Accepts
- Latex and oil-based paint, paint thinner and removers, pesticides, batteries, cleaners and other household chemicals. Not taken: explosives, ammunition, asbestos, propane and other gas cylinders, radioactive or infectious waste, tires, electronics and medicines.
- Who can use it
- St. Johnsbury and Burke residents. Very small businesses and institutions that pre-register.
- Hours
- Four Saturdays in 2026. Residents 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Small businesses 8:30–9 a.m. on the town's schedule (the September notice said 8–8:30 a.m.). In 2026: St. Johnsbury on May 16 and September 26 and Burke on July 18 (all past), with the last day set for Saturday, October 17, 2026, in Burke.
- Load limits
- Residents bring up to 10 gallons of listed wastes free, plus pesticides, latex and oil-based house paint and single-use batteries; 10 pounds of solid waste free. More costs $5 per unit, per the town's September 2026 notice.
- Fees
- Free for St. Johnsbury and Burke residents within the limits. Non-residents paid a $30 registration fee and didn't get the free 10 units. Small businesses pre-register and pay at the event.
The September 2026 St. Johnsbury day had a paint drop and swap table for good cans. Burke's own page speaks only to Burke residents; the town's joint schedule says residents of both towns can use all four days. Questions: St. Johnsbury Town Manager 802-748-3926, John Malter 802-244-7373, or Burke at 802-467-3717.
4 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of St. Johnsbury.
4 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.
Sherwin-Williams
0.7 mi422 Portland St, St Johnsbury, VT 05819
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Aubuchon Ace Hardware
0.8 mi222 Hastings Hill Rd, St Johnsbury, VT 05819
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Lyndonville Ace Hardware and Lumber
6.7 mi583 Broad St, Lyndonville, VT 05851
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Lyndon Recycling Center (HHW Facility)
7.4 mi224 Church St, Lyndonville, VT 05851
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Albany Averill Averys Gore Barnet Bloomfield Brighton Brownington Brunswick Cabot Charleston Concord Corinth Danville Derby East Haven Ferdinand Glover Granby Greensboro Groton Guildhall Holland Irasburg Jay Kirby LewisLunenburg Lyndon Maidstone Marshfield Morgan Newark Newbury Newport Center Norton Peacham Ryegate Sheffield Stannard Sutton Topsham Troy Victory Waterford Westfield Westmore Wheelock Warners Grant Warrens Gore
- Hours
- Permanent facility that accepts HHW by appointment from May 1 through October 1 annually. We also conduct 6 - 10 off-site events during the same time of year.
- Limits
- Limit: 5 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.
Poulin Lumber
18.8 mi439 Wolcott St, Hardwick, VT 05843
- 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 St. Johnsbury cleanout?4
You missed the September 26 day in town
If it hasn't happened yet, the Burke day set for Saturday, October 17, 2026 is the last 2026 chance. Otherwise, hold chemicals for the 2027 dates. Take any house paint to a PaintCare store now.
You live in Danville or Lyndon, not St. Johnsbury
You're in NEKWMD. Its Lyndonville center works by appointment from May to early October; this season has ended. PaintCare stores take paint all year.
You run a small business in St. Johnsbury
Pre-register for a hazardous waste day and pay at the event. The schedule says businesses come 8:30–9 a.m.; the September notice said 8–8:30, so confirm the time when you register. Paint alone can go to a PaintCare store.
You have half-empty spray paint cans
PaintCare stores don't take aerosols. Cans with anything left go to a hazardous waste day; fully empty ones can go in the trash.
St. Johnsbury rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
For house paint, stain or varnish, go to Aubuchon Ace at 222 Hastings Hill Road or Sherwin-Williams at 422 Portland Street, 5 gallons a visit. Thinner and other chemicals go to a St. Johnsbury–Burke hazardous waste day. The last 2026 day was set for Saturday, October 17, 2026, at the Burke Town Garage, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.; after that, hold chemicals for the 2027 dates.
St. Johnsbury, in Caledonia County, isn't a member of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District, so its Lyndonville hazardous waste center isn't open to you. The town runs its own program with Burke instead: in 2026, four hazardous waste days. Between those, two PaintCare stores in St. Johnsbury, Aubuchon Ace and Sherwin-Williams, take house paint.
You can't use the Lyndonville center
NEKWMD's 49 member towns don't include St. Johnsbury or Burke. The district says: "If your town isn't in the district, you are not able to use our center." Its hazardous waste season runs from May to the beginning of October. Neighbors like Danville, Barnet, Waterford, Concord and Lyndon are members.
Four shared days with Burke
In 2026 the town listed St. Johnsbury days on May 16 and September 26 at the municipal lot on North Main Street, and Burke days on July 18 and October 17 at the Burke Town Garage. Residents come 9 a.m.–1 p.m. The schedule gives small businesses 8:30–9 a.m., but the September notice told them 8–8:30 a.m., so ask when you register.
Free up to 10 gallons, plus all your paint
The September 2026 notice let residents bring 10 gallons of hazardous waste free, plus pesticides, latex and oil-based house paint and single-use batteries. Extra units cost $5. Non-residents paid a $30 fee.
A paint swap table at the events
The September 26 day had a paint drop and swap: leave good cans you don't need, or take some for your own project.
Dried latex can go in the trash here
The town's solid waste program says fully dried latex can go in the trash. Cans with any liquid go to a hazardous waste day or a PaintCare store.
Free pickup programs and other options
Sherwin-Williams, 422 Portland Street, takes 5 gallons per visit. Lyndonville Ace Hardware on Broad Street in Lyndonville is another PaintCare store. The town transfer station is at 584 High Street (802-535-3008), but its pages don't list paint. With 100 gallons or more, ask PaintCare about a free pickup.
Getting your paint ready
Keep paint in original labeled cans with tight lids. For a hazardous waste day, sort paint, solvents and batteries into separate boxes. Businesses must pre-register.
Full preparation checklist →St. Johnsbury questions4
Can St. Johnsbury residents use the NEKWMD center in Lyndonville?
No. St. Johnsbury isn't on the district's member list, and the district says non-member towns can't use its center.
When is the next hazardous waste day for St. Johnsbury?
The last 2026 day was set for Saturday, October 17, 2026, at the Burke Town Garage, 51 Town Garage Road, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Burke's own page speaks only to Burke residents, but the town's joint schedule says all four days are open to St. Johnsbury and Burke residents. After that, watch the town's website for 2027 dates, or call 802-748-3926.
Where can I drop off paint any time of year?
At Aubuchon Ace on Hastings Hill Road or Sherwin-Williams on Portland Street, free, up to 5 gallons a visit. No spray cans.
Can I throw out dried latex paint in St. Johnsbury?
Yes, if it's completely dry, according to the town's solid waste program. Liquid latex goes to a PaintCare store or a hazardous waste day.
Sources and how we checked14
On October 16, 2026 we read the town's 2026 hazardous waste schedule and September 26 notice, the St. Johnsbury solid waste program's event, A-Z, hazardous waste and location pages, Burke's hazardous waste page, NEKWMD's member-town and hazardous waste pages, Vermont DEC and PaintCare's locator data. St. Johnsbury is not an NEKWMD member, despite sometimes being grouped with it. Burke's page addresses only Burke residents; the joint listing says both towns. The schedule gives businesses 8:30–9 a.m.; the September notice said 8–8:30 a.m. The September notice's hours text was garbled. Limits and fees for October 17 weren't posted separately. We didn't find what proof of residency is needed.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Town of St. Johnsbury: 2026 household hazardous waste days ↗Town of St. Johnsbury: Household Hazardous Waste Day, September 26, 2026 (limits, fees, paint swap) ↗St. Johnsbury Solid Waste Program: HHW event dates and accepted items ↗St. Johnsbury Solid Waste Program: A-Z list (paint, latex, aerosols) ↗St. Johnsbury Solid Waste Program: hazardous waste ↗St. Johnsbury Solid Waste Program: transfer station location and hours ↗Town of Burke: household hazardous waste collection days ↗NEKWMD: district towns (St. Johnsbury not listed) ↗NEKWMD: household hazardous and special wastes (Lyndonville facility) ↗Vermont DEC: proper recycling and disposal of paint ↗PaintCare Vermont ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare accepted and excluded products ↗PaintCare large-volume pickup ↗
