Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Fredericksburg.
489 Eskimo Hill Rd, Stafford, VA 22554
The Belman Road Convenience Center (1200 Belman Rd, Fredericksburg) does NOT take latex paint, and it only takes coupons or annual passes. Cash, check and card are taken at the Regional Landfill.
Stafford Regional Airport, 95 Aviation Way, Stafford, VA 22406 (2026 site)
Held rain or shine. Oil-based paint has no year-round drop-off here, so store it safely until the 2027 date is posted.
5917 Harrison Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Its mailing address says Fredericksburg, but it is a county site. People who live in the City of Fredericksburg use the R-Board instead.
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.
5917 Harrison Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
4010 Mine Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
9904 Lee Hill Park Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
489 Eskimo Hill Rd, Stafford, VA 22554
7114 Massaponax Church Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA 22551
10653 Catharpin Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA 22551
10505 Orange Plank Rd, Spotsylvania, VA 22551
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Drying it at home is free: leave the lid off or mix in cat litter, then trash it. If you have a lot, take it to Eskimo Hill Road and pay the visit fee, or use a coupon.
Neither the landfill nor Belman Road takes it on a normal day. Store it until the R-Board’s September 2027 hazardous waste day; the R-Board says it will post details later.
Coupons and annual passes work at both the landfill and Belman Road, but latex paint goes only to the landfill. Cash, check and card are taken only at the landfill.
Spotsylvania convenience centers take latex paint all year; PaintCare’s listing says up to 5 gallons a day. Oil-based paint goes to the county’s household hazardous waste day on November 7, 2026, at Chancellor, 5917 Harrison Road. Bring proof you live in the county.
Take latex paint to the Regional Landfill, 489 Eskimo Hill Road, Stafford, and see the sales shed attendant; city and Stafford residents pay per visit. Oil-based paint must wait for the R-Board’s next hazardous waste day, expected in September 2027, because the 2026 day was September 12. Or dry latex at home and put it in the trash.
People who live in the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia, share a disposal system with Stafford County, run by the R-Board. Latex paint goes to the Regional Landfill on Eskimo Hill Road in Stafford for a per-visit fee. Oil-based paint waits for the yearly hazardous waste day; the 2026 day was September 12 and is over.
The Regional Landfill, 489 Eskimo Hill Road, takes latex paint every day. See the sales shed attendant. Residents pay per visit. The R-Board’s 2026 fee page lists $6; the city’s paint page still says $5.
The Belman Road Convenience Center, 1200 Belman Road, does not take latex paint. It also takes only coupons and annual passes.
The 2026 household hazardous waste day was September 12 at Stafford Regional Airport and is over. The R-Board expects the next one in September 2027. Each household can bring 15 gallons of liquids.
Many addresses with a Fredericksburg mailing address are in Spotsylvania County. Spotsylvania residents use their own convenience centers, such as Chancellor on Harrison Road, not the R-Board.
The city says you can let latex paint air dry, or mix in cat litter to speed it up, then put the dried paint in your household trash. That avoids the landfill fee. Virginia has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don’t take paint back.
Keep paint in its original can. If you have an annual pass or coupon book, bring it to pay for the latex visit. Store oil-based paint tightly closed, away from heat, until the 2027 hazardous waste day.
Full preparation checklist →Plan on $6 a visit. The R-Board raised residential fees on January 1, 2026, and its fee page lists $6 for pay-per-visit. The City of Fredericksburg’s paint page still says $5. An annual pass or coupon also covers it.
To the R-Board’s household hazardous waste day. The 2026 day was September 12 and is over; the next is expected in September 2027.
Yes, once it is dry. The city says to air dry it or mix in cat litter first.
Use Spotsylvania County’s convenience centers. They take latex paint all year, and the county’s next hazardous waste day is Saturday, November 7, 2026, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., at the Chancellor Convenience Center.
No. It is only for residents of the City of Fredericksburg and Stafford County.
October 13, 2026: read the City of Fredericksburg latex paint page ($5 per visit, dry and trash, oil-based to HHW day) and its June 9, 2026 news item (September 12, 2026, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., Stafford Regional Airport); the R-Board HHW page (2026 day over, next expected September 2027, 15 gallons liquid, 40 pounds solid), accepted materials, fees ($6 pay-per-visit, $140 pass, $50 coupons) and residential pages; Spotsylvania County’s HHW page (November 7, 2026, Chancellor), FAQ (spray and oil-based paint held for the event) and solid waste page (Chancellor and Livingston open seven days since July 1, 2026); and PaintCare’s locator data (which also says $5). Conflict: the per-visit fee is $5 on the city page and PaintCare, $6 on the R-Board’s fee page, which notes a residential fee increase from January 1, 2026; peer review (October 13, 2026) told readers to plan on $6. Not found: a latex gallon limit at the landfill. Spotsylvania’s hours differ between its own page (8 a.m.–6 p.m.) and PaintCare (8 a.m.–5 p.m.). The city’s own website (fredericksburgva.gov) blocked our reader; we used the city’s CivicPlus mirror.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
