Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Suffolk.
1 Bob Foeller Drive, Suffolk, VA 23434
The sources disagree on trip limits. SPSA’s hazardous waste page says residents get unlimited hazardous waste trips. The City of Suffolk’s page says landfill visits are limited to 12 per fiscal year, and PaintCare’s listing also mentions 12 trips. If you’re near 12 visits, ask at the scale whether a paint-only stop counts.
30521 General Thomas Highway, Franklin, VA 23851
This site takes household hazardous waste only four mornings a year. For most Suffolk households the Regional Landfill, open six days a week, is the simpler choice.
901 Hollowell Lane, Chesapeake, VA 23320
Only open for hazardous waste two mornings a month. Check the SPSA page before you go.
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.
1 Bob Foeller Dr, Suffolk, VA 23434
30521 General Thomas Hwy, Franklin, VA 23851
901 Hollowell Ln, Chesapeake, VA 23320
3136 Woodland Ave, Norfolk, VA 23504
1989 Jake Sears Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23464
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Load them in your car and drive to the Regional Landfill on Bob Foeller Drive any weekday before 4 p.m. or Saturday morning. Bring your license. Three half-cans are well under the 5-gallon daily limit.
Split it into three trips on three different days, 5 gallons of liquid each. The landfill is open six days a week, so you can do it in one week. Ask at the scale whether these visits count toward the city’s 12 a year.
Swap vehicles. SPSA takes hazardous waste only in unmodified personal vehicles with no company logo, and Suffolk says no commercial vehicles.
SPSA’s Franklin Transfer Station takes hazardous waste only on the last Thursday of January, April, July and October, 9 a.m. to noon. Otherwise use the Suffolk landfill.
SPSA takes only paint from homes. It says paint generated commercially must go to a commercial waste disposal company, so have the contractor take job leftovers. A tenant’s own household paint can go to the landfill with the tenant’s license or proof of residence.
Take latex and oil-based paint to SPSA’s Regional Landfill, 1 Bob Foeller Drive, Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m. or Saturday 8 a.m.–noon. It’s free for Suffolk households, up to 5 gallons of liquid a day; bring your driver’s license. Don’t bring paint from a business, and come in a personal vehicle without a company logo.
In Suffolk, Virginia, the paint drop-off is in your own city: SPSA’s Regional Landfill on Bob Foeller Drive takes paint free six days a week. The City of Suffolk’s Waste Wizard names that drop-off as the best option for both latex and oil-based paint. SPSA, the Southeastern Public Service Authority, runs it for eight member cities and counties. This guide is for Suffolk, Virginia, not Suffolk County, New York.
Suffolk’s Waste Wizard lists “Paint – Latex” with the household hazardous waste drop-off at the SPSA Regional Landfill as the best option. It also lists bulk pickup at the curb as another option for latex. Oil-based paint gets no curbside option. The Wizard doesn’t mention drying latex for the trash.
SPSA has four hazardous waste sites. Norfolk opens Tuesday and Saturday afternoons, Chesapeake two mornings a month and Franklin four mornings a year. The Suffolk landfill is open Monday through Saturday, so most Suffolk households never need the others.
The City of Suffolk says residents can bring hazardous waste, trash, tires and bulky items to the landfill free up to 12 times per fiscal year. SPSA’s own hazardous waste page says hazardous waste trips are unlimited. If you’ve used a lot of visits, ask at the scale.
SPSA takes hazardous waste only from personal cars, station wagons, vans, SUVs and pickups that aren’t modified and don’t carry a company logo. The city adds that it can’t be a commercial vehicle and you must have ID.
Suffolk’s free curbside Special Pick-Up (12 a year, July through June) lists appliances, boxes, debris, furniture, mattresses and yard waste. Paint isn’t on that list, and the city’s refuse FAQ sends paint to the Regional Landfill. The Waste Wizard, though, lists bulk pickup as a second option for latex. If you want to set latex out, call Refuse Collection at 757-514-7630 first. Empty paint cans go in your blue or green recycling cart, the Wizard says.
Virginia has no PaintCare program, so paint stores don’t take leftovers back for free. Give good, unopened paint to a neighbor, school or community group. SPSA also runs hazardous waste mornings at its Chesapeake Transfer Station (first Wednesday and third Saturday) and Franklin Transfer Station (last Thursday of January, April, July and October), and afternoons at its Norfolk Transfer Station (Tuesday and Saturday, noon–4 p.m.). Painting contractors and other businesses must hire a commercial waste disposal company; SPSA doesn’t take commercial paint.
Keep paint in its original, closed can; empty cans go in the recycling cart instead. PaintCare’s listing for the landfill says empty, dry or leaking cans aren’t taken. Add up your liquids: 5 gallons a day covers paint, thinner and any other liquids together, and 75 pounds covers solids. Put your driver’s license or a utility bill with a Suffolk address where you can reach it.
Full preparation checklist →The city doesn’t say to. Its Waste Wizard names the SPSA Regional Landfill, 1 Bob Foeller Drive, as the best option for latex paint, and lists curbside bulk pickup as another option. It doesn’t mention drying paint for the trash can. Take it to the landfill, or call Refuse Collection at 757-514-7630 before you set latex at the curb.
Yes. SPSA takes paint free from residents of its member communities, including Suffolk, at its four hazardous waste sites.
5 gallons of liquid or 75 pounds of solid waste per day. For a big cleanout, come back on another day.
Yes. Both counties, plus the City of Franklin, are SPSA members, so households there can use any of SPSA’s four hazardous waste sites with proof of residence.
No. SPSA says commercially generated paint isn’t accepted at its sites and must go to a commercial waste disposal company.
Yes. The Waste Wizard says an empty paint can goes in your blue or green curbside cart.
October 16, 2026: read SPSA’s Household Hazardous Waste & E-Waste page in a browser (it blocks automated fetches): unlimited hazardous waste trips, license or proof of residence, no commercial waste, 5 gallons of liquid or 75 pounds of solids per day, “All Paint” and other painting and workshop items, four sites with hours. Read SPSA’s Acceptable Materials page (paint free at 4 sites, personal-vehicle rule, no commercial paint), FAQ (up to 5 gallons per visit; 12 free trash visits per calendar year at transfer stations) and member-community list. Read the City of Suffolk’s hazardous waste page (12 visits per fiscal year, not in a commercial vehicle, ID), refuse FAQ (paint to the Regional Landfill), Special Pick-Up page and Waste Wizard entries (read through the Wizard’s data feed): latex paint lists the household hazardous waste drop-off at the Regional Landfill as the best option and bulk pickup as another option; oil-based paint has no curbside option; empty paint cans go in the recycling cart. The Special Pick-Up page doesn’t list paint, so the Wizard’s bulk-pickup option is a conflict; the guide sends readers to the landfill and says to call 757-514-7630 before setting latex out. Checked PaintCare’s locator data: SPSA sites are listed as non-program household-only sites; the Suffolk listing mentions 12 trips and no empty, dry or leaking containers. Conflict: unlimited hazardous waste trips (SPSA) vs 12 visits per fiscal year (city) and 12 trips (PaintCare listing); SPSA’s FAQ says 5 gallons per visit, its main page says per day. Unresolved: whether a paint-only visit counts against the city’s 12; whether Special Pick-Up will really take cans of latex; any 2026–2027 Suffolk community collection event (none found); local Habitat ReStore paint policy (none found).
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
