Drop it off free
5 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Kitsap County HHW Collection FacilityHazardous waste site3.5 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store4.1 mi
- Habitat for Humanity of Kitsap CountyPaint store5.6 mi
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South Kitsap Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility
5551 SW Imperial Way, Bremerton, WA 98312
- Accepts
- Latex and oil paint, stain, sealer, thinner and other listed hazardous waste.
- Who can use it
- Residents of Kitsap, Mason and Jefferson counties. Pierce County residents are sent to Pierce or Tacoma sites. Businesses by appointment.
- Hours
- Thursday–Saturday 10 a.m.–noon and 12:30–4 p.m. Closed July 4, Thanksgiving Thursday–Saturday, and December 24 through January 1.
- Load limits
- You need an appointment for more than 50 containers, more than 50 gallons total, or any container over 5 gallons. The county flyer and webpage disagree about exactly 50 containers, so book if you have 50.
- Fees
- Free for households who can use it. Businesses pay separate fees.
This is Kitsap's only open hazardous waste site; the Poulsbo North Kitsap site is still listed as coming soon. There's a free reuse shop, and free site visits for unknown chemicals.
Habitat for Humanity of Kitsap County store (PaintCare site)
3451 Wheaton Way, Bremerton, WA 98310
- Accepts
- Latex and oil house paint, stain and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons (PaintCare listing; also a reuse site).
- Who can use it
- Households and very small businesses, per PaintCare.
- Hours
- Habitat's site: store Tuesday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., donations 9 a.m.–4 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday. PaintCare says Monday–Saturday 9–5. Call before a Monday trip.
- Load limits
- 20 gallons per visit (PaintCare listing).
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare products.
No aerosols, and no unlabeled, leaking or empty containers. No thinner or other chemicals.
5 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Bremerton.
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 Washington
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.
Kitsap County HHW Collection Facility
3.5 mi5551 SW Imperial Way, Bremerton, WA 98312
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Kitsap County Mason County Jefferson County
- Hours
- Thursday - Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm, Closed 12 - 12:30 pm for lunch. Sunday- Wednesday Closed. Businesses by appointment only.
- Limits
- Limit: 50 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.
Sherwin-Williams
4.1 mi1382 SE Lund Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Habitat for Humanity of Kitsap County
5.6 mi3451 Wheaton Way, Bremerton, WA 98310
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses
- Hours
- Monday-Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm, Closed Sunday
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Miller Paint
7.8 mi9621 Mickelberry Rd NW, Silverdale, WA 98383
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Mallory Paint Store
11.3 mi937 Hildebrand Ln NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
- 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 Bremerton cleanout?4
Your cleanup has fifty partly full cans
Kitsap counts by container size. Its webpage and flyer disagree at exactly 50 containers, so book. Even a row of nearly empty cans can need an appointment. Don't just count the paint left inside.
You're making a dump run to Olympic View
Olympic View is open daily 8–5 and takes oil, antifreeze, batteries and CFLs free, but not paint, stain or solvents. Garbage costs at least $42. For latex or oil house paint only, use Habitat on Wheaton Way. With thinner, wait for Imperial Way's Thursday–Saturday hours.
It's Monday or Wednesday
Imperial Way is closed Sunday through Wednesday. Habitat's Wheaton Way store says it takes paint donations Tuesday–Saturday, 9–4. PaintCare says Monday–Saturday, so call before a Monday trip. Spray cans and thinner still have to wait for Imperial Way.
You found a container with no safe label
Ask Kitsap for its free site visit for unknown or lab chemicals before you move it. Old containers that are about to break also need an appointment. The regular paint drop-off rules don't cover this.
Bremerton rules and tips4
THE LOCAL ANSWER
For paint plus thinner, aerosols or other chemicals, use South Kitsap at 5551 SW Imperial Way, Thursday–Saturday, closed noon–12:30. For paint only, Habitat's Wheaton Way store is a PaintCare site taking up to 20 gallons. Olympic View Transfer Station won't take paint, stain or solvents.
Bremerton has both of Kitsap's paint drop-offs: the county's South Kitsap hazardous waste site on Imperial Way and a PaintCare drop-off at the Habitat store on Wheaton Way. The county transfer station on Barney White Road doesn't take paint.
Don't take paint to Olympic View
The Barney White Road transfer station says "no paint, stain, or solvents." It takes motor oil and antifreeze (5 gallons each), batteries and CFLs for free. Save the paint for Imperial Way.
East Bremerton: paint-only loads can go to Habitat
Habitat for Humanity of Kitsap County's Wheaton Way store is a PaintCare site. It takes up to 20 gallons a visit from households and very small businesses. Habitat's own hours are Tuesday–Saturday, with donations until 4 p.m.
Watch for the lunch break and holiday closures
Imperial Way stops taking waste from noon to 12:30 p.m. It's also closed July 4, Thanksgiving Thursday through Saturday, and December 24 through January 1.
Book big cleanouts
Count your containers and their sizes. You need an appointment for over 50 gallons, more than 50 containers, or any container over 5 gallons. Book if you have exactly 50, because the flyer and webpage disagree.
Free pickup programs and other options
Imperial Way's free reuse shop gives away usable household products. Businesses use Kitsap's small business program: fill out the online list, staff schedule you within five business days, and collections run twice a month at posted prices per pound.
Getting your paint ready
Use sturdy, lined boxes in the trunk or truck bed. Don't mix products. Call 360-337-5777 about unstable or unlabeled containers before moving them.
Full preparation checklist →Bremerton questions5
Can Jefferson or Mason residents use Imperial Way?
Yes. Kitsap takes household waste from residents of both counties. Pierce County residents are asked to use Pierce or Tacoma sites.
Is the North Kitsap site in Poulsbo open?
Not as of October 6, 2026. The county lists the Arness Creek Road site as coming soon.
What does a Bremerton business pay?
The county's small business prices (since June 1, 2022) are $0.65 per pound for paint, oil and latex PaintCare doesn't cover, and $2.00 per pound for aerosols. Ask whether your paint can go to a PaintCare store instead.
Can I take spray paint to Habitat?
No. PaintCare sites don't take aerosols. Imperial Way does.
Can I throw paint in at Olympic View?
No. The transfer station doesn't allow paint, stain or solvents.
Sources and how we checked10
Checked October 6, 2026 against Kitsap County, Habitat for Humanity of Kitsap County and PaintCare pages. Not yet settled: Habitat says Tuesday–Saturday but PaintCare says Monday–Saturday; the flyer and webpage disagree at exactly 50 containers; no North Kitsap opening date. No calls made.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Kitsap household hazardous waste ↗Kitsap HHW preparation flyer ↗Kitsap business waste (SQG program) ↗Olympic View Transfer Station ↗Kitsap solid waste facilities ↗Habitat for Humanity of Kitsap County store ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare Washington ↗Washington Ecology: paints and coatings ↗PaintCare large volume pickup ↗
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