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8 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Benton County MRWHazardous waste site0.9 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store1 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store1.3 mi
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Benton County Moderate Risk Waste Facility
1709 S. Ely Street, Kennewick, WA
- Accepts
- Paint, varnish and stain. Also cleaners, solvents, pesticides, car fluids, mercury, oxidizers and acids.
- Who can use it
- PaintCare says Benton County households only, no businesses. Benton County runs hazardous waste for all its cities.
- Hours
- Tuesday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m., plus the third Saturday of each month 8 a.m.–noon. The county posts a separate 2026 holiday schedule.
- Load limits
- PaintCare's map: 15 gallons of paint a visit, cans up to 5 gallons each. The county posts no total limit; call before a bigger load.
- Fees
- The county page lists no fee. PaintCare lists it as a drop-off site, so PaintCare paint is free.
No alkaline or lithium batteries (including vapes), medicines, needles, gas cylinders or commercial-grade chemicals. Second county phone: 509-783-1310. PaintCare still shows 509-786-5611 and old Wednesday–Saturday hours.
8 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Kennewick.
7 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.
Benton County MRW
0.9 mi1709 S Ely St, Kennewick, WA 99337
- Who
- Households Only (No Businesses) in Benton County
- Hours
- Wednesday - Saturday 8 am - 5 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 15 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.
Sherwin-Williams
1 mi3936 W Clearwater Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
1.3 mi2518 W Kennewick Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Rodda Paint
2.1 mi501 N Quay St, Kennewick, WA 99336
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Miller Paint
3.8 mi8818 W Victoria St, Kennewick, WA 99336
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
5.3 mi5109 Rd 68 Ste C, Pasco, WA 99301
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
6.9 mi2100 Keene Rd, Richland, WA 99352
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
8.4 mi1727 George Washington Way, Richland, WA 99354
- 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 Kennewick cleanout?4
Your map pin lands on 2627 S. Ely Street
That's WM's transfer station. It won't take liquid paint or hazardous waste, and dried paint is charged as garbage, $40.87 minimum. The county drop-off is at 1709 S. Ely. Have trash too? Go to both, but drop paint at 1709 first.
You can only go on a Saturday
Benton is open only the third Saturday of the month, 8–noon. For 2026 holidays, it adds Saturday, November 28, 8–noon, and closes November 26–27. On other Saturdays, a PaintCare store may take a paint-only load. Call the store first.
You're a painter with 30 gallons from a job
The county site is for households only. Kennewick's PaintCare stores take households and businesses, 20 gallons per visit. Split the load between stores only if each store agrees. For 100 gallons or more, ask PaintCare about pickup.
Pasco's site looks closer
Franklin County's Dietrich Road site in Pasco is free only for Franklin County residents. Kennewick households should use Benton's Ely Street site. Benton also sends Franklin residents back to Franklin County.
Kennewick rules and tips4
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take household paint and painting chemicals to Benton County's site at 1709 S. Ely Street. It's open Tuesday–Friday 8–5 and the third Saturday 8–noon. A Kennewick PaintCare store can also take paint only, up to its limit. WM's Kennewick Transfer Station, farther down Ely at 2627, won't take liquid paint.
Kennewick has the county's only permanent household hazardous waste site, plus four PaintCare stores in the city. Two waste sites are on South Ely Street. Only the county site at 1709 takes liquid paint.
1709 S. Ely, not 2627 S. Ely
The county site and WM's Kennewick Transfer Station share a street. WM doesn't recycle paint. It only takes fully dried paint, as garbage, for a $40.87 minimum plus tax. Take liquid oil paint, thinner and stain to 1709.
Contractor paint can't go to the county site
PaintCare lists the Benton site for households only. Kennewick's PaintCare stores (Miller Paint, Rodda Paint and two Sherwin-Williams stores) take households and businesses, up to 20 gallons per visit each. A painting contractor should call one of them first.
Pasco's site isn't a free shortcut
Franklin County's site at 1721 Dietrich Road in Pasco is free only for Franklin County residents, with a 10-gallon household limit. If you live in Kennewick, use Benton's site.
Use the county's phone numbers
Benton County's pages list 509-786-5710 and 509-783-1310. PaintCare's listing still shows 509-786-5611 and old Wednesday–Saturday hours. Go by the county page for hours.
Free pickup programs and other options
For PaintCare paint, check a Kennewick store on the map below; limits vary. Call the Habitat store on Wellsian Way in Richland to donate usable paint. Businesses with more than a store will take can ask PaintCare about pickup (100+ gallons) or hire a hazardous waste hauler.
Getting your paint ready
Keep paint in its original labeled can, 5 gallons or smaller. Box vapes and lithium batteries separately. The Ely Street site doesn't take them.
Full preparation checklist →Kennewick questions5
Can I take paint to the Kennewick Transfer Station?
Only fully dried paint, as garbage, and you pay the disposal charge. WM says the station doesn't recycle paint or take any hazardous waste.
Is the Ely Street site open on Saturdays?
Only the third Saturday of each month, 8 a.m. to noon, per the county's facility page. The county's general solid waste page still says Tuesday–Saturday. Go by the facility page, and call if you're not sure.
How much paint can I bring at once?
PaintCare lists 15 gallons per visit at the Benton site. The county gives no limit, so call before bringing more.
Can a Kennewick business use the Benton site?
PaintCare says no businesses. Benton County holds separate small-business collection events when state funding allows. No dates were posted on October 6, 2026.
Does WM's motor-oil drop at the transfer station take thinner?
No. WM takes free motor oil only in containers of 1 gallon or smaller, and no hazardous waste. Take paint thinner to 1709 S. Ely.
Sources and how we checked12
Checked October 6, 2026 against Benton County, WM, Franklin County and PaintCare pages. Not yet settled: the county lists no fee or load limit, no small-business event dates, and its index page still says Tuesday–Saturday. Holiday dates are for 2026 only. No phone calls made.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Benton County Moderate Risk Waste Facility ↗Benton County solid waste ↗Benton County paint guidance ↗Benton County solid waste FAQs ↗Benton County small quantity generators ↗Kennewick Transfer Station (WM) ↗Franklin County household hazardous waste ↗Benton reusable construction materials ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare Washington ↗Washington Ecology: paints and coatings ↗PaintCare large volume pickup ↗
