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7 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Habitat Restore South Puget SoundPaint store2.1 mi
- Olympia Ace HardwarePaint store2.1 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store2.3 mi
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West Olympia Habitat Store — PaintCare collection
400 Cooper Point Road SW, Olympia, WA 98502
- Accepts
- House paint through PaintCare. Paint donated for resale must be full cans with original labels, no more than two years old.
- Who can use it
- Households, and businesses PaintCare allows. Businesses should ask staff about oil products and how much they can bring.
- Hours
- Store open daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Donations taken noon–6 p.m. Ask which hours apply to paint recycling.
- Load limits
- The store doesn't post a per-visit limit. Call. Containers must be original, labeled, closed tight and 5 gallons or smaller.
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare products. Ask separately about anything else.
Only the West Olympia store is known to take paint for recycling. Don't assume the Yelm store does. Habitat's donation pickup doesn't mean it picks up paint.
Directions ↗360-956-3456, option 2
HazoHouse at the Waste and Recovery Center
2420 Hogum Bay Road NE, Lacey, WA 98516
- Accepts
- Latex and oil paint, primer, stain, sealer and some related chemicals.
- Who can use it
- Thurston County residents. Businesses must register and book.
- Hours
- Daily 8 a.m.–4:45 p.m. Closed some holidays.
- Load limits
- Paint-related items: 10 gallons per vehicle per day. Containers 5 gallons or smaller.
- Fees
- Free for county households. Businesses pay.
Use the south entrance. It's drive-through only. No broken, leaking or empty paint cans.
7 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Olympia.
6 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.
Habitat Restore South Puget Sound
2.1 mi400 Cooper Point Rd SW, Olympia, WA 98502
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Washington
- Hours
- Monday-Sunday: 10 am-6pm
- Limits
- Limit 20 gallons per visit.
Olympia Ace Hardware
2.1 mi400 Cooper Point Rd SW, Olympia, WA 98502
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
2.3 mi1306 Fones Rd SE, Olympia, WA 98501
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Miller Paint
2.5 mi3740 Martin Way E, Olympia, WA 98506
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Mallory Paint Store
5 mi4404 Martin Way E, Lacey, WA 98516
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
6.1 mi8100 Freedom Ln NE, Lacey, WA 98516
- Who
- Households and Businesses
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
HazoHouse - Thurston County Waste & Recovery Center
6.4 mi2420 Hogum Bay Rd NE, Lacey, WA 98516
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Thurston County
- Hours
- Open daily from 8 am. to 4:45 pm. Closed: New Years Day, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Open on all other holidays.
- Limits
- Limit 10 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.
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 Olympia cleanout?3
You have eight gallons of paint and four of thinner
HazoHouse counts paint, primer, stain, glue, thinner and solvents together, up to 10 gallons per vehicle per day. That's 12 gallons, so ask staff how they'll count it before you go.
One can is leaking
HazoHouse won't take broken or leaking containers from households. PaintCare stores won't either. Call 360-867-2912 before you move it. Don't leave a leaking can at a donation drop.
You want the paint reused
Habitat only takes resale donations in full cans with original labels, two years old or newer. The West Olympia store also recycles paint. Tell staff which you want. An old, half-used can may fail as a donation but still be recycled.
Olympia rules and tips3
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Thurston County households can take paint and related items to HazoHouse in Lacey for free, up to 10 gallons a day. West Olympia Habitat also takes paint for recycling. Donating paint for resale there has stricter rules.
Olympia households can take latex, oil paint and related chemicals to HazoHouse in Lacey. The number to plan around is its daily limit for paint products.
Plan one load that fits the limit
The 10-gallon limit isn't just wall paint. Stain, sealer and solvents count too. Include them all when you ask staff to OK your load.
A reuse option in West Olympia
South Puget Sound Habitat says its West Olympia store is a PaintCare drop-off. If a store trip is easier, call it for current details.
Compare West Olympia and Lacey before you load up
With only house paint, West Olympia Habitat (400 Cooper Point Road SW) may save you the trip to Lacey. Donations start at noon, after the store opens; call 360-956-3456, option 2, to ask when it takes paint. For a mixed load with thinner or glue, HazoHouse is the surer bet, within its limit.
Free pickup programs and other options
Businesses need an appointment and pay HazoHouse fees. For a large stockpile, compare that with PaintCare pickup, if you qualify.
Getting your paint ready
Use sealed, labeled containers of five gallons or less. Stand them upright in a lined box.
Full preparation checklist →Olympia questions3
Do I have to live in Lacey to use HazoHouse?
No. It's for all Thurston County households.
Can I walk into HazoHouse?
No. It's drive-through only, and you can't walk into the drop-off area.
Does the Yelm Habitat store recycle paint too?
Habitat only names West Olympia for PaintCare recycling. Its donation rules work differently at other stores. Call Yelm to check.
Sources and how we checked7
Habitat's own pages confirm the West Olympia store is in the program and list its hours. Call to ask when it takes paint and how much. HazoHouse business sign-up is separate from household drop-off.
Checked October 4, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
