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8 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store1.2 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store2.7 mi
- Miller PaintPaint store4.7 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.
Habitat for Humanity store, Wellsian Way (usable-paint donation lead)
309 Wellsian Way, Richland, WA 99352
- Accepts
- Benton County lists it for building materials, used furniture, plumbing supplies and usable paint.
- Who can use it
- Anyone with items the store can resell. The store decides what it takes.
- Hours
- The county listing doesn't give donation hours. Call before you drop off.
- Load limits
- The county listing gives no rule on paint amount, age or condition.
- Fees
- Donation. No fee listed.
Not on PaintCare's Richland or Kennewick maps as of October 6, 2026. Think of it as donating good paint, not recycling old paint.
8 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Richland.
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.
Sherwin-Williams
1.2 mi1727 George Washington Way, Richland, WA 99354
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
2.7 mi2100 Keene Rd, Richland, WA 99352
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Miller Paint
4.7 mi8818 W Victoria St, Kennewick, WA 99336
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
5.4 mi5109 Rd 68 Ste C, Pasco, WA 99301
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Rodda Paint
6.3 mi501 N Quay St, Kennewick, WA 99336
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
7.7 mi3936 W Clearwater Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
8.5 mi2518 W Kennewick Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Benton County MRW
9.2 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.
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 Richland cleanout?4
You're taking trash to Horn Rapids anyway
Horn Rapids is open Monday–Saturday 8–4, closed city holidays including Thanksgiving Thursday and Friday. It takes motor oil and car batteries, not paint. The resident rate needs proof of current city garbage service and ID matching the utility bill. Save the paint for Ely Street or a PaintCare store.
Your garage load has paint and batteries
Benton's Ely Street site takes paint and solvents. It won't take alkaline, lithium-ion or lithium-metal batteries, including vapes. Horn Rapids takes car and rechargeable batteries. Split it up: batteries to the landfill, paint and thinner to Ely Street.
You have twelve gallons of leftover house paint
George Washington Way only takes 5 gallons per visit. Keene Road takes 20, and Benton's site takes 15 from households. Choose by how much you have, not just distance.
The paint is still good
Benton County lists Habitat at 309 Wellsian Way as a place for usable paint. Call 509-943-5555 before you bring it. Habitat isn't a PaintCare site here, so only bring sealed paint someone could buy.
Richland rules and tips4
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Horn Rapids Landfill sends household hazardous waste to 1709 S. Ely Street in Kennewick (Tuesday–Friday 8–5, third Saturdays 8–noon). For paint only, PaintCare lists two Sherwin-Williams stores in Richland: Keene Road takes 20 gallons per visit, George Washington Way just 5. Call Habitat on Wellsian Way to donate usable cans.
Richland runs its own garbage service and Horn Rapids Landfill, but neither takes paint. Take paint and painting chemicals to Benton County's site in Kennewick or to a PaintCare store. Richland's two Sherwin-Williams stores have very different limits.
Horn Rapids takes oil and batteries, not paint
The city landfill at 3102 Twin Bridges Road takes used motor oil, antifreeze and cooking oil (5 gallons each per visit; call 509-942-7700 first to check tank levels), car and rechargeable batteries, and propane. For other household hazardous waste, it sends you to 1709 S. Ely Street in Kennewick.
Pick the right Richland PaintCare store
PaintCare lists Sherwin-Williams on George Washington Way at 5 gallons per visit and the Keene Road store at 20 gallons. If you're clearing out a garage full of gallon cans, go to Keene Road. Call either store first.
Nothing hazardous in the blue cart or drop boxes
Richland's curbside recycling won't take hazardous waste or aerosol cans. City recycling drop boxes won't take hazardous waste either. Benton County says a spray paint can with any pressure or paint left still goes to a hazardous waste site.
You can dry out latex, but not oil paint
Benton County allows fully dried latex in your household garbage. Oil and solvent-based paint never goes in the gray cart, even when dry.
Free pickup programs and other options
For paint only, use a Richland PaintCare store within its limit. The landfill page's DTG Recycle on Saint Street is for electronics, not paint. Business paint goes to a PaintCare store or a private hauler; the county site is households only.
Getting your paint ready
Check the label. Water cleanup means latex; mineral spirits cleanup means oil-based. Bring a Richland utility bill and matching ID only if you're also dumping trash at Horn Rapids and want the resident rate.
Full preparation checklist →Richland questions5
Can I drop paint at Horn Rapids Landfill?
No. The landfill takes oil, antifreeze, cooking oil, batteries and propane. It sends other household hazardous waste to the Ely Street site in Kennewick.
Who runs the Ely Street site?
Benton County. Richland's landfill page credits the Benton-Franklin Health District, but the county's own pages call it the Benton County Moderate Risk Waste Facility.
Why does the George Washington Way store only take 5 gallons?
That's the limit PaintCare lists for that store. The Keene Road Sherwin-Williams lists 20 gallons. Both can change, so call first.
Does a city recycling drop box take paint?
No. Richland's drop boxes only take cardboard, paper, cans and plastic bottles. No garbage or hazardous waste.
Do I need to wait for a yearly collection event?
No. Some older pages mention yearly county events, but Benton County now has a permanent site on Ely Street.
Sources and how we checked11
Checked October 6, 2026 against Richland city pages, Benton County pages and PaintCare's map. Not yet settled: Richland says the Benton-Franklin Health District runs the Ely Street site, but the county says it does. Habitat's paint rules and hours, and county fees and load limits, are unknown. No calls made.
Checked October 6, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
Richland Horn Rapids Landfill ↗Richland residential waste and recycling ↗Richland Waste & Recycling ↗Benton County Moderate Risk Waste Facility ↗Benton County paint guidance ↗Benton County solid waste ↗Benton reusable construction materials ↗PaintCare drop-off site locator ↗PaintCare Washington ↗Washington Ecology: paints and coatings ↗PaintCare large volume pickup ↗
