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45 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store1.9 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store3 mi
- Tweedy and Popp Hardware at WallingfordPaint store3 mi
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Rodda-Miller Paint – Aurora
7906 Aurora Avenue N., Seattle, WA 98103
- Accepts
- Latex and oil house paint, primer, stain, sealer and clear coatings PaintCare takes.
- Who can use it
- Homes and businesses. A business may bring oil-based paint only if it counts as a very small business. Water-based paint is OK if the store has space.
- Hours
- Store hours: Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–6 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sunday closed. Call to check it has room first.
- Load limits
- The store doesn't post how much it takes per visit. Call with your can count and sizes. Containers must be 5 gallons or smaller.
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare products.
No spray paint, thinner, solvents or industrial coatings. Keep labels on and lids tight. No empty or leaking cans.
North Seattle hazardous waste collection site
12550 Stone Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98133
- Accepts
- Oil-based paint, thinner and stripper. No latex paint.
- Who can use it
- King County households. Businesses use a separate business program.
- Hours
- Sunday–Tuesday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Holiday closures apply.
- Load limits
- Up to 50 gallons per household trip, in containers of 5 gallons or less.
- Fees
- Free for households.
This is a hazardous waste site, not a place to recycle latex paint.
South Seattle hazardous waste collection site
8100 2nd Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98108
- Accepts
- Oil-based paint, thinner and stripper. No latex paint.
- Who can use it
- King County households. Businesses use a separate business program.
- Hours
- Thursday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Holiday closures apply.
- Load limits
- Up to 50 gallons per household trip, in containers of 5 gallons or less.
- Fees
- Free for households.
This is a hazardous waste site, not a place to recycle latex paint.
45 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Seattle.
30 paint stores and 0 hazardous waste sites, 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
1.9 mi2500 15th Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119
- Who
- Households and Businesses
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
3 mi2940 6th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
- Who
- Households and Businesses
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Tweedy and Popp Hardware at Wallingford
3 mi1815 N 45th St, Seattle, WA 98103
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
3.1 mi2924 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Mallory Paint Store
3.1 mi2933 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
- Limits
- Limit: 15 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
3.3 mi1436 NW Leary Way, Seattle, WA 98107
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Mallory Paint Store
3.3 mi1546 NW Leary Way, Seatlle, WA 98107
- Limits
- Limit: 15 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
3.6 mi5500 14th Ave NW, Ballard, WA 98107
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
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Rodda Paint
3.7 mi3838 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin Williams
4.1 mi4457 Fauntleroy Way SW, Seattle, WA 98126
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
Greenwood True Value Hardware
4.3 mi7201 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Rodda Paint
4.6 mi7906 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Mallory Paint Store
4.7 mi1106 N 80th St, Seattle, WA 98103
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
Miller Paint
5.2 mi6101 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA 98104
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Tweedy and Popp Hardware at Crown Hill
5.3 mi9000 Holman Rd NW, Seattle, WA 98117
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
Tweedy and Popp Hardware at UW
5.3 mi4731 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98117
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
5.7 mi7305 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106
- Who
- Households and Businesses
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
5.9 mi10342 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
McLendon Hardware
7.5 mi10210 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98146
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
7.6 mi8824 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Mallory Paint Store
7.8 mi937 Hildebrand Ln NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
7.8 mi13318 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, WA 98125
- Who
- Households and Businesses
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
7.8 mi10609 NE 68th St, Kirkland, WA 98033
- Limits
- Limit: 5 Gallons per visit.
Mallory Paint Store
8 mi12021 Northup Way, Bellevue, WA 98005
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
8.4 mi15242 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Rodda Paint
8.8 mi1900 132nd Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98005
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Habitat Restore Bellevue
8.9 mi13500 Bel Red Rd, Bellevue, WA 98005
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Washington
- Hours
- Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-6pm
- Limits
- Limit 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
9.1 mi13205 SE 30th St, Bellevue, WA 98005
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Ace Hardware of Kirkland
9.2 mi6613 132nd Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98033
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
Mallory Paint Store
9.3 mi12620 NE 85th St, Kirkland, WA 98033
- Limits
- Limit: 10 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 Seattle cleanout?3
You looked up the North Transfer Station
Seattle's North garbage station is at 1350 N. 34th Street. The North hazardous waste site is at 12550 Stone Avenue North. Use the Stone Avenue address for household oil paint and solvents. Garbage stations don't take hazardous waste.
You can't get your oil paint to a site
King County offers free home pickup if you're 65 or older, or have a disability, and can't reach a site. Call 206-296-4692 with a list. Latex isn't taken, and there may be a wait. It's not next-day pickup for everyone.
Wednesday is your only free day
North and South Seattle are both closed Wednesday. Factoria, at 13800 SE 32nd Street in Bellevue, is listed Tuesday–Friday, 8–4. Check that it takes your items and is open before you make the longer drive.
Seattle rules and tips3
THE LOCAL ANSWER
For leftover house paint with labels, take it to a PaintCare store. For household oil paint along with thinner or stripper, use the North or South Seattle hazardous waste site on a day it's open. The city's garbage transfer stations are at different addresses from the hazardous waste sites.
In Seattle, Rodda-Miller Paint on Aurora Avenue takes latex and oil-based house paint for recycling. For household oil paint and solvents, there are also the North and South Seattle hazardous waste sites.
Pick by paint type, then by day
The Aurora store is open weekdays and Saturday and lists itself as a paint drop-off. Call about room for your cans. For oil paint plus thinner, compare the North and South Seattle days. Those sites don't take latex.
Second Use no longer takes paint
Second Use says it no longer takes used paint. A store that sells recycled paint doesn't always take leftover cans.
Pick a site by what you have and where you live
For latex or oil house paint, the Aurora Avenue store takes paint only. For oil paint with solvents, use North Seattle on Stone Avenue (Sunday–Tuesday) or South Seattle on 2nd Avenue South (Thursday–Saturday). Go by those days, not nearby garbage station hours. A store's room for paint is separate from the county's household limit.
Free pickup programs and other options
If you're 65+ or have a disability and can't get to a site, King County will pick up hazardous waste at home for free (not latex). Call 206-296-4692. For a large amount of paint, also look into PaintCare pickup.
Getting your paint ready
Keep cans closed and apart. If a label is hard to read, take a photo and call the helpline before you move anything unknown.
Full preparation checklist →Seattle questions4
Can liquid latex go in my trash?
No. King County allows dried-out latex in the trash as a last resort. Recycling usable liquid paint means you don't have to dry it out.
Can I take thinner with oil paint?
Yes. King County takes both as household hazardous waste. Both count toward the limit.
Can I bring latex to the county hazardous waste site since it takes oil paint?
No. King County sends latex, water-based and acrylic paint to PaintCare, not its hazardous waste sites. Take a paint-only load of latex and oil to a PaintCare store, or split the paint from the solvents.
Does the 50-gallon household limit apply at the Aurora paint store?
No. That's a county hazardous waste rule. Ask the store how much it can take. Keep each can at five gallons or smaller.
Sources and how we checked12
Call stores to ask if they have room. Fewer people qualify for home pickup than for PaintCare drop-off. We did not check space at each store.
Checked October 4, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
King County collection locations ↗King County paint recycling ↗King County oil paint limits ↗Second Use paint policy ↗PaintCare Washington ↗Washington Ecology: paints and coatings ↗PaintCare large volume pickup ↗Miller Paint verified recycling locations ↗Rodda-Miller Paint Aurora store hours ↗PaintCare accepted products ↗PaintCare business eligibility ↗Seattle transfer-station exclusions ↗
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