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29 free paint drop-off sites within 12 miles.
- ACTenviroPaint store1.5 mi
- Mallory Paint StorePaint store2.1 mi
- Sherwin-WilliamsPaint store2.2 mi
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Tacoma Habitat Store paint recycling
4824 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA 98409
- Accepts
- House paint, stain and varnish through PaintCare.
- Who can use it
- Households, plus businesses that meet PaintCare rules.
- Hours
- Store open daily 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Ask when it takes paint.
- Load limits
- Call to ask how much it can take now. Containers must be 5 gallons or smaller.
- Fees
- Free for PaintCare products.
Don't count on it taking spray cans, thinner or unlabeled products.
Tacoma Household Hazardous Waste Facility
3510 S. Mullen Street, Tacoma, WA 98409
- Accepts
- Oil-based paint and solvents. No latex paint or water-based stain.
- Who can use it
- Tacoma residents. No business hazardous waste.
- Hours
- Friday–Monday, 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Closed Tuesday–Thursday.
- Load limits
- Up to 15 gallons or 220 pounds of hazardous waste per visit, labeled and sealed. Call first about unusual products or mixed loads.
- Fees
- Free for household hazardous waste it takes.
Go during the hazardous waste hours, not the general transfer station hours.
29 PaintCare drop-off sites within 12 miles of Tacoma.
29 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.
ACTenviro
1.5 mi2923 South J St, Tacoma, WA 98409
- Hours
- 8am-3pm, Monday-Friday, prefers customers to call ahead
- Limits
- Limit: 250 gallons per visit. For large amounts, please call ahead.
Mallory Paint Store
2.1 mi2520 S 38th St, Tacoma, WA 98409
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
2.2 mi3814 S Cedar St, Tacoma, WA 98409
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
2.4 mi4806 Center St, Tacoma, WA 98409
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
McLendon Hardware
2.6 mi1015 N Pearl St, Tacoma, WA 98406
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
Habitat ReStore Tacoma
3 mi4824 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA 98409
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Washington
- Hours
- Monday - Sunday 9 am - 6 pm
- Limits
- Limit 10 gallons per visit.
Miller Paint
3.3 mi5252 S Washington St, Tacoma, WA 98409
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
3.6 mi6111 Tacoma Mall Blvd, Tacoma, WA 98409
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
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GDB International
4.6 mi2505 Frank Albert Rd E, Fife, WA 98424
- Hours
- Monday - Friday 9 am - 3 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 15 gallons per visit.
Rodda Paint
5 mi2510 S 84th St, Lakewood, WA 98499
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Northshore Ace Hardware
5.1 mi35419 21st Ave SW, Federal Way, WA 98023
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
Rodda Paint
6.7 mi4909 33rd Ave Ct NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Habitat ReStore Lakewood
6.9 mi11605 Bridgeport Way SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Washington
- Hours
- Monday-Sunday 9 am-6 pm
- Limits
- Limit 10 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
7.5 mi2600 Milton Way, Milton, WA 98354
- Who
- Households and Businesses
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
Milton Ace
7.7 mi2800 Milton Way, Milton, WA 98354
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
7.9 mi32818 Pacific Hwy S, Federal Way, WA 98003
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Mallory Paint Store
8.1 mi31853 Pacific Hwy S, Federal Way, WA 98003
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
McLendon Hardware
8.4 mi11307 Canyon Rd E, Puyallup, WA 98373
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
Habitat ReStore Puyallup
9.6 mi1329 E Main Ave, Puyallup, WA 98372
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Washington
- Hours
- Monday-Sunday 9 am - 6 pm
- Limits
- Limit 10 gallons per visit.
Habitat ReStore Spanaway
9.7 mi15801 Pacific Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98444
- Hours
- Monday - Sunday 9 am - 6 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 10 gallons per visit.
GreenSheen Paint
10.7 mi1907 Fryar Ave, Sumner, WA 98390
- Who
- Households and Businesses
- Hours
- Monday- Friday 7 am - 4 pm
- Limits
- Limit: 200 gallons per visit.
McLendon Hardware
10.7 mi1111 Fryar Ave, Sumner, WA 98390
- Limits
- Limit: 10 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
10.8 mi12314 Meridian E, Puyallup, WA 98373
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Rodda Paint
10.9 mi1501 15th St NW, Auburn, WA 98001
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
11 mi10109 128th St E, Puyallup, WA 98374
- Limits
- Limit: 20 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
11.3 mi25444 Pacific Hwy S, Kent, WA 98032
- Who
- Households and Businesses
- Limits
- Limit: 5 gallons per visit.
Miller Paint
11.7 mi14207 Meridian E, South Hill, WA 98374
- Limits
- Limit: 20 Gallons per visit.
Habitat Restore Auburn
11.8 mi1407 Auburn Way S, Auburn, WA 98002
- Who
- Households and VSQG Businesses in Washington
- Hours
- Tuesday-Saturday 10 am - 6 pm
- Limits
- Limit 5 gallons per visit.
Sherwin-Williams
11.9 mi17810 Canyon Rd E, South Hill, WA 98375
- 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 Tacoma cleanout?3
You have water-based stain and mineral spirits
Split them up. Habitat takes the stain through PaintCare. Mineral spirits go to the city hazardous waste site. The city won't take water-based stain, so not every painting product goes to the same place.
You have one usable can and one old can
Habitat's paint recycling is separate from its resale donations. Its recycling program takes leftover paint, stain and varnish for free. Ask staff if they have room. Habitat's furniture pickup doesn't mean it picks up paint.
Someone quoted you a price to haul it
Before paying by the can, check whether free Habitat or the city site fits what you have and whether you can drive it there. The city site is open Friday–Monday and closed Tuesday–Thursday. It's for households, not business hazardous waste.
Tacoma rules and tips2
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Take latex or oil house paint to the Tacoma Habitat Store, a PaintCare drop-off. The city hazardous waste site takes oil paint but not latex or water-based stain. It takes up to 15 gallons or 220 pounds per household visit.
Tacoma has two good options. Habitat takes leftover house paint. The city hazardous waste site takes household oil paint and other chemicals.
Start with Habitat for latex
The city hazardous waste site won't take latex or water-based stain. Habitat is a PaintCare drop-off, so call there first if you have a mix of regular house paint.
Keep contractor leftovers separate
Tacoma won't take business hazardous waste. A business should check whether PaintCare will take its paint, or hire a waste company. Don't use the household lane.
Free pickup programs and other options
If Habitat can't take your load, use the PaintCare map to find other stores. An open store doesn't always have room in its paint bin.
Getting your paint ready
Keep labels showing and lids tight. Ask the site about damaged cans before you bring them.
Full preparation checklist →Tacoma questions2
Does the Tacoma dump take latex paint?
The city hazardous waste site doesn't. Take it to a paint drop-off like the Habitat Store, if it has room.
Can a contractor use the city hazardous waste site?
No. Business hazardous waste isn't taken. Look at the business options instead.
Sources and how we checked7
The city page blocked direct access, so we used current search excerpts. Habitat's total limit and paint hours are unknown.
Checked October 4, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
