Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Beckley.
200 Fernandez Drive, Beckley, WV 25801
Because none of the authority's pages we reviewed say the landfill takes paint, call 304-255-9335 before bringing any. The Free Day rules say all loads are subject to random waste audits. Mercantile donations may be refused at staff discretion. The authority's events page says to check back for future events; no paint collection is listed.
301 Piedmont Road, Charleston, WV 25301
This is a Kanawha County store, not a Raleigh County program. It also has a Teays Valley store that takes latex paint. Call or text the donation hotline, 304-881-0262, with questions. All donations are screened and may be refused.
Harden it with sawdust or cat litter, or use it up on cardboard, as WVDEP suggests. Whitecap Waste lists wet paint among items it won't take, so ask your hauler whether the hardened can is OK before it goes out.
WVDEP calls oil-based paint household hazardous waste and suggests donating usable cans to a community service group or local theater group. Raleigh County has no posted collection, so call the Solid Waste Authority at 304-255-9335. The Charleston ReStore won't take oil-based paint or stain.
That's worth reusing. The Habitat ReStore at 301 Piedmont Road in Charleston takes liquid latex in its original marked container, Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 304-881-0262 with questions.
Free Day at the Raleigh County Landfill (last working Thursday) takes one pickup load of residential waste up to 516 pounds per county household. The authority's pages don't mention paint, and loads face random audits, so call 304-255-9335 before you include the cans.
If you can't donate leftover latex, harden it with sawdust or cat litter, or use it up on cardboard, then trash it, as WVDEP advises. Before you set it out, call your hauler; Whitecap Waste (304-252-6051) lists wet paint among items it won't take. Oil-based paint has no regular Raleigh County drop-off, so call the Solid Waste Authority at 304-255-9335 for options.
This guide is for Beckley, West Virginia, in Raleigh County. West Virginia has no PaintCare program, and we found no year-round paint drop-off in Raleigh County. The Raleigh County Solid Waste Authority runs the landfill and recycling center on Fernandez Drive, but none of its pages we reviewed mention paint. The most recent paint collection we found was the Beckley Area Foundation's free event on September 28, 2024. For latex you can't donate, the state says to harden it and throw it away.
The Raleigh County Solid Waste Authority runs the landfill, the E. Paul Barley Regional Recycling Center and a reuse store at 200 Fernandez Drive. Its rates, Free Day and recycling pages don't mention paint, and a search of its site for "paint" finds nothing. The landfill charges $47.03 a ton, with a $12 minimum for trucks with 500 pounds or less. On Free Day, the last working Thursday of each month, a Raleigh County household can bring one pickup load of residential waste up to 516 pounds. Call 304-255-9335 before bringing paint.
The Beckley Area Foundation held a free household hazardous waste collection on Saturday, September 28, 2024, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center. It was for Raleigh County residents. Ahead of the event, the foundation's Sam Babcock told WOAY it would take paint, fertilizers and old gasoline, with Clean Harbors and the Solid Waste Authority among the groups taking materials. WVNS reported that tires and electronics would not be accepted. The foundation's earlier event was at the Raleigh County Armory on October 3, 2020. We found no 2025 or 2026 date, and the 2024 flier link no longer works.
Whitecap Waste, based at 102 Hunt Avenue in Beckley, lists ashes, flammable products, oil, wet paint, hazardous materials and batteries among items it can't accept. It says to call the office for instructions. Trash must be bagged, at the curb by 5 a.m., within 3 feet of the curb, normally up to six 13- to 30-gallon bags of 35 pounds or less. Its free bulky pickup (two items a month) doesn't cover remodeling waste.
Beckley Public Works runs biweekly curbside recycling, a yearly spring household item cleanup and a fall leaf and small limb cleanup. The 2026 spring cleanup was set to begin March 30. WVNS reported that Public Works would not pick up hazardous waste, liquids, paint thinners, pesticides or petroleum products with it. Recycling goes out in clear bags by 7 a.m., with cans rinsed. Call 304-256-1740 or 304-256-1813 for your ward.
Raleigh County has no paint reuse program we could find. The Last Chance Mercantile at the landfill doesn't list paint among donations it takes. The Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha & Putnam ReStore at 301 Piedmont Road in Charleston takes liquid latex in its original marked container and remixes it for resale. It won't take oil-based paint, stain or thinners.
For oil-based paint, WVDEP says to donate it to groups such as community service organizations or a local theater group, follow the label, never pour it down a drain, and check with your local solid waste authority. The state's 2023 recycling directory lists no paint drop-off in Raleigh County. PaintCare's locator data has no listing in Raleigh County; its only West Virginia entry is a non-program listing for Hancock County households. Unlike Wood County (see our Parkersburg guide), the Raleigh County authority posts no paint collection. To report an open dump outside city limits, contact the authority's litter control officers (main line 304-255-9335). Inside Beckley, the authority asks you to contact the Beckley Police Department (304-256-1721) or City Code Enforcement (304-256-1738).
WVDEP's methods for latex are hardening it with sawdust or cat litter, or using it up on a piece of cardboard, before it goes in the trash. For Whitecap service, bag the trash and have it at the curb by 5 a.m. If you use Free Day at the landfill, tarp or secure the load. At the 2024 county collection, WVNS reported that volunteers would unload vehicles.
Full preparation checklist →We found no year-round drop-off in Raleigh County. The Solid Waste Authority's pages don't mention paint; call 304-255-9335. Usable latex can be donated to the Habitat ReStore at 301 Piedmont Road in Charleston.
WVDEP says to harden it with sawdust or cat litter, or use it up on cardboard, before throwing it away. Whitecap Waste won't take wet paint and doesn't say whether dried paint is OK, so call 304-252-6051 first.
Not that we could find for 2025 or 2026. The most recent one we found was the Beckley Area Foundation's collection on September 28, 2024, at the convention center. It was advertised as taking paint free from county residents.
Plan on no. WVNS reported that the 2026 spring cleanup would not take hazardous waste, liquids or paint thinners. Paint itself wasn't named, so call Public Works at 304-256-1740 before setting any out.
Paint isn't on its list of donations it takes, and it refuses products considered unsafe. Call 304-255-9335 to ask.
Checked October 17, 2026 from the Raleigh County Solid Waste Authority's site (home, landfill rates, Free Day, agricultural waste, recycle, Last Chance Mercantile, litter control, recycling links, education pages, plus its WordPress site search for "paint", which returned nothing, and its events and posts feeds, which list no collection events), the WV Solid Waste Management Board's SWA contacts, WVDEP's 2023 recycling directory and paint-drive release, the City of Beckley's Public Works and Recycling pages, WVNS (March 2026, September 2024), WOAY (2024, 2020) reports on Beckley Area Foundation collections, Whitecap Waste's residential, roll-off and FAQ pages, the Kanawha & Putnam ReStore's paint, guidelines and locations pages, and data/paintcare/sites.json (no Raleigh County record; the only WV entry is a non-program Hancock County listing). No calls or visits. The 2024 flier on bafwv.org returns 404, and the foundation's site no longer mentions the event. The city's Recycling page still shows 2025 pickup dates. The WVDEP release shows no year. Unresolved: whether the landfill takes dried or liquid paint; whether any 2026 or 2027 hazardous waste collection is planned; whether Whitecap takes hardened latex; whether other Beckley-area haulers have different paint rules.
Checked October 17, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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