Drop it off
Where Huntington residents can take paint:
- Dietz Hollow Landfill drop-off (City of Huntington)South High Street, Guyandotte, Huntington, WV 25702
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Dietz Hollow Landfill drop-off (City of Huntington)
South High Street, Guyandotte, Huntington, WV 25702
- Accepts
- Household trash and yard waste. Paint cans are taken only if the paint has been dried out, for example with kitty litter or sand.
- Who can use it
- People who live inside Huntington city limits, and property owners with a paid city refuse bill. Contractors can’t use it.
- Hours
- Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–2 p.m., and the third Saturday of each month 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Closed all holidays.
- Load limits
- No liquid paint and no container marked as hazardous waste. Also no tires, car batteries, motor oil or other petroleum products. One pickup-truck load every 30 days for residents; property owners get one load a month per unit, one load a day.
- Fees
- No drop-off fee is listed. Residents must show a copy of their City of Huntington refuse fee bill; property owners must show a paid refuse bill.
Residents: bring a driver’s license showing you live in the city, a copy of your city refuse fee bill, and come in a vehicle with a West Virginia plate. Property owners: bring your paid refuse bill and a driver’s license with the same name. The city gives the location as South High Street in Guyandotte, not a street number; call 304-696-5540 and press 1 if you need directions.
Which option fits your Huntington cleanout?4
You have a few half-used cans of latex
Stir kitty litter or sand into each can until the paint is solid. Then put the cans out with your weekly trash.
You’re hauling a truckload after a cleanup
Take it to Dietz Hollow on a weekday 8–2 or the third Saturday 8–1. Dry the paint first; liquid paint will be turned away. You get one load every 30 days.
You have oil-based enamel or stain
The city’s pages don’t separate latex from oil-based; they only say liquid paint is refused. WVDEP calls oil-based paint household hazardous waste and says to give usable cans to a theater or community group. We found no hazardous waste day in Cabell County. Keep it sealed and call WVDEP at 304-926-0440 for options.
You own rental houses in the city
Property owners with a paid city refuse bill can use Dietz Hollow, one load a month per unit. Dry the paint first.
Huntington rules and tips5
THE LOCAL ANSWER
Dry latex paint with kitty litter or sand, then put the can out with your Huntington trash or take it to the Dietz Hollow Landfill drop-off. The city won’t take liquid paint. We found no public drop-off for oil-based paint in Cabell County; call WVDEP at 304-926-0440.
In Huntington, West Virginia, the city takes paint only once it’s dried out. Harden latex paint with kitty litter or sand and the city will collect the can with your trash or take it at the Dietz Hollow Landfill drop-off in Guyandotte. We found no public drop-off for oil-based paint in Cabell County.
Dried paint goes out with the trash
The city’s trash crews won’t take cans of liquid paint. If you add kitty litter or sand to dry the paint out, the city says it can dispose of the cans. Set weekly trash out no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before.
Dietz Hollow takes dried cans, not liquid
The city landfill drop-off on South High Street in Guyandotte is open weekdays 8–2 and the third Saturday 8–1. It takes paint cans dried out with kitty litter or sand, but not liquid paint or any container marked as hazardous waste. Bring your license and your city refuse bill, and come in a vehicle with a West Virginia plate.
No oil-based paint drop-off found in Cabell County
The Cabell County Solid Waste Authority runs recycling yards and electronics events. We found no paint or household hazardous waste collection on its site. The city says hazardous items are regulated by the state and federal environmental agencies. Its pages list two numbers for them, 304-926-0495 and 304-926-0490. WVDEP’s own site lists its main line as 304-926-0440. WVDEP also says to ask your local solid waste authority about options.
Bulky pickup won’t take wet paint
Huntington picks up one free pickup-truck load a month of furniture and other bulky items. Call 304-696-5540, option 1, or use the Huntington WV 311 app. Paint is only allowed if it has been dried out.
Contractors can’t use the city drop-off
Dietz Hollow is for city residents and property owners with a paid refuse bill. Painting contractors need a commercial waste hauler.
Free pickup programs and other options
West Virginia has no PaintCare program, so stores don’t take paint back. WVDEP says to give usable paint to community or theater groups, and never pour oil-based paint down a drain. Read the can’s label for disposal steps. Rumpke runs Huntington’s curbside recycling, and its list doesn’t include paint cans.
Getting your paint ready
Open each can of latex outdoors or in the garage, stir in kitty litter or sand, and let it sit until it won’t slosh. Leave the hardened paint in the can. Keep oil-based paint sealed, labeled and away from heat while you look for a hazardous waste option.
Full preparation checklist →Huntington questions4
Will Huntington trash pickup take paint cans?
Only if the paint is dried out. Crews won’t take cans with liquid paint.
Can I take paint to the Dietz Hollow Landfill?
Dried paint cans, yes, if you live in Huntington and bring your city refuse bill, or own property and bring a paid refuse bill. Liquid paint, no.
Where do I take oil-based paint in Huntington?
We found no public drop-off in Cabell County. Call WVDEP at 304-926-0440 for options, and keep the paint sealed until then.
Can I put empty paint cans in my Rumpke recycling cart?
The city’s recycling list doesn’t include paint cans, only food cans and aluminum cans. Put dried cans in the trash.
Sources and how we checked8
October 13, 2026: read the City of Huntington’s garbage, city landfill, bulky trash and curbside recycling pages; WVDEP’s two latex paint releases and REAP page; and PaintCare’s state list. We also read the Cabell County Solid Waste Authority’s site (ccswa.us), which lists recycling yards and 2026 electronics events but no paint or household hazardous waste collection; it doesn’t load over a secure link, so it isn’t cited. PaintCare’s locator lists no Huntington site. The city gives two different state phone numbers on its pages (304-926-0495 and 304-926-0490); we used WVDEP’s own main line, 304-926-0440. Unresolved: no street number for Dietz Hollow, and no published paint policy for the Huntington Habitat ReStore. Peer review Oct. 13, 2026: re-read the city pages and WVDEP. Residents need a copy of the refuse fee bill; only the property-owner rules say “paid”. The city doesn’t say oil-based paint is refused, only liquid paint, so the guide no longer says the city won’t take it. The phone conflict is now in the guide text. Re-read ccswa.us (electronics events for 2026 and a recycling list with no paint).
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
City of Huntington: garbage and trash services ↗City of Huntington: city landfill drop-off (Dietz Hollow) ↗City of Huntington: bulky trash ↗City of Huntington: curbside recycling (Rumpke) ↗WVDEP: latex paint collection with Habitat ReStore (oil-based paint advice) ↗WVDEP: teaming with Habitat ReStore to collect latex paint ↗WVDEP: REAP (Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan) ↗PaintCare program states ↗
