Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in La Crosse.
3202 Berlin Dr, La Crosse, WI 54601
It's on the La Crosse County Landfill complex just off Hwy 16, east of Woodman's toward West Salem, about a mile east of Hwy 16 and I-90. Pull under the canopy, turn off the engine and stay in your vehicle. Keep containers upright in the trunk or truck bed, not in the passenger area.
3200 Berlin Dr, La Crosse, WI 54601
It's on the east side of the landfill office building, next to the HHM facility. What's on the shelves changes, so there's no guarantee of a color or amount.
3 paint stores and 2 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.
Who: Households and Businesses in Minnesota
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.
32 S Walnut St, La Crescent, MN 55947
3202 Berlin Dr, La Crosse, WI 54601
225 W 2nd St, Winona, MN 55987
402 S Mill St, Rushford, MN 55971
1457 W Service Dr, Winona, MN 55987
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Drive them to Berlin Drive on any weekday. It's free for county households and no appointment is needed for a normal load. If a can has dried solid, put it in your garbage instead.
There are no Saturday hours from November through March. Plan a weekday trip, or wait for the 1st and 3rd Saturdays in April.
Holmen is in La Crosse County, so it's free. If the load tops 200 pounds or has containers over 10 gallons, call 608-785-9999 to book a time first.
Businesses come by appointment only and pay fees. Download the very small business registration packet and call 608-789-7555 or email hhm@lacrossecounty.org.
Take liquid paint, latex or oil-based, to the La Crosse County Household Hazardous Materials Facility at 3202 Berlin Drive, Monday-Friday 8-4 (plus the 1st and 3rd Saturdays, April-October). It's free for county households, with no appointment needed under 200 pounds. Dried paint can go in your regular garbage.
In La Crosse, Wisconsin, leftover liquid paint goes to the La Crosse County Household Hazardous Materials Facility at 3202 Berlin Drive, on the county landfill complex off Hwy 16. It's open every weekday all year and takes latex and oil-based paint free from county households. Next door, a free Product Reuse Room gives away usable household products that came into the facility.
The facility is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. year-round. From April through October it also opens the 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon. From November 1 to March 31 there are no Saturday hours.
Unlike Winnebago County near Oshkosh, La Crosse County takes liquid latex at no charge for its residents. Paint, stain, varnish and solvents are all on the free list. Bring a driver's license in case staff ask for proof you live in the county.
The program serves households anywhere in La Crosse County, so Onalaska, Holmen, West Salem and the county's towns all use this one facility on Berlin Drive. The county's pages list no second site.
Staff put usable products that came into the facility in the Product Reuse Room at 3200 Berlin Drive, beside it. The county doesn't say which products, so paint isn't guaranteed. It's open weekdays 8-4 and everything is free. You sign a waiver, and you can't drop things off there directly.
Heth's Hardware Hank in La Crescent, Minnesota, is a PaintCare drop-off, but PaintCare lists it for Minnesota households and businesses only. Wisconsin residents should use the county facility.
Wisconsin has no PaintCare program, so stores in La Crosse don't take paint back. The county says dried paint can go in your regular garbage and completely empty paint and spray cans can go in your recycling. If you live outside La Crosse County (in Vernon or Trempealeau County, for example), you can still use the facility, but you'll pay $1 a pound with a $10 minimum and must make an appointment.
Keep paint in original or clearly labeled containers with tight lids. Never mix products. Pack cans upright in a box in the trunk or truck bed, not in the passenger area. Pull under the canopy and stay in your vehicle with the engine off. Call 608-785-9999 first if you have over 200 pounds or containers over 10 gallons.
Full preparation checklist →Yes, for La Crosse County households. Latex and oil-based paint are both free at the Household Hazardous Materials Facility on Berlin Drive.
Not if you live in the county and have under 200 pounds. Out-of-county residents, businesses and organizations should book by calling 608-785-9999 or emailing hhm@lacrossecounty.org.
Yes. The county says dried paint can go in your regular garbage and empty paint cans can go in recycling.
Only the 1st and 3rd Saturdays from April through October, 9 a.m.-noon. In winter it's weekdays only.
Yes, anyone may use it, but non-county residents pay $1 a pound with a $10 minimum and must make an appointment. Minnesota residents can also use Heth's Hardware Hank in La Crescent, which PaintCare lists as a drop-off for Minnesota households and businesses (5 gallons per visit, no spray paint). That rests only on PaintCare's listing, so call the store at 507-895-2522 first.
October 13, 2026: read La Crosse County's HHM main page, residential page, FAQs, Product Reuse Room page and business page (opened in a browser; the site blocks scripted requests), the 2026 household pricing PDF and the HHM brochure revised July 24, 2026. Checked the Wisconsin DNR page and PaintCare's locator data (county facility listed as a non-program site; Heth's Hardware Hank in La Crescent, MN listed for Minnesota customers only). Unresolved: the county doesn't publish a per-visit gallon limit, only the 200-pound appointment threshold; the Reuse Room page gives 3200 Berlin Drive while the facility is 3202; the FAQ gives 608-789-7555 for business questions while other pages use 608-785-9999; we found no City of La Crosse page on paint. Habitat ReStore's paint policy wasn't confirmed on an official page.
Checked October 13, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
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