Everything you need to get rid of leftover paint responsibly in Riverton.
329 N Smith Rd, Riverton, WY 82501
The phone is the district office, not the station. The City of Riverton runs its own yard-waste area here (307-857-7744); paint has nothing to do with that line. Cover or tie down your load.
52 Beebee Rd, Lander, WY 82520
Directions from the district: from the Hwy 789/287 intersection by McDonald’s, go north on Hwy 789 toward Riverton 2.2 miles, turn right on Beebee Rd., and follow signs for recycling or the scale house in about 0.7 miles.
Your state doesn’t have a PaintCare program, so stores here don’t take paint for free. These are the public drop-off programs PaintCare’s map lists, closest first. Most only serve their own residents and some charge a fee. Call before you go.
329 N Smith Rd, Riverton, WY 82501
52 Beebee Rd, Lander, WY 82520
From PaintCare’s drop-off map ↗, updated October 6, 2026. Hours and limits are PaintCare’s. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Load them up and take them to the bale station on a Tuesday through Saturday. Latex is on the district’s always-free list. A 2024 city notice says to keep paint out of the city cart.
This year’s hazardous waste day was July 25 and has passed. Call the district at 307-332-7040 and ask if the station can take it now or if you should store it for next summer’s event.
You don’t need to drive to Riverton. The Lander Landfill (52 Beebee Rd., Tuesday–Saturday) and Dubois Landfill (100 Mountain View Dr.) both list paint.
Tarp it or tie it down. The district charges at least $10 for uncovered loads.
Take latex paint to the Riverton Bale Station, 329 N Smith Rd., Tuesday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; the district lists latex paint as always free. Keep paint out of your city trash cart. For oil-based paint, call the district at 307-332-7040; its 2026 hazardous waste day was July 25 and has passed.
In Riverton, Wyoming (Fremont County), paint goes to the Riverton Bale Station at 329 N Smith Rd., run by the Fremont County Solid Waste Disposal District. The district lists latex paint as always free. Oil-based paint has been collected at the district’s yearly hazardous waste day, held this year at the same station on July 25. A 2024 city notice said paint doesn’t belong in city trash carts. Wyoming has no PaintCare program.
In a February 2024 public notice, the City of Riverton listed paint and chemicals among items that can’t go in city rollouts or dumpsters. It said carts holding them may not be emptied, or a fee may go on your utility bill. The city’s current sanitation page doesn’t list paint by name; it points to City Code 8.12.010 and says the city doesn’t collect hazardous waste. Questions go to Public Works at 307-856-3687.
District notices list latex paint as ‘always free and acceptable’ along with recycling, scrap metal and electronics. Besides Riverton, the Lander Landfill and Dubois Landfill pages list paint. The Sand Draw Landfill page doesn’t.
The district holds one free hazardous waste day a year, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. It was at the Riverton station on July 25, 2026, and at the Lander Landfill on July 26, 2025. Oil-based paint, solvents and aerosols were taken; explosives, radioactive waste and asbestos weren’t. No 2027 date is posted, so call 307-332-7040 if you can’t wait.
The bale station runs Tuesday through Saturday. Coming up, it’s closed Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, and closes at noon on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
Since Nov. 1, 2023, the district charges at least $10 for loads that aren’t covered or tied down, including bagged waste.
There’s no PaintCare program or store take-back in Wyoming. If you live closer to Lander or Dubois, those district sites list paint too (Dubois is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., closed 1–2). Give good paint to a neighbor. Wyoming DEQ says never pour chemicals into storm drains or gutters. Businesses should call the district before bringing paint; PaintCare lists its sites for households only.
Keep paint in its original, labeled cans with tight lids. Empty, dry or leaking cans aren’t taken. Sort latex from oil-based. Box cans upright, and cover or strap your load before you leave home.
Full preparation checklist →At the Riverton Bale Station, 329 N Smith Rd., Tuesday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Latex paint is free there for Fremont County households.
No. A 2024 city notice listed paint and chemicals among items not allowed in city containers, and said the city may skip the cart or add a fee to your utility bill. Call Public Works at 307-856-3687 if you’re unsure.
The 2026 event was July 25 at the Riverton station and is over. No 2027 date is posted yet. Call the district at 307-332-7040 to ask about oil-based paint before then.
No. It’s open Tuesday through Saturday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Probably not. PaintCare lists the district sites for households only. The district’s Riverton page doesn’t address business paint, so call 307-332-7040 before you go.
October 16, 2026: read the Fremont County Solid Waste Disposal District pages for the Riverton, Lander, Dubois and Sand Draw sites, its fees and cover-your-load pages, its older recyclables flyer (which names ‘Latex Paint’), two district-paid County 10 notices (July 17, 2026 for the July 25, 2026 Riverton event; July 3, 2025 for the July 26, 2025 Lander event), a County 10 item relaying the City of Riverton’s cart rules (Feb. 22, 2024), the city’s sanitation page, Wyoming DEQ and PaintCare’s locator (district sites listed as non-program). Unresolved: the station pages list just ‘Paint’, so it’s unclear whether oil-based paint is taken on ordinary days; we tell readers to call. No 2027 hazardous waste day date is posted. The district’s own pages don’t state a residency check; the Fremont County households-only rule comes from PaintCare’s listing. The paint-in-carts rule comes from a city-paid County 10 notice dated Feb. 22, 2024. The city’s sanitation page (checked Oct. 16, 2026) doesn’t name paint; it excludes hazardous waste from collection and links City Code 8.12.010, whose definitions and § 8.12.080 (hazardous wastes) don’t mention paint either. The district’s ‘no commercial loads’ rule on its fees page covers the rural staffed transfer stations, not the Riverton Bale Station; business eligibility at Riverton comes only from PaintCare’s listing.
Checked October 16, 2026 against these sources, not by phone. How we research.
