The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is collaborating with PaintCare, a nonprofit stewardship program providing sites for households and businesses to recycle unwanted paint, stain, and varnish all year round.
Find a drop-off site near you at paintcare.org/drop-off-sites.
There’s no charge to drop off accepted products at PaintCare’s participating sites! The fee you paid at the time of purchase covers the cost of recycling.
All sites accept up to five gallons per visit. Some sites will accept more — call ahead to confirm business hours and the quantity limits of that location.
Businesses, organizations, and households with 100 gallons or more can request a free large volume pickup at paintcare.org/pickup.
Accepted Products
• Interior and exterior architectural paints: latex, acrylic, water-based, alkyd, oil-based, enamel (including textured coatings)
• Deck coatings, floor paints (including elastomeric)
• Primers, sealers, undercoaters
• Stains
• Shellacs, lacquers, varnishes, urethanes (single component)
• Waterproofing concrete/masonry/wood sealers and repellents (not tar or bitumen-based)
• Metal coatings, rust preventatives
• Field and lawn paints
How To Drop Off
Products must be in their original containers (no larger than 5 gallons each) with the original manufacturer’s printed label on the container, and closed with a secure lid.
Containers that are leaking or empty, and containers without the original printed manufacturer’s label will not be accepted.
How to Get Rid of Other Products
Not all paint products are included in the PaintCare program. The following products are not accepted, and you were not charged a recycling fee when you purchased them.
To dispose of these products, visit nyc.gov/safeevents to find a NYC Department of Sanitation SAFE Disposal event near you.
Not Accepted Through PaintCare Program
• Paint thinners, mineral spirits, solvents
• Aerosol paints (spray cans)
• Auto and marine paints
• Art and craft paints
• Caulking compounds, epoxies, glues, adhesives
• Paint additives, colorants, tints, resins
• Wood preservatives (containing pesticides)
• Roof patch and repair
• Asphalt, tar and bitumen-based products
• 2-component coatings
• Deck cleaners
• Traffic and road marking paints
• Industrial Maintenance (IM) coatings
• Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) (shop application) paints and finishes
• Containers that are leaking or empty, and containers without the original printed manufacturer’s label
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