Paint Reuse & Recycling
Lopez Solid Waste is an authorized drop-off site for PaintCare, a non-profit paint recycling program. On Sundays, customers can drop off up to 10 gallons of qualifying paint products. Please review guidelines below, and notify the kiosk attendant on arrival.
Containers must:
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be 5-gallons or smaller.
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have original labels.
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have secure lids that prevent spills and leaks.
Open, leaking, or unlabeled containers will not be accepted.
YES
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Interior and exterior architectural paints (house paints): latex, acrylic, alkyd, oil-based, and enamel (including textured coatings)
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Deck coatings and floor paints (including elastomeric)
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Primers, sealers, and undercoats
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Shellacs, lacquers, varnishes, urethanes (single component)
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Waterproofing sealers and repellents for concrete, masonry, and wood (not tar- or bitumen-based)
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Metal coatings and rust preventatives
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Field and lawn paints
NO
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Dried paints
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Containers larger than 5 gallons
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Leaking or unlabeled containers
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Paint thinners, mineral spirits, solvents
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Aerosol products (spray cans)
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Auto and marine paints
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Art and craft paints
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Caulk, epoxies, glues, adhesives
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Paint additives, colorants, tints, resins
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Wood preservatives
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Roof patch and repair
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Asphalt, tar, and bitumen-based products
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2-component coatings
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Deck cleaners
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Traffic and road marking paints
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Industrial Maintenance (IM) coatings
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Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) (shop application) paints/finishes
REUSE PAINT
Customers are invited to take home for reuse paints that are dropped off at Lopez Solid Waste. You must not open containers on-site, and must take the paint as-is, in sealed containers. If you take the paint home and don't want it, you may return it to LSWDD on a following Sunday.