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DROP OFF PAINT

New York

by | Feb 17, 2021

Contact

For general PaintCare inquires, call (855)PAINT09 or email info@paint.org.

 

Program Details

Additional Information

Paint Stewardship Law | Requirements for New York Retailers | Official Documents

Drop Off Paint

Enter your zip code, city and state, or street address to find the nearest, most convenient paint drop-off site to you. All PaintCare sites accept up to 5 gallons per visit (some take more). Please call ahead to confirm business hours and ask if they can accept the type and amount of paint you would like to recycle. Sites do not accept aerosols (spray paint), leaking, unlabeled, or empty containers.

  • accepts up to 5 gallons

  • accepts up to 10-20 gal.

  • accepts up to 100 gal.

  • HHW Programs (accepts other items)

  • Also has Reuse Program

Visit our PaintCare Products page for
more information on accepted products.

Fee and Funding

PaintCare programs are funded by a fee (referred to as the PaintCare fee) which is applied to the purchase price of new paint sold in the state. There is no charge for dropping off paint at a PaintCare drop-off site. The PaintCare fee is not a tax or a deposit. The fee funds all aspects of the paint stewardship program. For more information on the fee, visit the PaintCare Fee Page.

Although fees for New York have not yet been determined, they are expected to be similar to other states with a PaintCare program. The fees are based on container size and vary across the programs:

$0.35–$0.49

Small containers (e.g., pints & quarts)

$0.75–$0.99

Mid-size containers (e.g., 1-2 gallons)

$1.60–$1.99

Larger sizes up to 5 gallons