Washington Staff
Kim Harless
Washington Program Coordinator
(360) 450-1639
- Clallam
- Clark
- Cowlitz
- Grays Harbor
- Jefferson
- Kitsap
- Lewis
- Mason
- Pacific
- Pierce
- Thurston
- Wahkiakum
Abigail Kruse
Washington Program Coordinator
(771) 210-7606
- Island
- King
- San Juan
- Skagit
- Snohomish
- Whatcom
Nick DiBartolo
Washington Program Coordinator
(509) 710-1317
- Adams
- Asotin
- Benton
- Chelan
- Columbia
- Douglas
- Ferry
- Franklin
- Garfield
- Grant
- Kittitas
- Klickitat
- Lincoln
- Okanogan
- Pend Oreille
- Skamania
- Spokane
- Stevens
- Walla Walla
- Whitman
- Yakima
PaintCare offers drop-off sites throughout Washington where the public can take unwanted paint for recycling. These sites are available to households, businesses, government agencies, and others with leftover paint.
Program Details
- Established in April 2021
- 274 year-round drop-off sites
- 3 million gallons collected (estimate)
Additional Information
Annual Report | Paint Stewardship Law | Requirements for Washington Retailers | Official Documents | Order Brochures and Materials
Drop Off Paint
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 each container 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.
The fee in Washington is based on container size as follows: