- Empty Paint Cans. Clean, dry, empty latex paint cans may be recycled with other metal cans or with scrap metal at your closest transfer station/recycling center. Empty plastic latex paint containers are trash.
- Partially Full Cans. If there is any paint left in the can, do not put it in the trash and do not dump it down the drain! Liquid paint in the trash makes a huge mess and is not allowed in a landfill. Septic/sewer systems are not designed to treat any type of paint. First try to find a friend or neighbor who can use the paint, then:
- All Paint — The District has a household hazardous waste depot at which paint is accepted, along with a host of other hazardous materials. Bring unwanted paint to the Depot OR to one of the following retailers: