Next event: September 12, 2026 (fees apply)
Event Details:
📍 Carroll EMC Main Office, 155 Highway 113, Carrollton, GA, 30117
📅 Saturday, September 12th, 2026
⏰ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
💲 Fees Apply!
👉 Also happening: Paper Shredding
Accepted Items and Fees
Latex Paint
- $15 – 5 gallon bucket
- $3 – 1 gallon can
- $1 – quart & pint cans
Oil Paint & Stain
- $25 – 5 gallon bucket
- $5 – 1 gallon can
- $2 – quart & pint cans
Spray Paint & Samples
- $2 – spray cans
- $2 – oil-based samples
- $1 – latex-based samples
Rules and best practices:
🛢️ The PAINT RECYCLING events is for residential-grade paint and stains.
🛢️ Only liquid paint will be accepted. No other chemical or dry paint, please. (Scroll down for tips on drying small amounts of paint).
🛢️ Paint has to be in its original container with clear labels (latex, oil, stain) and be in good shape. No leaking containers will be accepted.
🛢️ No mixing or consolidating is allowed.
🛢️ We will not accept paint with hazardous ingredients like lead or mercury. These have to be disposed through the Household Hazardous Waste amnesty (typically hosted in mid-May)
What if my paint is dry?
Dried paint can be disposed of with household garbage. Be sure to contact your trash company for specific requirements as some companies have you remove the lid to prove that all paint is dry.
Can I put my paint in the trash can?
If it contains any liquid, no. If it is dry, contact your garbage company for specific requirements.
Can I mix all my paint in one big bucket for you?
No, we cannot accept paint once it has been mixed with anything including other paint.
My paint can is not full – how much do I pay?
All fees are based on the original container size and not the liquid volume in the container. See below for tips on deciding which paint cans to bring to Paint Recycling.
My paint is old – should I bring it?
If the paint is liquid, bring it! Paint will be accepted as long as labels are clear and the containers is not leaking.
How is Paint Recycled?
There are many ways that paint can be recycled. Most often, the highest quality latex paint is sorted out and turned back into recycled paint! Recycled paint is environmentally preferable to new paint, while still maintaining comparable quality. In many cases, reusable paints of the same color are pumped into a tank where the material is mixed and tested. The paint is adjusted with additives and colorants as necessary. Finally, the paint is fine-filtered and packaged for sale.
Paint that cannot be reused has other environmentally friendly applications – like being turned into a cement additive for manufacturing. 100% of the original paint can be recycled!
Recycling one gallon of paint could save 13 gallons of water, 1 quart of oil, and 250,000 gallons of water pollution, 13.74 pounds of CO2, save enough energy to power the average home for 3 hours, or cook 6 meals in a microwave oven, or blow dry someone’s hair 27 times.
PLEASE do not leave paint at KCB Office.
Paint Recycling at other locations
ACE Hardware/Southern Home and Ranch
- Location: 1110 N Park St, Carrollton, GA 30117
- Call 770-832-0114, or visit their Facebook Page for hours of operation.
- ACE Hardware/Southern Home and Ranch accepts paint for recycling through the Atlanta Paint Disposal program and charges a fee (see the fee table).
CHARM – Center for Hard to Recycle Materials
- Location: 1110 Hill Street SE, Atlanta, GA, 30315
- Please call 404-600-6386 for more information and hours of operation.
- Please check Charm’s website: livethrive.org for current opening time.
- Charm recycles “latex and oil base (first twenty-five pounds are free each additional pound is $.25.)”.