How to get rid of old paint in Baltimore County
Take it to the Central Acceptance Facility. There’s no fee. Limit: 20 gallons a visit; household paint only.
Central Acceptance Facility
County residents (10 free visits a year); full-service hazardous waste drop-off
| Monday to Saturday | 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Sunday | Closed |
- Hours are in Eastern time.
- Open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, and the day after Thanksgiving.
201 West Warren Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030
Entrance on Drop Off Drive, off Warren Road, a quarter mile west of York Road
Rules for paint
- Fee
- Free
- Limit
- 20 gallons a visit; household paint only
- Residency
- County residents (10 free visits a year); full-service hazardous waste drop-off.
- Latex and oil-based paint. Small amounts of latex paint can be dried out with cat litter or sawdust and put in the trash with the lid off.
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