Residents and business will have the opportunity to get rid of that old or “not going to be used” paint at various drop-off locations across Connecticut. The drop-off spots will be open from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturdays starting from July 13 – August 17.
Residents will be permitted to bring in any amount of latex based or oil paint but business can ONLY bring latex based paints because of a CT based pre-screening law that applies to businesses.
Here are the drop-off locations and dates for the paint disposal:
July 13: Hamden Middle School • 2623 Dixwell Avenue • Hamden, CT 06518
July 20: Fairfield Ward High School • 755 Melville Avenue • Fairfield, CT 06825
July 27: East Lyme Highway Dept. • 8 Capitol Drive • East Lyme, CT 06333
August 3: Torrington Recycling Center • 252 Bogue Road • Harwinton, CT 06791
August 3: Danbury Public Works • 52A Newtown Road • Danbury, CT 06810
August 10: Norwich Public Works • 50 Clinton Avenue • Norwich, CT 06360
August 17: New Britain Recycling Center • 642 Christian Lane • Berlin, CT 06037
ACCEPTABLE
Containers must have original labels. This event is for the following products only:
• House paint and primers (latex or oil based)
• Stains
• Deck and concrete sealers
• Clear finishes (e.g.,varnishes, shellac)
NOT ACCEPTABLE
• No leaking, unlabeled or empty containers
• No aerosol spray paints
• No drums or containers larger than five gallons
• We cannot accept other hazardous waste or chemicals, such as paint thinner, solvents, motor oil, spackle, glue, adhesive, roofing tar, pesticides, cleaning chemicals.