Paint Recycling in Rehoboth Beach, DE
Rehoboth Beach doesn't collect paint in weekly trash or the Spring Bulk Pickup; DSWA household hazardous waste events take it.
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Before you go
- Note whether it’s latex (water-based) or oil-based; programs often treat them differently.
- Keep paint in its original, labelled, closed container.
- Ask about quantity limits per visit.
Delaware rules
- DSWA says latex paint may go in household trash once it has been solidified; liquid latex paint can go to a DSWA latex paint collection. Source: DSWA: Frequently Asked Questions (opens in new tab)
- Under Delaware's universal recycling law (7 Del. C. § 6053), everyone providing trash collection in Delaware must also provide single-stream curbside recycling to their single-family residential customers. Source: Delaware Code Title 7, Chapter 60, Subchapter III: Solid Waste Recycling (opens in new tab)
More Delaware rules (3)
- DNREC: under the Universal Recycling Law, every hauler that collects residential trash must include recycling collection. Source: DNREC: Delaware Recycles (opens in new tab)
- Yard waste may not go out with household trash or into Delaware landfills. Source: DNREC: Delaware Recycles (opens in new tab)
- DSWA was created by the General Assembly in 1975 but is not a state agency and receives no tax dollars. Source: DSWA: Frequently Asked Questions (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (21)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Delaware Code Title 7, Chapter 60, Subchapter III: Solid Waste Recycling (opens in new tab) · State of Delaware (Delaware Code Online)
- Under Delaware's universal recycling law (7 Del. C. § 6053), everyone providing trash collection in Delaware must also provide single-stream curbside recycling to their single-family residential customers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DNREC: Delaware Recycles (opens in new tab) · Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
- DNREC: under the Universal Recycling Law, every hauler that collects residential trash must include recycling collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Yard waste may not go out with household trash or into Delaware landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DSWA: Frequently Asked Questions (opens in new tab) · Delaware Solid Waste Authority
- DSWA says latex paint may go in household trash once it has been solidified; liquid latex paint can go to a DSWA latex paint collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DSWA was created by the General Assembly in 1975 but is not a state agency and receives no tax dollars. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DSWA: Recycling Centers (opens in new tab) · Delaware Solid Waste Authority
- Southern Recycling Center, 28560 Landfill Lane, Georgetown, DE 19947: Mon–Sat 8:30–3:30; household hazardous waste every Monday 10–2. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Southern Recycling Center: latex paint the last Monday of each month. Checked October 26, 2026.
- All DSWA recycling-center services are free for Delaware residents; only Delaware material is accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Recycling centers take oil-based paint and other household hazardous waste on designated days. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Recycling centers accept latex paint for recycling once a month. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DSWA: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Delaware Solid Waste Authority
- DSWA runs household hazardous waste collection events around the state through the year as well as weekly at its sites. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Delaware residents can bring household hazardous waste free of charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Oil-based paint, stains, thinners and varnish are accepted as household hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DSWA: Latex Paint Collection (opens in new tab) · Delaware Solid Waste Authority
- DSWA collects latex paint free from Delaware residents at a monthly collection at each of its four recycling centers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Latex paint must be in quart, gallon or 5-gallon metal or plastic containers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DSWA: 2026 Collection Event Schedule (opens in new tab) · Delaware Solid Waste Authority
- DSWA special collection events are held on select Saturdays through the year at locations around the state. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The events give Delaware residents a free way to dispose of household hazardous waste, recycle electronics and shred documents. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Rehoboth Beach: Spring Bulk Pickup (opens in new tab) · City of Rehoboth Beach
- Spring Bulk Pickup is free only to residents within the one-square-mile corporate limits of the City of Rehoboth Beach. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Hazardous waste such as paint is not accepted in the spring bulk pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Rehoboth Beach: Trash Collection & Yard Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Rehoboth Beach
- Weekly city collection does not take tires, electronics, refrigerant appliances, paint or batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
- For household battery recycling and hazardous materials, the city refers residents to DSWA (800-404-7080). Checked October 26, 2026.
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