Paint Recycling in Smyrna, GA
The Smyrna Recycling Center accepts oil and latex paint and stain in original containers, priced by container size ($2 to $25).
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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.
Georgia rules
- EPD describes solidifying liquids (for example with cat litter or oil dry) so they can go out with regular household garbage. Source: Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- EPD lists old cans of paint among typical household hazardous waste and names Atlanta Paint Disposal as a resource that accepts latex paint for a fee. Source: Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
More Georgia rules (8)
- PaintCare runs paint recycling programs only in states with paint stewardship laws. Source: PaintCare: Paint recycling and drop-off locations (state list) (opens in new tab)
- PaintCare's state list (California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington) does not include Georgia: there is no PaintCare paint stewardship program in Georgia. Source: PaintCare: Paint recycling and drop-off locations (state list) (opens in new tab)
- Georgia's solid waste rules specifically prohibit five wastes from solid waste disposal facilities: lead acid batteries, liquid waste in landfills (with exceptions), regulated hazardous waste, radioactive waste and PCB waste. Source: Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Subject 391-3-4: Solid Waste Management (incl. Rule 391-3-4-.04 General and Rule 391-3-4-.19 Scrap and Used Tire Management) (opens in new tab)
- State and federal law exempt homeowners from hazardous waste rules, so household hazardous waste may legally go in the garbage, but only as solids: garbage trucks may not pick up liquid waste. Source: Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- EPD says household hazardous waste should not be poured down the drain, and liquids may not go in the trash. Source: Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- EPD says reuse and recycling options for household hazardous waste in Georgia are extremely limited. Source: Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- EPD points residents to CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) in Atlanta and Athens, which accepts many household hazardous wastes (some fees may apply). Source: Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- EPD tells residents to ask their city or county recycling or waste department about local amnesty days. Source: Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (20)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Waste Disposal - Cobb County Sustainability, Waste and Beautification (opens in new tab) · Cobb County Government
- Cobb residents pay a $14.00 minimum for the first 400 lbs; out-of-county customers pay $70.00 minimum / $70.00 per ton. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A valid Georgia driver's license is the only proof of Cobb residence accepted for the resident rate. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Paint costs $8.00 per gallon can, no matter how much paint is in the can. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Smyrna Recycling Center - City of Smyrna (opens in new tab) · City of Smyrna
- The city-run Smyrna Recycling Center is a drop-off open to residents and non-residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Smyrna Recycling Center: Accepted for Recycling (flyer) (opens in new tab) · City of Smyrna
- Oil and latex paints and stains only, in the original clearly labeled non-leaking container, unmixed. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Paint fees by container size: 5-gallon bucket $25, 2-gallon bucket $10, 1-gallon can $5, smaller than a gallon $2. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Items We Do and Don't Accept (opens in new tab) · Goodwill of North Georgia
- Goodwill of North Georgia cannot accept paint, tires, mattresses, box springs or large appliances such as washers and dryers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill of North Georgia - Cobb Parkway (opens in new tab) · Goodwill of North Georgia
- This Goodwill donation center accepts gently used furniture and computers, among other household items. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill of North Georgia - North Cumberland (opens in new tab) · Goodwill of North Georgia
- This Goodwill donation center accepts gently used furniture and computers, among other household items. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill of North Georgia - Smyrna (opens in new tab) · Goodwill of North Georgia
- This Goodwill donation center accepts gently used furniture and computers, among other household items. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Subject 391-3-4: Solid Waste Management (incl. Rule 391-3-4-.04 General and Rule 391-3-4-.19 Scrap and Used Tire Management) (opens in new tab) · Georgia Secretary of State (Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia)
- Georgia's solid waste rules specifically prohibit five wastes from solid waste disposal facilities: lead acid batteries, liquid waste in landfills (with exceptions), regulated hazardous waste, radioactive waste and PCB waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Georgia EPD: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Georgia Environmental Protection Division
- State and federal law exempt homeowners from hazardous waste rules, so household hazardous waste may legally go in the garbage, but only as solids: garbage trucks may not pick up liquid waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- EPD says household hazardous waste should not be poured down the drain, and liquids may not go in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
- EPD says reuse and recycling options for household hazardous waste in Georgia are extremely limited. Checked October 26, 2026.
- EPD points residents to CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) in Atlanta and Athens, which accepts many household hazardous wastes (some fees may apply). Checked October 26, 2026.
- EPD tells residents to ask their city or county recycling or waste department about local amnesty days. Checked October 26, 2026.
- EPD describes solidifying liquids (for example with cat litter or oil dry) so they can go out with regular household garbage. Checked October 26, 2026.
- EPD lists old cans of paint among typical household hazardous waste and names Atlanta Paint Disposal as a resource that accepts latex paint for a fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare: Paint recycling and drop-off locations (state list) (opens in new tab) · PaintCare Inc.
- PaintCare's state list (California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington) does not include Georgia: there is no PaintCare paint stewardship program in Georgia. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare runs paint recycling programs only in states with paint stewardship laws. Checked October 26, 2026.
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