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Paint Recycling in Junction City, KS

Geary County residents drop off paint and stains free at the HHW & Recycling Center, 304 E 8th Street, Junction City, and can pick up recycled paint free.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a paint in Junction City

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Junction CityNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $70.00
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    Book online, set out your paint and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.

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  2. Geary County Household Hazardous Waste & Recycling CenterDrop-off · 304 E 8th Street, Junction CityGeary County residentsFree
    Where

    304 E 8th Street
    Junction City, KS 66441

    Hours

    Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4 PM; 2nd Saturday of the month 8 AM-2 PM

    Cost & rules

    Paint

    AcceptedFree (documented)
    • Free for Geary County residents. Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4 PM, 2nd Saturday 8 AM-2 PM; check in with an attendant.

    Full details & sourcesOfficial site (opens in new tab)

Before you go

  1. Note whether it’s latex (water-based) or oil-based; programs often treat them differently.
  2. Keep paint in its original, labelled, closed container.
  3. Ask about quantity limits per visit.
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Kansas rules

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

  • Household Hazardous Waste & Recycling Center (opens in new tab) · Geary County
    • Open Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4 PM and the 2nd Saturday of the month 8 AM-2 PM. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The HHW and Recycling area is a free program to Geary County residents; commercial businesses are excluded. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Commercial businesses are excluded from the HHW program. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Accepted HHW items include paint, furniture polish, turpentine, stains and all batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program Contacts (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment
    • KDHE lists Geary County's HHW contact in Junction City. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • K.S.A. 65-3405: County solid waste management plans (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
    • Each Kansas county (or a designated city) must submit a solid waste management plan to KDHE; counties may join regional plans. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • County solid waste plans must consider specific programs for wastes such as lead-acid batteries, household hazardous waste, white goods containing CFCs, motor oil and consumer electronics. The law requires consideration, not a program. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • K.S.A. 65-3460: Voluntary local hazardous waste programs; grants (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
    • KDHE may coordinate voluntary hazardous waste collection programs and encourages local governments to run household hazardous waste collection, alone or jointly. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • KDHE may give grants to help pay for local hazardous waste collection programs, from the state hazardous waste collection fund. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
    • Part of a hazardous waste treatment fee paid to KDHE by the Ash Grove cement plant in Chanute funds grants to HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Kansas has 45 permanent permitted HHW facilities plus 39 satellite locations (SFY 2024). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • KDHE says HHW disposal options are available in 93 Kansas counties, covering over 95% of the population; a few counties have none. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Latex paint is most of what Kansas HHW facilities collect. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • KDHE reports that most reused HHW is latex paint, which HHW facilities offer to customers at a fraction of the cost of new paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • KDHE: Solid Waste Statutes and Regulations (K.S.A. 65-34 and K.A.R. 28-29 compilation, PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
    • Under K.A.R. 28-29-1102, HHW facilities may send latex paint to a permitted municipal landfill only if it is solidified or still in its original container of five gallons or less. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • PaintCare: Paint recycling (state list) (opens in new tab) · PaintCare Inc.
    • PaintCare runs paint recycling programs only in states with paint stewardship laws; Kansas is not on its list of states. Checked October 26, 2026.

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