Paint Recycling in Olathe, KS

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Hazardous Materials (opens in new tab) · Johnson County, Kansas
  • Johnson County residents can dispose of paint, stain, yard chemicals and other household hazardous waste by appointment only. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (closed noon-1 p.m.) for drop-off appointments, the Free Store and paint purchases. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Empty or fully solidified latex paint cans can go in regular trash; liquid paint should go to the Johnson County or Olathe HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Johnson County says the City of Olathe's collection facility currently accepts items from all Johnson County residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Hazardous Materials Accepted Items (opens in new tab) · Johnson County, Kansas
  • Paint (latex and oil based) is on the list of accepted materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program Contacts (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment
  • KDHE's HHW program contact list names Johnson County at 11231 Mastin Street, Overland Park. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • KDHE's HHW program contact list includes Olathe as its own program. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Household Hazardous Waste & Product Re-Use Store (opens in new tab) · City of Olathe
  • Olathe runs a year-round program for Johnson County residents to dispose of HHW at no charge, with weekday appointments and a monthly no-appointment drop-off event. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Olathe HHW Facility is at 1420 S Robinson Dr., Olathe, KS 66061 (913-971-9311), by appointment Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Olathe HHW facility is for Johnson County residents only; business waste is not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Latex and oil-based paints are accepted, up to 25 gallons. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Liquid or chemical waste containers must not exceed five gallons and must be labeled if not in the original container; containers are not returned. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Residential Trash Services (opens in new tab) · City of Olathe
  • Tipping fees are $88 per ton, with a $45 minimum for Olathe residents with valid ID and an $88 minimum for non-residents/commercial. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Transfer Station does not accept hazardous wastes, liquids, oils, paints, tractor tires or yard wastes. 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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