Paint Recycling in Lake Forest Park, WA

In Lake Forest Park, leftover house paint, stain and varnish can go to Ace Hardware of Lake Forest Park (17171 Bothell Way NE, free through PaintCare).

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

8 ways to get rid of a paint in Lake Forest Park

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Lake Forest ParkNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $70.00
How it works
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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Ace Hardware of Lake Forest ParkDrop-off · 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest ParkConditions applyFree
Where
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
Hours
Not listed. Call before you go.
Cost & rules
Paint
Accepted with conditionsFree (documented)
Latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons; no aerosols, unlabeled, leaking or empty containers.
Accepted during regular business hours; call ahead to confirm the store can take your amount and type of paint.
Limit: Limit 10 Gallons per visit.
Full details & sources
PaintCare Washington paint drop-off programNonprofit service · WashingtonOpen to everyoneFree
How it works
Paint stewardship program under Chapter 70A.515 RCW, running since April 2021 and overseen by the Department of Ecology. About 294 year-round drop-off sites (paint and hardware stores, HHW and solid waste facilities) take house paint, primers, stains, sealers and clear coatings at no charge. Find sites with the PaintCare locator.
Cost & rules
- House paint, primers, stains, sealers and clear coatings such as shellac and varnish, in containers of 5 gallons or less. No aerosol spray cans, solvents or industrial coatings.
- Call the drop-off site first to confirm hours and that it will take your paint. Containers need lids and original labels.
- Businesses may drop off latex paint; oil-based paint only from households and small quantity generators.
Official page (opens in new tab)
McLendon HardwareCounty service · King CountyConditions applyFree
How it works
McLendon Hardware site at 10210 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98146 (White Center CDP, unincorporated King County).
Cost & rules
- Latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons; no aerosols, unlabeled, leaking or empty containers.
- Accepted during regular business hours; call ahead to confirm the store can take your amount and type of paint.
North Seattle Household Hazardous Waste FacilityDrop-off · outside Lake Forest Park · 12550 Stone Ave N, SeattleKing County residentsConditions applyFree
Where
12550 Stone Ave N
Seattle, WA 98133
Hours
Sunday through Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost & rules
Paint
Accepted with conditionsFree (documented)
Oil-based paint, strippers and thinners; take latex paint to a PaintCare site.
Full details & sources Official site (opens in new tab)
South Seattle Household Hazardous Waste FacilityDrop-off · outside Lake Forest Park · 8100 2nd Ave S, SeattleKing County residentsConditions applyFree
Where
8100 2nd Ave S
Seattle, WA 98108
Hours
Thursday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost & rules
Paint
Accepted with conditionsFree (documented)
Oil-based paint, strippers and thinners; take latex paint to a PaintCare site.
Full details & sources Official site (opens in new tab)
Factoria Hazardous Waste Drop-offDrop-off · outside Lake Forest Park · 13800 SE 32nd St, BellevueKing County residentsConditions applyFree
Where
13800 SE 32nd St
Bellevue, WA 98005
Hours
Tuesday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost & rules
Paint
Accepted with conditionsFree (documented)
Oil-based paint, strippers and thinners only; containers 5 gallons or less; 50 gallons per household per day. Take latex paint to a PaintCare site.
Full details & sources Official site (opens in new tab)
South County Hazardous Waste Drop-offDrop-off · outside Lake Forest Park · 35101 W Valley Hwy S, AlgonaKing County residentsConditions applyFree
Where
35101 W Valley Hwy S
Algona, WA 98001
Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed Wednesdays) Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost & rules
Paint
Accepted with conditionsFree (documented)
Oil-based paint, strippers and thinners only; containers 5 gallons or less; 50 gallons per household per day. Take latex paint to a PaintCare site.
Full details & sources Official site (opens in new tab)

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.

More about paint

Washington rules

The PaintCare fee charged on new paint in Washington is $0.65 (over a half pint to under 1 gallon), $1.45 (1-2 gallons) or $2.75 (over 2 up to 5 gallons). Source: PaintCare: Washington (opens in new tab)
Ecology lists oil-based paint among household hazardous products. Source: Ecology: Moderate risk waste (opens in new tab)

More Washington rules (7)

Washington's 2019 paint stewardship law (Chapter 70A.515 RCW) set up the industry-led statewide program. Source: Ecology: Paint stewardship: PaintCare (opens in new tab)
Architectural paint may not be sold in Washington unless the product is covered by PaintCare. Source: Ecology: Paint stewardship: PaintCare (opens in new tab)
Local governments in Washington must plan for moderate risk waste (household hazardous waste plus small-business hazardous waste) in their area. Source: Ecology: Moderate risk waste (opens in new tab)
State law allows MRW in municipal garbage, but many local governments collect it separately and some ban it from regular garbage; check local rules first. Source: Ecology: Moderate risk waste (opens in new tab)
Ecology says to learn what can legally go in the garbage in your area and whether your jurisdiction has an MRW facility. Source: Ecology: Moderate risk waste (opens in new tab)
Ecology points to MRW facilities, events and take-back programs such as E-Cycle Washington, PaintCare, LightRecycle and Safe Medication Return. Source: Ecology: Moderate risk waste (opens in new tab)
Ecology keeps a county-by-county list of moderate risk waste disposal sites and services. Source: Ecology: Find a moderate risk waste disposal site (opens in new tab)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

PaintCare: Washington (opens in new tab) · PaintCare
- There is no charge to drop off paint at a PaintCare drop-off site in Washington. Checked October 26, 2026.
PaintCare drop-off site locator data (opens in new tab) · PaintCare
- PaintCare sites accept latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons; no aerosols, unlabeled, leaking or empty containers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Retail PaintCare sites take paint during regular business hours; call ahead to confirm they can take your amount and type. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare lists McLendon Hardware at 10210 16th Ave SW, Seattle 98146 as a Washington paint drop-off site. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare lists a limit for this site: Limit: 10 Gallons per visit. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare lists Ace Hardware of Lake Forest Park at 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park 98155 as a Washington paint drop-off site. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare lists a limit for this site: Limit: 10 Gallons per visit. Checked October 26, 2026.
King County Hazardous Waste Management Program: Disposal facilities (opens in new tab) · King County Hazardous Waste Management Program
- King County residents can take household hazardous waste to any collection site or the Wastemobile with no appointment and no fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
King County: Paint recycling (opens in new tab) · King County Solid Waste Division
- Residential customers can dispose of oil-based paints, paint strippers and thinners at King County hazardous waste locations. Checked October 26, 2026.
Guide to King County recycling and transfer facilities 2026 (PDF) (opens in new tab) · King County Solid Waste Division
- Oil-based paint is accepted at the Factoria and South County hazardous waste drop-offs only; containers 5 gallons or less; 50 gallons a day per household; $0. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Oil-based paint is $0 at the hazardous waste drop-off facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
Seattle Public Utilities: Where to Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Seattle Public Utilities
- Seattle's two household hazardous waste facilities are free for all King County residents; no appointment needed. Checked October 26, 2026.
Ecology: Paint stewardship: PaintCare (opens in new tab) · Washington State Department of Ecology
- Ecology oversees Washington's statewide paint recycling program, run by a manufacturers' stewardship organization (PaintCare). Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare takes latex paint from anyone, but oil-based and other potentially dangerous-waste paints only from households or small quantity generators. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The program covers house paint and primers, stains, sealers and clear coatings such as shellac and varnish. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Accepted paints are interior and exterior architectural paints sold in containers of five gallons or smaller. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare does not take solvents, industrial products or aerosol spray cans. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Call the drop-off site first to confirm hours and that it takes your paint; containers need lids and original labels. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Washington's 2019 paint stewardship law (Chapter 70A.515 RCW) set up the industry-led statewide program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Architectural paint may not be sold in Washington unless the product is covered by PaintCare. Checked October 26, 2026.
PaintCare: Washington (opens in new tab) · PaintCare Inc.
- There is no charge for dropping off paint at a PaintCare drop-off site. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare Washington drop-off sites are available to households, businesses, government agencies and others. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The PaintCare fee charged on new paint in Washington is $0.65 (over a half pint to under 1 gallon), $1.45 (1-2 gallons) or $2.75 (over 2 up to 5 gallons). Checked October 26, 2026.
Ecology: Moderate risk waste (opens in new tab) · Washington State Department of Ecology
- Local governments in Washington must plan for moderate risk waste (household hazardous waste plus small-business hazardous waste) in their area. Checked October 26, 2026.
- State law allows MRW in municipal garbage, but many local governments collect it separately and some ban it from regular garbage; check local rules first. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ecology says to learn what can legally go in the garbage in your area and whether your jurisdiction has an MRW facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ecology points to MRW facilities, events and take-back programs such as E-Cycle Washington, PaintCare, LightRecycle and Safe Medication Return. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ecology lists oil-based paint among household hazardous products. Checked October 26, 2026.
Ecology: Find a moderate risk waste disposal site (opens in new tab) · Washington State Department of Ecology
- Ecology keeps a county-by-county list of moderate risk waste disposal sites and services. Checked October 26, 2026.

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