Paint Recycling Program
County staff recycles paint at the two
recycling centers:
Hays Road off of State Road 52;and
Handcart Road off of County Road 579A.
Because of its proximity to the County's population center, a lion's share of the paint is received at the Hays Road facility. Two different types of paint from households are accepted: water-based paint (latex), and oil-based paint (classified as hazardous).
At our recycling centers, Oil-based paint is bulked into drums and sent out for
fuel blending and power generation. Latex paint is screened for its usefulness.
Good latex paint is mixed and packed in different size containers and the container is marked on the outside with the color of paint it contains. This paint is then made available to the public, free of charge. Since the County may have lots of paint some days and no paint on other days, the County requests that users submit requests a couple of weeks early. As could be expected, white paint is the most common paint we can easily prepare. Similarly, very dark color paint, e.g., brown is easy to find, and colors can not be guaranteed. The County neither guarantees the quality nor the availability of the paint. Staff highly recommends the use of this free paint for non-expensive projects such as garages, fences, barns, etc.
We encourage you to bring your leftover paint to our recycling centers. By recycling your paint in this manner you can prevent unnecessary storage problems at home, help someone else, and reduce waste. The paint-recycling program paints a pretty bright picture all the way around, a true winner by all standards. Join in Pasco County's Paint Recycling efforts today!
For more information please contact the
Environmental & HazWaste Programs Coordinator,
(727) 847-8041.