Paint Recycling in Orangetown, NY
Orangetown sends paint to the Rockland County HHW facility in Pomona, which is free for residents.
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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.
New York rules
- The PaintCare fee on new paint in New York is $0.00 (half pint or smaller), $0.45 (over a half pint to under 1 gallon), $0.95 (1-2 gallons) and $1.95 (over 2 up to 5 gallons). Source: PaintCare: New York (opens in new tab)
- The PaintCare fee paid when buying new paint is not a tax or a deposit. Source: NYSDEC: Postconsumer Paint Collection Program (opens in new tab)
More New York rules (9)
- DEC lists oil-based paints as an example of household hazardous waste. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
- Architectural paint may be sold in New York only if the producer and its brands participate in the program and are registered with PaintCare. Source: NYSDEC: Postconsumer Paint Collection Program (opens in new tab)
- Household hazardous wastes are household materials that would be regulated as hazardous waste if generated elsewhere; household-generated HHW is exempt from state and federal hazardous waste rules. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
- Residents can take HHW to authorized HHW collection facilities or HHW collection events hosted by counties and municipalities; DEC has a map and list of permitted facilities. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
- If there is no permitted facility nearby, check with your municipality for periodic one- or two-day HHW collection events. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
- The state Environmental Protection Fund can pay up to 50 percent of the cost of municipal HHW collection programs. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
- General Municipal Law 120-aa required every municipality, by September 1, 1992, to adopt a local law requiring source separation of recyclables (paper, glass, metals, plastics, yard waste) where economic markets exist. Source: NY General Municipal Law 120-AA: Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials (opens in new tab)
- DEC tells residents to check local guidance to see which items their program accepts. Source: NYSDEC: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab)
- DEC lists New York collection programs for items that belong outside the recycling bin: beverage containers, carpet, cell phones, e-waste, lead-acid vehicle batteries, mercury thermostats, paint, pharmaceuticals, plastic film, rechargeable batteries and tires. Source: NYSDEC: Recycling and Composting (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (23)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Rockland County Department of Health: Waste Management (opens in new tab) · Rockland County Department of Health
- Rockland residents can drop off household hazardous waste and electronics free of charge during operating hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The HHW facility accepts household hazardous waste from Rockland residents and qualifying small businesses; 2026 also has listed Saturday and Sunday drop-off dates. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Rockland Green: Household Hazardous Waste Facility (opens in new tab) · Rockland Green (Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority)
- The HHW Facility is at 35 Firemens Memorial Drive, Pomona, NY 10970, open Monday to Friday 8am to 1pm. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Rockland Green: 2026 Household Hazardous Waste Facility Brochure (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Rockland Green (Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority)
- The HHW service is for Rockland County residents only (qualifying small businesses pay a fee). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Oil and latex paints are accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare drop-off site locator data (sites.json) (opens in new tab) · PaintCare
- PaintCare lists Rockland County SWMA HHW Facility at 35 Firemens Memorial Dr, Pomona 10970 as a paint drop-off site (Households and VSQG Businesses in Rockland County). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Town of Orangetown: Garbage and Recycling Pickup (opens in new tab) · Town of Orangetown
- Orangetown sends paint and other household hazardous waste to the Rockland County HHW Facility in Pomona. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare: New York (opens in new tab) · PaintCare Inc.
- PaintCare New York drop-off sites are open to households, businesses, government agencies and others with leftover paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
- There is no charge to drop off paint at a PaintCare site. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare sites accept house paint, primers, stains, sealers and clear coatings such as shellac and varnish. Checked October 26, 2026.
- For 100+ gallons, PaintCare offers a free large volume pickup service. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The PaintCare fee on new paint in New York is $0.00 (half pint or smaller), $0.45 (over a half pint to under 1 gallon), $0.95 (1-2 gallons) and $1.95 (over 2 up to 5 gallons). Checked October 26, 2026.
- NYSDEC: Postconsumer Paint Collection Program (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- The program covers interior and exterior architectural coatings in containers of five gallons or less: latex or oil-based house paint and primers, stains, deck and concrete sealers and clear finishes. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The PaintCare fee paid when buying new paint is not a tax or a deposit. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Architectural paint may be sold in New York only if the producer and its brands participate in the program and are registered with PaintCare. Checked October 26, 2026.
- NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- DEC lists oil-based paints as an example of household hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Household hazardous wastes are household materials that would be regulated as hazardous waste if generated elsewhere; household-generated HHW is exempt from state and federal hazardous waste rules. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residents can take HHW to authorized HHW collection facilities or HHW collection events hosted by counties and municipalities; DEC has a map and list of permitted facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- If there is no permitted facility nearby, check with your municipality for periodic one- or two-day HHW collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The state Environmental Protection Fund can pay up to 50 percent of the cost of municipal HHW collection programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
- NY General Municipal Law 120-AA: Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
- General Municipal Law 120-aa required every municipality, by September 1, 1992, to adopt a local law requiring source separation of recyclables (paper, glass, metals, plastics, yard waste) where economic markets exist. Checked October 26, 2026.
- NYSDEC: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- DEC tells residents to check local guidance to see which items their program accepts. Checked October 26, 2026.
- NYSDEC: Recycling and Composting (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- DEC lists New York collection programs for items that belong outside the recycling bin: beverage containers, carpet, cell phones, e-waste, lead-acid vehicle batteries, mercury thermostats, paint, pharmaceuticals, plastic film, rechargeable batteries and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
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