Paint disposal in Maine

What Maine says to do with paint, read off Maine DEP's own page on 2026-08-19.

Maine's paint product stewardship law (38 M.R.S. §2144) puts leftover paint into the PaintCare program — return it to retail or municipal drop-off sites. Read from Maine DEP · checked 2026-08-19

Never pour paint down the drain, on the ground, or burn it (Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet).

Where to take it

Sites are listed in the Maine Architectural Paint Stewardship Program (PaintCare) drop-off site finder.

The statute Maine cites is 38 M.R.S. §2144.

Counties differ — verify with your local program.

All 50 states: Can you throw away paint? — the federal baseline, what happens to it, and every state's rule with the page it was read from.