Paint disposal in Minnesota

What Minnesota says to do with paint, read off Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's own page on 2026-08-19.

Minnesota's paint stewardship program takes leftover paint at PaintCare retail sites and county household hazardous waste programs. Read from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency · 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 Minnesota Architectural Paint Stewardship Program (PaintCare) drop-off site finder.

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.