Oil based paint
Oil based paint can be recycled at MUB’s annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. You can find more information on that event here: https://mub.org/hhwc.
Latex based paint
Latex paint can be recycled and purchased at ReStore. Friends of Decker’s Creek also holds and annual latex paint exchange event where you can donate or pick-up for free, used latex paint.
To recycle latex paint at either ReStore or FODC’s Annual Paint Exchange event the latex paint must meet the following criteria:
- Latex paint must not be expired or less than 5 years old
- Latex paint must be in original container and more than 1/2 gallon
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
1825 Earl L. Core Rd.
Morgantown, WV 26501
Phone: 304-291-2991
https://www.monvalleyhfh.org/restore/paint-2/
Friends of Decker’s Creek
https://deckerscreek.org/paint-exchange/
If the latex paint is not usable you can safely dispose of it in your regular trash by following these steps:
- Open the can and let it air dry.
- Pour excess paint on cardboard or in a cardboard box filled with newspaper. Let the paint dry and then dispose of it in the trash.
- Mix an absorbent (like sawdust or kitty litter) with the paint.
- Let the paint dry and then dispose of it in the trash.
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