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YONKERS PAINT RECYCLING PROGRAM
The Department of Public Works will accept leftover paint at the Yonkers Recycling Center partnering with PaintCare!
Guidelines to participate include:
- You must be a Yonkers Resident; your license and car registration address must match.
- One visit per day, two days per week
- Limit drop-off is five gallons per visit
- Paint cans must be in sealed, original containers with original manufacturer labels
Acceptable paint products include:
- House paint and primers (Latex and Oil-based)
- Deck coatings, floor paint (including elastomeric) and concrete sealers
- Clear finish (e.g., varnish, shellac)
- Interior and exterior architectural paint (Latex and Oil-based)
- Field and lawn paints
- Metal coatings, rust preventatives
- Waterproofing concrete/masonry/wood sealers and repellents (No tar or bitumen-based allowed)
The following materials are NOT accepted:
- Leaking, unlabeled or empty containers
- Aerosol spray paints
- Drums or containers larger than 5 gallons
- Hazardous waste or chemicals such as paint thinner, solvents, motor oil, spackle, glue, caulk, adhesive, roofing tar, pesticides, cleaning chemicals, etc.
- Traffic and road marking paints
- Auto and marine paints
- Art and craft paints
- Deck cleaners
- Industrial Maintenance (IM) coating
- Paint additives, colorants, tints and resins
- Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) paints and finishes
- 2-component coatings
- Wood preservative (containing pesticides)
- Roof patch and repair
- Asphalt, tar, and bitumen-based products
For those seeking additional drop-off sites or to recycling 100 gallons or more of paint, visit PaintCare for more details or to request a free large volume pick-up.
PaintCare Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that represents paint manufacturers (paint producers) to plan and operate paint stewardship programs in U.S. states and jurisdictions that pass paint stewardship laws. PaintCare is a program of the American Coating Association (ACA) a membership-based trade association of the paint manufacturing industry.
Paint products will be accepted during Yonkers Recycling Center business hours:
Monday thru Saturday
7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
735 Saw Mill River Road Yonkers, NY