JC Licht Paint & Decor, Buikema’s Ace Hardware and Sherwin-Williams stores in Naperville are among the DuPage County locations where residents can drop off unwanted or unusable paint, county officials said.
There is no drop off fee to residents for the recycling service, which is funded by a state fee charged on new paint sales through the Illinois Paint Stewardship program launched Dec. 1, officials said.
Illinois has partnered with the nonprofit organization PaintCare to administer the program.
Residents can drop off up to five gallons per visit. The program is available at 29 DuPage County locations.
Naperville stores offering the service include JC Licht Benjamin Moore Paint & Decor, 419 S. Washington St.; Buikema’s Ace Hardware stores at 1030 N. Washington St., 963 W. 75th St. and 5035 Ace Lane; and Sherwin-Williams, 44 W. Gartner Road.
Acceptable items for recycling are interior and exterior architectural paints, latex, acrylic, water-based, oil-based and enamel, including textured coatings. Other items that will be accepted are deck coatings, floor paints, primers, sealers, stains, shellacs and lacquers. Rust preventatives, waterproofing concrete, masonry and wood sealers, and field and lawn paints are also included.
Not all locations will take all types of paints and stains, county officials said.
Paint is accepted during regular business hours, and residents are advised to call ahead for hours and to make sure the store can accept the amount and type of paint they would like to recycle.
Large volume generators should reach out to PaintCare directly and must comply with federal and state hazardous waste generator rules, the county said.
For more recycling locations, go to www.paintcare.org/drop-off-sites.
Michelle Mullins is a freelance reporter for the Naperville Sun.