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MoCo Drop-Off

Where to take leftover paint in Fairfax County, VA (¼-can rule)

Unofficial. Not Fairfax County. Not a hauler. Virginia has no PaintCare — do not drive cans to Maryland PaintCare stores. Latex follows the county’s ¼-can split; oil goes to attended HHW. Last checked 15 Sep 2026

Hours, fees, and gates change. Confirm on the official page the morning you go. This page is unofficial and not the county. Not a hauler. Holiday clock hours: not stated. City of Fairfax is not Fairfax County.

Which kind is it?

  1. Latex / water-based, more than ¼ can full?

    Recycle at I-66 or I-95 · facility open days

    County HHW PDF: recycle latex in quantities greater than ¼ of a can at I-95 or I-66 any day of the week the facility is open. At I-95, the HHW page also lists a Latex Paint ONLY Drop-off — Lot B on trash/recycling hours (Mon–Fri 7 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sat & Sun 7 a.m.–4 p.m.). Confirm Lot B signs the morning you go.

  2. Latex / water-based, less than ¼ can?

    Dry · then trash

    Leave the can open to dry. Once dry, bag with household trash on your normal collection day. HHW page tip: pour onto newspaper, dry, roll up, trash. Last resort: bring wet latex to HHW at I-66 or I-95.

  3. Oil-based paint, stain, varnish, thinner, solvent?

    Attended HHW

    I-66 or I-95 Household Hazardous Waste during HHW hours (not the same as every trash/recycling day). Paint, thinners, stains, varnish listed on the HHW accept list. Free for Fairfax County residents.

  4. Usable latex (~90% full)?

    Habitat via HHW

    County HHW PDF: usable paint (cans 90% full) may be donated to Habitat for Humanity through HHW’s program. Confirm with attendants the morning you go.

  5. Thinking PaintCare (Maryland store)?

    Wrong state

    Virginia is not a PaintCare program state. Do not take Fairfax cans to Maryland PaintCare drop-offs. Use county I-66 / I-95 rules above. Locator may show non-program flags for VA — still not a store list to copy.

  6. Business / commercial paint?

    Not residential HHW

    Business hazardous waste is regulated separately. County points to Commercial Hazardous Waste / Very Small Quantity Generator events — not this residential page.

Where to go

I-66 Transfer Station · HHW / latex recycle

HHW hours

Mon 7 a.m.–5 p.m. · Tue 12 p.m.–5 p.m. · Closed Wednesday

Thu 12 p.m.–5 p.m. · Fri 7 a.m.–5 p.m. · Sat 7 a.m.–4 p.m. · Sun 7 a.m.–4 p.m.

Trash/recycling residential hours are wider (Mon–Fri 7–5; Sat & Sun 7–4) and are not the same clock as HHW/e-waste. Tuesday and Thursday HHW starts at noon, not 7 a.m. No after-hours drop-off (electronics page). Holiday clock: not stated. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.

Call 703-631-1179 Map

Program office: 703-324-5230 · TTY 711

Address 4618 West Ox Road, Fairfax, VA 22030. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.
Who Fairfax County residents only. Proof of residency may be required: driver’s license, state ID, property tax bill, or utility bill. Free for residents. Businesses: not residential HHW. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.
What they take Oil-based paint and listed paint supplies at attended HHW. Latex >¼ can recycled any day the facility is open (per HHW PDF). Dried latex: trash. Usable (~90% full): Habitat via HHW. Cap for paint: not stated on pages fetched. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.
Fee Residential HHW: free. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.
Cap Paint volume cap: not stated. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.
Phone 703-631-1179 (facility) · 703-324-5230 (Solid Waste). TTY 711. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.
Last-checked 15 Sep 2026 (America/New_York)
Source HHW locations & hours HHW PDF (Aug 2024) Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.

I-95 Landfill Complex · HHW / latex Lot B

HHW hours

Wed 7 a.m.–5 p.m. · Sat 7 a.m.–4 p.m. only

Closed Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun for HHW / e-waste

Latex Paint ONLY Drop-off — Lot B

Mon–Fri 7 a.m.–5 p.m. · Sat & Sun 7 a.m.–4 p.m.

Trash/recycling is open more days than HHW. Do not assume Sunday HHW at I-95 — HHW is closed Sunday here. Lot B is latex-only per the HHW / locations pages. Holiday clock: not stated. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.

Call 703-690-1703 Map

Program office: 703-324-5230 · TTY 711

Address 9850 Furnace Road, Lorton, VA 22079. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.
Who Fairfax County residents only. Proof may be required (same list as I-66). Free for residents. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.
What they take Attended HHW (Wed + Sat): oil-based paint and listed HHW materials. Lot B: latex paint only on the posted Lot B hours. Dried latex: trash. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.
Fee Residential HHW: free. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.
Cap Paint volume cap: not stated. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.
Phone 703-690-1703 (facility) · 703-324-5230. TTY 711. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.
Last-checked 15 Sep 2026 (America/New_York)
Source HHW locations & hours HHW PDF (Aug 2024) Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.

PaintCare: Virginia is not among PaintCare’s program states (12 states + DC). Do not use Maryland PaintCare sites for Fairfax waste. Locator link only — no store list on this page. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.

HHW PDF URL returned HTTP 404 on direct fetch today; ¼-can / Habitat / dry-latex facts above match search-indexed text of that official PDF URL and the live HHW page. Confirm on the county pages the morning you go. Last-checked 15 Sep 2026.

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