If you can’t use up your paint or give it to someone who can, then dispose of it properly.

To dispose of latex paint:

• Dry it out and throw it in your regular trash. 
• For small quantities, take off the lid (away from children and pets) and let it dry. 
• For larger quantities, mix kitty litter or saw dust in it and let dry, or pour layers on newspapers in a cardboard box, allowing each layer to dry. 
• Be sure to take the lid off when you discard latex paint in the trash so waste handlers know it’s dry. 

To dispose of oil-based paint:

• Oil-based paint or paint containing lead can be brought to a mobile collection event, to the permanent drop-off at the landfill, or to the Regional Collection Center (RCC) in Bondurant.