Latex paint is water-based, meaning it cleans up with soap and water and is not considered a hazardous material. It is by far the most common type of paint: roughly 95% of house paints sold today are latex, and many stains are too.
To know for sure, check your paint can label. Look for words like latex, acrylic, water-based, or soap and water cleanup — any of these mean it’s latex and does not qualify for Hazardous Waste Collection drop-off.
Thankfully, multiple options are available for responsibly disposing your latex paint:
Latex Paint Drop-Off
Hobart City Barns collects latex paint year-round.
– Paint is accepted from Lake and Porter County residents only (ID required)
– No frozen paint or any other material in paint
– No leaking or rusted cans will be accepted
– No paint older than 5 years
– No oil based paint will be accepted
– No stains of any type
– No frozen paint or any other material in paint
– No leaking or rusted cans will be accepted
– No paint older than 5 years
– No oil based paint will be accepted
– No stains of any type
Hobart City Barns
340 S. Shelby Street
Hobart, IN
Mon-Fri: 7:00am – 2:45pm
Sat.: 8:00am – 11:45am
If you have any questions, please call Hobart City Barns
at (219) 942-6121.
La pintura de látex se puede tirar a la basura de forma segura cuando:
- The paint is dry.
- The lid of the paint can remains off and is thrown away separately.
Para secar la pintura de látex que ya no desea, deje la tapa abierta de los botes si están menos de medio llenos. Si los botes están casi llenos, es posible que tenga que verter parte de la pintura en otro recipiente para reducir el tiempo de secado. Además, añadir arena para gatos que no forme grumos, tierra o productos económicos para secar pintura que se pueden comprar en tiendas de bricolaje acelerará el proceso de secado.