CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Latex paint is not hazardous waste and can be safely thrown away with your regular trash once it is solid. Because garbage collectors cannot pick up liquids, simply leave the ...

Tossing a can of paint into household trash may seem like the simplest thing to do, but that means the bucket will end up in a landfill—not the best final destination for latex or oil-based paint.

Dried latex paint can be placed regular household trash bins and at the county's container sites. Oil-based paint still must be discarded at the hazardous waste collection facility at 923 Wilkes Road.

Don't trash paint: Refuse workers cannot pick up canned, liquid paint -- their compactors break the cans' seals, causing paint to flow onto our streets. Never throw unused paint in the trash.