Paint Pickup Day Hosted by Somerville DPW

Attention crafters and DIYers. Somerville's Department of Public Works (DPW) is giving away free latex paint on Friday, October 9! Stop by the DPW building at 1 Franey Road between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. to grab some paint (and help DPW save on the recycling fees). Somerville residency NOT required!

Terms and conditions: 

• DPW will NOT be accepting drop-offs during this window. 
• Non-Somerville residents cannot return paint taken from this event at a later hazardous waste event.
• There are roughly 200 individual cans/buckets of paint for people to choose from in different containers.

This is a first come first serve event.

For any questions or more information, please email Alex Cherry, at acherry@somervillema.gov.

Latex Paint Pick-Up Day Protocols

General Protocols

• The latex paint pick-up event will be offered on October 9th from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• This is a pick-up ONLY event; no drop-off will be allowed by any attendees.
• Any individuals or businesses are welcome; this is not an event exclusively for
  Somerville residents.
• Latex paint offered by the City of Somerville DPW shall be taken as is and may only
  be returned by Somerville residents at a Household Hazardous Waste Event.
• The City of Somerville is not responsible for the condition of the paint.
• Supplies offered on a first come first serve basis

Arrival and Organization

• Upon arrival attendants may walk up the designated route to the check-in table. This
  will be demarcated by signs and cones.
• The Recycling Manager will be stationed at the check-in table to help constituents at
  the DPW entrance.
• The shed attendant will help guide attendees where they may park and where the
  paint shed is located.

Parking

• Attendants will park outside of the DPW yard on the street.
• Attendants may briefly park in front of the paint shed to load their desired paint.

Materials

• Table for check-in (computer or notepad to document number of people and
  amount of paint taken).
• 6-10 cones to demarcate an attendee path along the street -facing left side of the
  DPW entrance.
• 2 horses with information on where to park and where to check in.