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In conjunction with Marion County and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the County co-hosts an annual Amnesty Day (usually in the spring). This event provides an opportunity for residents and businesses of Sumter County to dispose of household hazardous waste. One year it is held in Wildwood, the next in Bushnell. This past spring it was in Wildwood.

If the paint is latex, just remove the paint can cover and let it dry out. When it's solid, you can dispose of the can with your regular trash. If it's oil based paint, then toxic waste disposal is necessary.

I just keep the stuff going to toxic waste in a location in my garage until disposal day. You might just want to call our utility company and ask them ...they might have a solution that doesn't involve keeping materials for about a year.