Additional Recyclables at the RSWC

What’s Accepted

• Car Batteries (Lead acid)
• Power tool batteries (Ni-cad)
• Phone and laptop batteries (Lithium)
• Rechargeable AA and AAA batteries (NiMH)
• Rechargeable button batteries (common in watches and hearing aids)

How to Prepare Material

• If leaking, place in plastic bag with absorbent material.
• Please cover both terminals of batteries with tape before dropping off for recycling.
• Single use Alkaline batteries can be disposed of as trash.

Limitations

• 10 Lead acid batteries per load.

What’s Accepted

• Blenders
• Cables from electronic equipment
• Cameras
• CD and cassette players
• Coffee machines
• Communication equipment
• Computers and computer equipment
• Electric heaters
• Monitors
• Phones and phone systems
• Printers, scanners, copiers, and fax machines
• Stereos and radios
• Test/medical equipment (no medical waste)
• TV’s
• Vacuums (please empty the dust bag/bin)
• VCR’s and DVD players

How to Prepare Material

Remove:

• Glass blender pitchers
• Glass coffee pots

Businesses or other Non-Residential Sources
Call 273-6632

Limitations

As of January 1, 2023, there is no longer a fee for televisions and monitors.

What’s Accepted

• Liquid animal fats
• Vegetable oils
• Cooking grease

How to Prepare Material

FOG stands for fats, oils, and grease. To dispose of it properly, collect cooled FOG at home using a funnel and an empty milk jug or similar reusable container, then pour it into the designated FOG collector. It’s important that FOG is in liquid form—solidified fats can clog our collection screens and disrupt the system. For example, coconut oil may solidify at room temperature, making it difficult to process. Always ensure your FOG is cooled but still liquid before bringing it in.

Limitations

• Limited to 10 gallons/day.
• No motor oils or solids.

What’s Accepted

• All food scraps including fruits, vegetables, grains, meat, bones, and dairy
• Paper napkins
• Paper towels
• Biocompostable liners

How to Prepare Material

• Tell the attendant that you are using the Food Scraps Recycling Drop Spot
• Empty food scraps into the compost totes at the Food Scraps station
• Food scraps may come in biocompostable liners

Limitations

• Users can bring up to 10 gallons per day, per person.

What’s Accepted

• Clean glass bottles and jars

How to Prepare Material

• All colors of glass accepted.
• Labels are okay.
• No lids.

Limitations

• No Pyrex, ceramics, drinking glass, window glass, or hazardous waste containers.

Starting on March 1, 2021, plastic bags and films are no longer accepted at the Recycling and Solid Waste Center.

Clean, dry plastic bags and films are accepted at select grocery and retail store locations throughout New York State. For a list of area stores that accept plastic bags and films, please visit Earth911. We advise contacting stores in advance to confirm plastic bag and film recycling.

Additional information about plastic bag and film recycling for consumers is available on the New York State DEC website.

What’s Accepted

• Propane Tanks

How to Prepare Material

• Tanks do not have to be empty.

What’s Accepted

• Refrigerators
• Freezers
• Air conditioners
• Dehumidifiers
• Water Coolers

Limitations

There is a refrigerant removal fee per unit, unless proof of removal by a licensed technician is provided.

What’s Accepted

• Plastic baskets
• Plastic buckets (clean)
• Plastic garbage cans or recycling carts (wheels and axles removed)
• Coroplast campaign signs (metal removed)
• Plastic drums & totes (cut in half)
• Plastic lawn furniture
• Plastic pet carriers (metal removed)
• Plastic shelving
• Plastic bottles from water coolers

Limitations

• Items must be no larger than a 55 gallon drum.

What’s Accepted

• Fence wire
• Hub caps & wheel rims, fixtures
• Metal appliances – stove, oven, toaster, water heater, dishwasher, washer, dryer
• Metal furniture
• Metal pots & pans
• Microwaves
• Paint cans
• Pipes
• Small engines
• Tools
• Window and door frames

How to Prepare Material

Dry and Empty:

• Paint cans
• Small engine fuel tanks

If possible, remove:

• Non-metal handles from pots and pans
• All upholstery from metal furniture
• Small engine fuel tank caps
• Unhinge and remove glass doors

Limitations

No:

• Window screens
• Containers from hazardous materials

What’s Accepted

• Clothing
• Coats
• Shoes, boots & sneakers
• Belts
• Purses & bags
• Hats
• Towels
• Linens & pillowcases
• Curtains & drapes
• Stuffed animals
• Blankets and comforters

How to Prepare Material

Items must be clean, dry, and odorless and placed in clear plastic bags. (Clothing with small holes or stains that can be repaired are acceptable)

Limitations

No:

• Rags
• Fabric scraps
• Pillows
• Rugs
• Household goods

*Industrial tires, excavator tracks, hard rubber tires not accepted

What’s Accepted

Category 1a tires

• Bicycle tires
• Inner tubes
• Small riding lawn mower tires
• Handcart tires
• Wheelbarrow tires

How to Prepare Material

Rims accepted with tires.

Limitations

• No plastic tires.
• There are fees for this material.

What’s Accepted

Category 1b tires

• Car tires & truck tires
• Motorcycle tires
• ATV tires

How to Prepare Material

Rims accepted with tires.

*20” Rim Size MAX

Limitations

• Limit: Up to 25 tires per load
• There are fees for this material.

What’s Accepted

Category 2 tires

• Mixed loads of Category 1a and 1b tires

How to Prepare Material

Rims accepted with tires.

*20” Rim Size MAX

Limitations

• Limit: Up to 25 tires Category 1b per load
• There are fees for this material.

What’s Accepted

Category 3 tires

• Agricultural tires
• Tractor trailer tires
• Oversized tires

How to Prepare Material

Tires must be clean, dry, unfilled and uncut. No rims.

*48” Rim Size MAX

Limitations

• Limit: Up to 10 tires per load
• There are fees for this material.

What’s Accepted

• Leaves
• Grass clippings
• Branches
• Brush

How to Prepare Material

Check with your local municipality about yard waste management options(DOCX, 16KB).

Limitations

Tree branches need to be less than 4 inches in diameter and less than 4 feet long. There are fees for this material.

No:

• Treated or painted lumber
• Glass
• Metal
• Plastic
• Railroad ties
• Styrofoam®
• Tires