SENECA COUNTY RECYCLING GUIDE
ALL-IN-ONE BLUE BIN RECYCLING IS HERE!!!
THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW MAY BE PLACED IN THE SAME BLUE BIN FOR RECYCLING.
WHAT COULD BE EASIER ?
GLASS: Any color food or beverage bottles and jars. Clean to remove food residue and odors. Remove and discard lids or caps. No broken glass.
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES: Any newspaper, inserts, magazine and catalogs. Fold neatly and place in brown paper bag or place loose in blue box. Do not place in plastic bags.
METAL/ALUMINUM CANS AND FOIL: Any metal food can or aluminum foil. Clean to remove food residue and odors.
PLASTIC: Containers with recycling code #1 - #7 on the bottom with three recycling arrows ONLY. No motor oil containers. Remove and discard lids and tops. Clean to remove residue and odors. Styrofoam cannot be included. Do not place items in large garbage bags.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD: Cardboard with wavy middle layer ONLY. Flatten all boxes. Remove excess tape and labeling. Cut to maximum of 3 ft. x 3 ft. by 18 inches high. Tie in bundles. No Waxed Cardboard.
OFFICE PAPER AND JUNK MAIL: Advertising flyers, colored or white paper, envelopes, shredded paper, and computer paper. Place in brown bag or loose in the blue bin.
BOXBOARD: Examples include cereal and tissue boxes, paper towel rolls and soda carriers. Preparation: Simply remove plastic inner liners and windows from boxes and flatten.
GABLE-TOP CONTAINERS: This includes juice cartons with tear-open tops. Preparation: Thoroughly rinse and flatten. No Waxed Milk Cartons.
ITEMS THAT ARE NOT RECYCLABLE: Styrofoam, window or broken glass, light bulbs, aerosol cans, scrap metal, ceramics, china, pyrex and plastic bags. Plastic bags can be returned to supermarkets.
HELPFUL REMINDERS
- Recycling pick-up starts at 7:00 a.m. on regular scheduled days. To ensure pick-ups, please have your containers out by 7:00 a.m.
- A per stop maximum of 4 recycling bins is permitted. Blue bins are available at the County Office Building at 1 DiPronio Drive, Waterloo, NY 13165
- No pick-up on the following days: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. If your normal collection day falls on or after one of the observed Holidays then your collection for that week only will be delayed one service day. For Example: if a Holiday falls on Monday then normal Monday collection will be done on Tuesday, Tuesday collection will be done on Wednesday and so forth throughout the week until all collections are completed by the end of business on Saturday.
QUESTIONS OR PICK-UP PROBLEMS
APPLETON DISPOSAL
54 DORAN AVENUE, GENEVA, NY 14456
1-800-262-2652
1-315-789-6785
SENECA COUNTY RECYCLING OFFICE 1-315-539-1720
THANK YOU FOR RECYCLING…YOUR EFFORTS MAKE SENECA COUNTY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND PLEASE SAVE THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
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