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Household Recycling Fall Drop Off Day, November 9, 2019

Recycle
Event Date: 
Saturday, November 9, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:00pm

Please visit http://westchestergov.com for additional information 
Location: Rye Playland, Playland Pkwy., Rye 

Partial funding provided by the NYS DEC

The Mobile Shredder will be available for residents only. Bring your personal papers to be shredded on the spot, at no charge. Each resident may bring up to four file boxes, approximately 10” by 12” by 15” in size.

RECYCLING:

What's NOT Accepted

Paint – Oil & Latex – harden paint and put it out with the trash. (Note: Rye Brook, Yorktown, and White Plains residents should put out hardened paint on bulk pick-up days.) A product called Waste Paint Hardener can be used to harden a gallon of latex paint in minutes; to harden oil based paint, add absorbent material, such as kitty litter

Motor Oil – take to a service station or motor oil retail outlet

Compressed Gas Cylinders – helium and oxygen tanks

Smoke & Fire Detectors – dispose of in trash

Explosives – flares, fireworks, ammunition

Medical Waste – hypodermic needles, syringes, lancets

Materials from Businesses, Schools & Institutions

Cell Phones, Phones, or Plastic Bags

Construction Debris For disposal information about these items, call the Recycling HelpLine at 2-1-1.

What IS Accepted:

Properly labeled household chemicals, including:

  • Most Automotive Fluids – antifreeze, brake fluid, gasoline
  • Flammable Liquids – kerosene, butane, charcoal fluid, turpentine
  • Metal, Jewelry & Furniture Polishes, Wood Preservatives
  • Pesticides, Insecticides, Herbicides
  • Photography & Swimming Pool Chemicals Other items, including: Fluorescent Light Bulbs & CFLs*
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Propane Tanks* (2, 5, 10 & 20 lbs.)
  • Batteries* – Auto, Non-rechargeable, Rechargeable & Button Cell (Alkaline and carbon-zinc batteries can also be safely discarded with the household trash.)
  • Car Tires*(maximum )
  • Mercury Thermometers andThermostats* Electronic Waste*– computer monitors, towers, peripherals, printers, TVs, faxes, radios, stereos, speakers
  • Appliances with Freon* – freezers, refrigerators, dehumidifiers, air conditioners
  • Expired or Unused Pharmaceuticals – prescription, over the counter, veterinary medication; keep drugs in their original containers

*Year-round disposal options are available. Call (914) 813-5425 for more information.