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RESIDENTS OF THE

TOWN OF WESTERLO ONLY

Location: 88 Annabelle Rd Westerlo, N.Y. 12193

Phone: 518-797-3536

Hours:  Saturday 8:00 am – 3:45 pm

              Sunday 8:00 am – 11:45 am

              Tuesday 8:00 am – 3:45 pm

              Closed on Holidays

 

SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING

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ACCEPTABLE ITEMS

Flattened Cardboard

Phone Books

Plastic Bottles

Magazines

Paper Board

Glass Bottles and Jars

Office Paper

Brown Paper Bags

Aluminum Cans, Aluminum Foil, and Pie Tins

Junk Mail

Newspaper

Steel Cans & Empty Aerosol Cans

UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS

Plastic Bags

Food Waste

Wood

(Accepted in small amounts)

PUT EVERYTHING IN ONE CONTAINER – NO MORE SORTING!
THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS ARE NOW ACCEPTED FOR SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING
MATERIALWHAT TO RECYCLEHOW TO PREPAREDO NOT INCLUDE
Items listed below can be commingled (mixed) into the same recycling container
PAPER
PRODUCTS
Newspapers & GLOSSY INSERTS
Magazines
Phone Books
Junk (and other) mail
Cereal boxes, packaging, toy boxes, etc.
White, colored & computer paper
Corrugated cardboard

Remove plastic or foil liner from cereal
and package boxes.

FLATTEN CARDBOARD

DO NOT place in plastic bags.
NO wax or foil coated materials.
NO egg cartons.
NO PIZZA BOXES.
NOTE: waxed paper products, tissue,
paper towels, napkins, and food
containers can be easily composted
in your back yard.
GLASSClear, brown or green food and beverage containers ONLY.

Rinse Clean and place in recycling container.
Labels, lids and neck rings are okay.

Rinse Clean is a must

NO light bulbs.
NO window glass.
NO dishes, glasses, ceramics, Pyrex.
NO mirrors.
NO broken glass.
METAL CANSAll metal cans, tin, steel, aluminum, etc.
Aluminum foil and food trays
Empty aerosol cans

Rinse Clean and place in recycling container.
Labels, lids and neck rings are okay

Rinse Clean is a must

NO paint or oil cans
PLASTICPlastic milk, juice, and water jugs
Soda bottles
Detergent bottles
Plastics #1 through #7

Remove lids, Rinse Clean and flatten bottles to reduce size, then place in your recycling container.
Labels, lids and neck rings are okay.

Rinse Clean is a must

NO plastic bags/wrappings.
NO motor oil or anti freeze containers
(can be put in trash if empty).
NO polystyrene (styrofoam).

UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS LIST

SOLID WASTE SHALL NOT CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:

  1. EXPLOSIVES OR AMMUNITIONS
  2. COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID OR GAS CONTAINER, BOTTLES, CYLINDERS OR CANS
  3. CAUSTIC ACIDS, CORROSIVES, CHEMICALS OR OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTES, RADIOACTIVE OR OTHER CONTAMINATION OR POLLUTANTS PROHIBITED BY MANDATORY AND BINDING LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND NEW YORK STATE
  4. LIQUID OR SLURRY WASTES
  5. UNOPENED CONTAINERS, EXCEPT EMPTY HOUSEHOLD SPRAY CANS
  6. NO LAWN CLEARING DEBRIS INCLUDING GRASS, LEAVES, STUMPS TREE TRUNKS OR LIMBS
  7. THICK WALLED OR SOLID METALLIC OBJECTS SUCH AS CASTINGS, FORGINGS, GAS CYLINDERS OR MOTORS
  8. STEEL OR NYLON ROPE, CABLES, OR SLINGS MORE THAT FOUR FEET LONG.
  9. CASE HARDENED OR ALLOY STEEL CHAINS OVER 3/8 INCHES IN DIAMETER OR 4 FEET IN LENGTH
  10. ANIMAL WASTES OR PARTS OF ANIMALS OTHER THAN NORMAL HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE
  11. NO RECYCLABLES A S DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
  12. SOLID BLOCKS OF METAL, RUBBER OR PLASTIC IN EXCESS OF TWO CUBIC FEET
  13. ANY MATERIAL CLASSIFIED AS INFECTIOUS, HAZARDOUS WASTES (CONTAMINATED HYPODERMIC NEEDLES, SYRINGES, BROKEN GLASS, AND SCALPEL BLADES, ISOLATION WASTE, CULTURES AND STOCK FROM LABORATORIES, HUMAN BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS)
  14. NO BARRELS OR DRUMS
  15. NO ASBESTOS WASTE
  16. NO INCINERATED OR PARTIALLY INCINERATED MATERIALS
  17. INDUSTRIAL WASTES, WASTES THAT A R E NOT EASILY RECOGNIZABLE OR WASTES

THAT MAY POSE A HEALTH RISK TO LANDFILL EMPLOYEES WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED WITH WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE LANDFILL.

 

*For payments by check, you may pay at the Transfer Station*

*For cash or credit/debit (fee applies) payments, please visit the Town Clerk’s office to pay and get a receipt before bringing above items to the Transfer Station*

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***URGENT***

WATER DISTRICT VANDALISM

***Update 5/25***: At this time the Town has determined that there was no unauthorized access to the water supply. The advisory to not drink water has been lifted

Please be assured that your safety is our #1 concern.

Any further updates will be posted on the Town’s Facebook page, Town of Westerlo Government News, as well as on the website.

https://townofwesterlony.com/category/community-news/