Residential and Commercial Recycling Guidelines

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Items That May Be Recycled at Drop Off Locations in Your County:

  • Propane tanks- can be returned to the place of purchase.
  • Motor oil bottles
  • Flourescent light bulbs-special county programs
  • Latex paint cans- cleaned out-some drop off locations
  • Clothing and other textiles- best to donate
  • Electronics- can not go in trash- proper recycling
  • Small Appliances
  • Large Appliances
  • Tires- Drop off locations, usually a fee
  • Yard Waste- most drop off locations accept for free
  • Used motor oil and antifreeze- hazardous drop off days
  • Ashes- some drop off locations, must be cold
  • Insulin Needles- sharps programs available- most counties
  • 5 gallon pails
  • Batteries- rechargable, wet cell, dry cell
  • Plastic shopping bags- most supermarkets accept these

Items That May Not Be Recycled :

  • Propane tanks- can be returned to the place of purchase.
  • Motor oil bottles
  • Flourescent light bulbs-special county programs
  • Latex paint cans- cleaned out-some drop off locations
  • Clothing and other textiles- best to donate
  • Electronics- can not go in trash- proper recycling
  • Small Appliances
  • Large Appliances
  • Tires- Drop off locations, usually a fee
  • Yard Waste- most drop off locations accept for free
  • Used motor oil and antifreeze- hazardous drop off days
  • Ashes- some drop off locations, must be cold
  • Insulin Needles- sharps programs available- most counties
  • 5 gallon pails
  • Batteries- rechargable, wet cell, dry cell
  • Plastic shopping bags- most supermarkets accept these
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Residential and Commercial Recycling Guidelines By County

Acceptable Items by County Cayuga Cortland Chenango Herkimer Jefferson Madison Monroe Oneida Onondaga Ontario Oswego Seneca Tompkins Wayne Yates

Corrugated Cardboard
Flattened 2×4 ft. max, tied with string X X
Flattened 4x4x1.5 ft stack, not tied X
Flattened 3x3x18 in. tied with string X
Flattened and stacked X X X X X X X X X X X

*No wax, plastic, styrofoam or metal coatings

Food and Beverage Containers
Metal food and beverage containers without lids X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Plastic containers (#1-7) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Glass food and beverage bottles, jugs, and jars-no lids X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Gable top (Milk and Juice) cartons and drink/soup boxes X X X X X X X X X X X
Paper boxes- cereal, cracker, soda, tissue, shoe, gift, etc. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Pizza Boxes X X X

*must be rinsed out and clean

*no dishes or drinking glasses

Paper Products
Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, etc. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Phonebooks X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
All books X X X X
Soft cover books X X X X X X X X
Hard cover books with the covers torn off X
Junk mail, advertisements, and brochures X X X X X X X X X X X X
Home office paper, files, school papers, etc. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Shredded paper in brown paper bags X X X X X X X
Shredded paper in plastic bags
All envelopes- no metalic finishes or Tyvek materials X X X X X X X X X X X X
All giftwrap and cards- no foil or metalic finishes X
All giftwrap and cards X
Brown paper bags X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

**No soiled papers, paper toweling, or wet paper

*No plastic liners in cardboard

Metal Products
License plates- defaced X
Empty Aerosole cans with lids- no pesticides or spray paint X X X X X X X X X X X
Metal pots, pans, and aluminum foilware Foilware Foilware Foilware X X Foilware Foilware

Plastic Products
Laundry, dish, and handsoap containers X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Lotion and shampoo bottles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Empty medicine bottles X
Caps and lids X X X X X X