ITEM*
Aluminum'foil'pans'(pie'plates,'etc.)'
Appliances'(X'='working,'Y'='not'working)
Milk/juice'cartons'(aseptic'containers)
Batteries'(car)
Batteries'(rechargeable)
Batteries'(alkaline)
Blankets
Books'(hardcover)
Books'(paperback)
Cardboard'(corrugated)
CDs/DVDs
Chipboard/box'board'(cereal'boxes,'etc.)
Clothing'and'shoes'(gently'used)
Clothing'and'rags'(for'fiber'recycling)
Building'materials,'fixtures'and'tools'(reusable)1
Egg'cartons'(chipboard) 2
Electronics 3'
Eyeglasses
Furniture'(X'='gently'used,'Y'='for'disposal)
Glass'bottles'and'jars
Housewares'and'dishes
Kitchen'utensils
Lightbulbs,'long'fluorescent'tubes
Lightbulbs,'compact'fluorescent
Metals'(all'kinds)
Paper 5
Paper'(shredded)
Plastic'bags
Plastic'containers'(all'types'except&styrofoam)
Styrofoam'(packing'peanuts)
Styrofoam'(molded)7
Tin'cans'(including''aerosol'cans)
Tires
Toxic'household'and'garden'chemicals8
Vegetable'peelings
Yard'waste
BC
CB
CM
CRR
GW
HFP
X
HH
HHW
LC
X
X
X
WHERE7TO7TAKE7IT
MS NSO NTS
RS
X
X
Y
X
X
X
X
SA
SCAP SCPL
X
X
SCR
X
Y
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
STS SWCD TAP
X
X
Y
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SSR
X
X
X
X
X
SLC
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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X
X
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Y4
X
X
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X6
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CODE
PHONE(NUMBER/WEBSITE
CODE
PHONE(NUMBER/WEBSITE
BC#=#Backyard#
Composting
SA#=#Salvation#
Army
518234620205#
www.salvationarmyny.org/schenectady
CB#=#Clothing#Bins www.ecosny.org
SCAP#=#
Schenectady#
Community#
Action#Program
518234626503###########################
www.scapny.org
SCPL#=#
Schenectady#
County#Public#
Library
518238824500################################
www.scpl.org
SCR#=#(City#of)#
Schenectady#
Curbside#
Recycling
518238225144#
www.cityofschenectady.com/garbage.h
tm
518<346<2275#
CM#=#City#Mission www.citymission.com/services/thrift<
stores
CRR#=#Colt#
518<377<9900
Refining#and#
Recycling
518<355<4265#########################
GW#=#Goodwill
www.goodwill.org
HFP#=#Home#
Furnishing#
Program
HH#=#Habitat#for#
Humanity#
(ReStore)
518<346<2444#
www.schenectadyhomefurnishings.org
518<395<3412#
www.schenectadyhabitat.org/restore
HHW#=#Household# 518<386<2225#
Hazardous#Waste# www.schenectadycounty.com/hhw
LC#=#Lions#Club
518<489<7606#####
www.lionseyebankalbany.org
MS#<#Moyer#Ave.# Moyer#Ave.#####################################
Station
(between#Kellar#and#S.#Thompson)
NSO#=#Nott#Street# 518<382<2663##########
Office#Shipping
www.nottstreetoffice.com
NTS#=#Niskayuna#
518<377<1400
Transfer#Station#
RS#=#Retail#Stores
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/294.h
tml#(see#menu#at#left)
SLC#=#Sustainable#
Living#Center#
518237221622#
(Cornell#Coop.#
Ext.)
SSR#=#Single2
stream#recycling# 518287727007############################################
(i.e.,#County#
www.county2waste.com
Waste)
STS#=#(City#of)#
Schenectady#
Transfer#Station#
Weaver#Street#########################################
518237421124
SWCD#=#Soil#&#
Water#
Conservation#
District
518239926980#
http://www.schenectadycounty.com/Fu
llStory.aspx?m=148&amid=574
TAP#=#T.#A.#Predel#
518234623445
and#Company
Schenectady County Environmental Advisory Council (SCEAC) Footnotes and explana-ons: (1) All types of egg cartons can be returned to local poultry farmers/farmer’s markets (2) Cabinets, counters, doors/doors with frames (not hollow core type), drywall (4-­‐H sec8ons, minimum), flooring, insula8on, ligh8ng fixtures, lumber, plate glass, plumbing fixtures, plywood, roofing, rugs, storm windows, tools (3) Computers, TVs, radios, cell phones, video game consoles, VCR/DVD players, printers/
scanners, fax machines, other small electronics (4) Non-­‐usable furniture may be taken to the Soil & Water Conserva8on District site for a fee (5) Office paper, newspaper, junk mail, magazines, catalogs, paper bags, telephone books, paperback books (6) BoZles and jugs only (7) Call first; material only taken if there is room at the facility (8) Cleaning products, lawn/garden chemicals, paints, mercury-­‐containing items (thermometers and thermostats) *All materials must be clean and dry The informa8on given here can change at any 8me. For more informa8on on where to recycle items in Schenectady County, visit hZp://www.ecosny.org/ and search for Informa8on/Links à Recycling à Who takes what For more informa8on on where to recycle items in general, visit www.earth911.com How To Recycle Almost Anything This brochure contains informa8on on how to recycle almost anything in Schenectady County. This brochure is produced by the Schenectady County Environmental Advisory Council Solid Waste and Recycling CommiZee. (contact: Jeff Edwards, jeff[email protected], 518-­‐386-­‐2225) November 2013