Teaming up for change; that's what the Seneca County Recycling Department, the Seneca Meadows Landfill and WECARE Waste & Recycling, LLC are doing with a new recycling drop-off program.
Recycling collection rates are not as high as they could be in Seneca County. The cause for which is uncertain, but one frustration, according to local residents, occurs when they miss a recycling pick-up day and the recyclables start to pile up. The new drop-off boxes stationed at the Seneca Meadows Landfill will give residents an opportunity to clear out their recyclables between pick-ups, and afford those who accumulate more than their four blue bin limit a place to take the extra recyclables.
The drop-off service is free to Seneca County residents. Drop-off hours are 6:00 am – 4:00 pm Monday through Friday, 6:00 – 11:30 am on Saturday, and 7:00 – 11:00 am on Sunday. The service is for residential recyclable materials only, and all participants must report to the scalehouse prior to unloading. For further information, call 315-539-5624.
The Seneca Meadows Education Center also offers free recycling education programs for community organizations. To learn more about these programs, or to schedule a presentation, call or e-mail at 315-539-5624, contact@senecameadows.com.
- 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 or tote.
- 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;rigid plastic is also acceptable (ex. Items that are stackable and crackable).
- 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.
- BOXBOARD
- Examples include cereal and tissue boxes, paper towel rolls and soda carriers.
- Preparation: Simply flatten and place in blue bin or tote.
- 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 or tote.
- GABLE-TOP CONTAINERS
- This includes juice cartons with tear-open tops.
- Preparation: Thoroughly rinse and flatten.
- ITEMS THAT ARE NOT RECYCLABLE
- Styrofoam, window or broken glass, light bulbs.
- Aerosol cans, scrap metal, ceramics, china, Pyrex, any hazardous material and/or containers, and plastic bags.
- Plastic bags can be returned to supermarkets.
