Westchester Insider: Westchester County Legislator David Tubiolo 14th District: Household Recycling Day at Playland Park - Saturday, 11/13.

 

Westchester County Household Recycling Day at Playland Park.

Westchester County’s Department of Environmental Facilities (DEF) will be conducting a Household Recycling Day (HRD) event on Saturday, November 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Playland Park in Rye.

COVID-19 precautions are in place to allow DEF to once again host these events for County residents. Residents are asked to place items in their trunk or hatchback, remain in their vehicles, and wear masks while in the drop-off area.

Generally, the following items are accepted for safe disposal or recycling:In addition to properly labelled household chemicals, tires, scrap metal, electronics, appliances, and other special wastes found in a typical household, residents can bring documents for the Mobile Shredder and expired or unwanted medications for disposal to the HRD Event.

• Properly labelled household chemicals, such as:
  • Household cleaning products
  • Most automotive fluids (antifreeze, brake fluid, gasoline, but not motor oil)
  • Flammable liquids (kerosene, butane, lighter fluid, turpentine)
  • Metal, jewelry, and furniture polishes and waxes; wood preservatives
  • Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides
• Photographic and swimming pool chemicals
• Batteries – only vehicle, rechargeable, or button cell
• Fluorescent light bulbs & CFLs
• Fire extinguishers
• BBQ propane tanks (up to 20 lbs.)
• Mercury containing devices (thermometers and thermostats)
• Electronic waste (TVs, computer monitors and towers)
• Expired or unwanted medications, both OTC and prescription
• Personal documents for shredding (limit of four (4) file-size boxes per household)
• Tires

Items that will not be accepted and should not be brought to the Household Recycling Day include paint (both latex and oil), non-rechargeable alkaline and carbon zinc batteries (they can be safely discarded in the trash), motor oil, smoke detectors, cell phones, explosives (flares, fireworks, ammunition), construction debris and hypodermic needles. Also, waste from businesses, schools, or other institutions will not be accepted.

Furniture Sharehouse: gently-used furniture- please see details at www.furnituresharehouse.orgThe City of Rye will simultaneously be hosting its annual Zero Waste Day. Several non-profit and charity organizations will be on hand to collect additional items from residents: 

• Rye City Lions Club: prescription eyeglasses
• Community Resource Center: small appliances
• Rye Kicks It Forward: soccer gear

If you are unable to attend the HRD Event, you can still dispose of your hard-to-get-rid-of household waste by making a convenient appointment for the County’s Household-Material Recycling Facility (H-MRF), 15 Woods Road, Valhalla.  The H-MRF is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment, and accepts the same items that are accepted at the HRD events. For more information about the H-MRF or to make an appointment, visit https://environment.westchestergov.com/facilities/h-mrf or call (914) 813-5425.

For more information on what to bring to this event, visit www.westchestergov.com/recycling or call (914) 813-5425.