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Chautauqua County Landfill

RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING INFORMATION


The Chautauqua County Transfer Stations accept the following items for recycling at no charge unless otherwise noted.

Residents will place different categories of items in separate containers at the transfer stations.


Glass Jars & Bottles

Rinse clean and separate by color: clear, green, brown.

          Remove labels and metal rings.

Plastics

All plastic containers marked with recyclable emblem and a 1 (PET), 2 (HDPE),

          3 (PVC), 4 (LDPE), or 5 (PP).
          Rinse clean, remove hard caps, rings, and labels.

Batteries

Vehicle, tractor, boat, cycle, lawn mower batteries are NOT accepted for recycling at any Transfer Station.
Nickel Cadmium (NiCad) batteries are accepted for recycling at Walmart's electronics department and area Radio Shack stores. -OR-
Call 1-800-8BATTERY for a drop off location close to you

Tires

Tires may be on rims. Charges apply: Up to 15" - $1.75; 16"-19" - $2.25; 1000-1200 - $7.25; Oversize - $0.25 per pound.

Cardboard & Brown Paper Bags

Flatten and keep dry.
  • ACCEPTABLE: Corrugated cardboard boxes, brown paper bags and fiber egg cartons.
  • NOT ACCEPTABLE: Waxed, plastic coated or food-contaminated cardboard or chipboard boxes.
  • Newspaper

    Keep dry and loose. Inserts acceptable. Telephone books acceptable.

                Do not tie in bundles or place in bags. (May be placed in paper bags at Landfill
                Transfer Station only)

    Junk Mail & Assorted Paper

  • Magazines and catalogs (glue or staple bound), color inserts and coupons from newspapers, envelopes (with or without windows), sweepstakes forms.
  • School paper: math paper, composition paper, construction paper (paint, crayon or marker OK), textbooks with hard covers removed, soft cover workbooks.
  • Nonmetallic wrapping paper and greeting cards.
  • Office paper: fax paper, copy paper, ledger paper, real estate books, scrap paper, computer paper, NCR paper. NO blueprints or carbon paper.
  • Telephone Books: WHITE pages only.
  • Scrap Metal

    Automobile parts, metal window and door frames, brass, steel and cast iron fixtures, machinery parts, stoves, washing machines, hot water tanks, copper tubing, aluminum lawn furniture, eavestroughs, other metal items.
    Empty gas tanks/containers are accepted at LANDFILL TRANSFER STATION ONLY!

    Aluminum & Tin/Steel Cans

    Aluminum - "rinse clean" and flatten.

    Tin/Steel cans - "rinse clean" and remove labels.

    Foil, pie plates and aluminum TV dinner trays are also accepted.

    Refrigerators & Freezers

    Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, any other item containing Freon: $15.00 charge per item for safe Freon removal.
    There will be no charge if Freon is removed by a certified Freon Removal Technician and so certified on company letterhead including make and serial number of unit.

    Motor Oil.--.NOT ACCEPTED AT TRANSFER STATIONS

    NYSDEC Part 360 states...."Service establishments shall accept, at no additional charge, used engine lubricating oil in quantities not exceeding five gallons per day from any individual, provided that the service establishment's used engine lubricating oil retention facility is not temporarily filled to capacity".
    Check with your local service station for disposal information.

    Plastic Bags

    Plastic grocery bags are NOT accepted at transfer stations for recycling. Please check with your local grocery store for a plastic bag recycling bin.

     

    Paint

    Paint is accepted at North and South County transfer stations from April to October at "Paint Exchange Program, call the Landfill for information on disposal, or check the Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Program information.


    Prices subject to change
    Prices effective March 22, 2005


    Chautauqua County Landfill
    3889 Towerville Road
    Jamestown, NY 14701
    Telephone (716) 985-4785.......Fax (716) 985-4981