Now is the time to get your bin in order. Recycling bins and set-outs that do not follow the guidelines for Tompkins County will receive Rejection stickers and be left at the curb uncollected. Drop Spot Consultants are needed to ensure smooth operations at our Food Scraps Recycling Drop Spots. Get the Guidelines for every other week curbside recycling collection provided to residents of Tompkins County.
Residents can bring trash and single stream recyclables to the public drop off, as well as yard waste, scrap metal and additional materials such as electronics and appliances, rigid plastics, propane tanks and plastic bags. Drop off your food scraps for free at any one of fifteen locations throughout Tompkins County.
Residents can bring trash and single stream recyclables to the public drop off, as well as yard waste, scrap metal and additional materials such as electronics and appliances, rigid plastics, propane tanks and plastic bags. Drop off your food scraps for free at any one of fifteen locations throughout Tompkins County.
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Household Hazardous Waste
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Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) is material that must be handled and disposed of properly due to dangers it poses to our health and the environment. The Tompkins County Department of Recycling and Materials Management (TCRMM) offers a permanent location to accept HHW from Tompkins County residents and qualified businesses and organizations that are Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators (CESQG).
Curbside Recycling
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Tompkins County contracts for county-wide curbside recycling on an every other week basis. For your convenience, you can include recyclable paper, glass, metal, and plastic containers in one bin. Clean pizza boxes, cereal boxes, newspaper, mail, magazines, office paper, and paperback books. Aluminum foil and pie plates, food cans, and empty aerosol cans from food and cosmetic products.
Additional Recyclables at the RSWC
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The Recycling and Solid Waste Center (RSWC) is located at 160 Commercial Avenue, and is open Monday through Saturday from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. The RSWC has drop-off areas for trash, single stream recyclables, food scraps, and more. Additional recyclables that are not accepted in curbside recycling bins can be brought to the RSWC.
Food Scraps Recycling
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Bring your transportation container to one of our Drop Spot locations to dispose of your food scraps. NOTE: Caddies and bags are available free of charge from the Department or Recycling and Materials Management office or at any Drop Spot. Transportation containers are available for sale at the Recycling and Materials Management office for $12.
Trash Tags
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All trash set out for collection in Tompkins County must have a trash tag affixed to the bag or can. One tag is required for every bag or can of trash. Trash not collected may be left with a note explaining why it was not collected. In the City of Ithaca, residents may face a fine if uncollected waste is not removed.
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