Madison County Solid Waste & Recycling

Effective Tuesday, December 8, all punch cards will be sold at the Scale House(6641 Buyea Road, Canastota). The Solid Waste Main Office will be CLOSED to the public due to the rising cases of COVID-19 and limited staff resources. If you need to buy a punch card, residents can still buy them from the Scale House (next driveway over from the main office) or from designated local gas stations and businesses. To see a list of all of our local vendors who sell punch cards, please visit: www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/2468/Punch-Card-Vendors. Please be advised that some local vendors may have reduced hours during this time. If possible, call ahead to the nearest punch card vendor to make sure they are open. The Scale House, Landfill and Transfer Stations will operate on their normal schedule. We hope everyone is staying healthy and safe!

As the holiday shopping season continues, many of us will be turning to online shopping to find what we need. You can recycle right by folding cardboard boxes and removing any non-paper contaminants such as loose tape or plastic packaging before placing your cardboard boxes in the recycling bin. Do NOT include foam, bubble wrap or shipping envelopes in your recycling bin. However, there are special drop-off recycling programs for these materials. Bulky styrofoam packaging ca...n be brought to our Buyea Road Residential Station for recycling. In addition, plastic film such as bubble wrap, air pillows and plastic shipping envelopes can go back to retail stores as part of their plastic film recycling program. To find a film plastic drop-off location visit www.plasticfilmrecycling.org/ Not sure if an item can be recycled? Try our "How Do I Dispose/Recycle" search tool at: www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/2376/Recycling #RecycleRightNY #RethinkWasteMC

Thanksgiving Week Hours: Thursday, November 26: ALL landfill and recycling operations will be CLOSED for Thanksgiving Day. Friday, November 27: Only the Solid Waste Main Office will be closed. All other operations will run on their normal operating schedule including the transfer stations, scale house and recycling center. ... We hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Today is America Recycles Day which means it's the perfect time to be extra conscious about recycling right! Did you know that Madison County uses a two bin recycling system--one for plastic, metal and glass containers and one for paper/cardboard. Recyclables should be empty, clean and dry before placing them in your recycling bin. Keep the materials loose -- do not put recyclables in plastic bags. If you're not sure what to recycle, use our online search tool at www.madison...county.ny.gov/2376/Recycling. Type in the name of the item and we'll tell you how to recycle or dispose of it! Or, test your recycling knowledge with our 'RePlay Game.' Sort the materials into the correct outlet and move your way through all 5 levels. Play the game at: https://madisoncountyny.recycle.game/ Happy recycling! #RethinkWasteMC #RecycleRight #AmericaRecyclesDay

Tomorrow is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day but did you know that there are year-round options to dispose of unwanted or expired medication? Frequently cleaning out your medicine cabinets and dropping off the medications at a designated collection site can minimize risk for abuse, misuse and theft while also protecting the environment. Do not throw unwanted medication in the garbage or flush them down the drain. In addition, all NY Kinney Drugs locations hold a Medi...cine Collection Day on the last Saturday of every month. Bring your unwanted non-controlled prescriptions and over-the-counter medications to any Kinney Drugs pharmacy during regular pharmacy hours and they will dispose of them for you. For more information on Kinney Drugs' Medicine Collection Day, visit: https://secure.kinneydrugs.com//presc/medication-disposal/ For a list of year-round drop-off locations and hours, visit: www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/2392/9149/Pharmaceutical-Waste #RethinkWasteMC

We would like to remind our residents that ALL landfill and recycling operations will be CLOSED tomorrow, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day. This includes our Solid Waste Main Office, recycling center, scale house, the Buyea Road Residential Station and the Hamilton Transfer Station. All locations will return to their normal operating schedule on Thursday, November 12. Thank you!

This Saturday, October 24, is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and there are several collection events being held across the state. For those in Madison County looking to clean out their medicine cabinets, you can bring unwanted or expired prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications to one of the following places this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: -Kinney Drugs in Cazenovia -Kinney Drugs in Hamilton Can't make it this Saturday? Kinney Drugs also holds a Me...dicine Collection Day on the last Saturday of every month. Bring your unwanted non-controlled prescriptions and over-the-counter medications to any Kinney Drugs pharmacy during regular pharmacy hours and they will dispose of them. For more information on Kinney Drugs' Medicine Collection Day, visit: https://secure.kinneydrugs.com//presc/medication-disposal/ Please do not bring sharps to these events. Properly stored sharps can be brought to local hospitals or our transfer stations for disposal. For a list of year-round drop-off locations and hours, visit: www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/2392/9149/Pharmaceutical-Waste #RethinkWasteMC #TakeBackDay

November 15 is America Recycles Day (ARD), a nationally recognized day, dedicated to bringing awareness to and energizing recycling across the United States. Here in Madison County, you can help us celebrate ARD by learning about what we do and do not accept in the recycling bins. You can also test your local recycling knowledge with our online sorting game by dragging items into the correct waste or recycling stream. When you finish the game, print out your recycling certif...icate or replay the game to learn about new materials. Were there any items that confused you? Let us know! To play the game, go to: https://madisoncountyny.recycle.game/ or visit our website at https://www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/2376/Recycling and click on the 'RePlay Game' tab on the search tool. No matter if you are at home, on the go, in the office or at school, you can reduce, reuse and recycle right in honor of America Recycles Day. Get involved by taking the pledge at https://kab.org/programs/ard/ #RethinkWasteMC #KnowYourProgram #RecycleRightNY #AmericaRecyclesDay

The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation begins enforcement of the plastic bag ban today, October 19. Here are a few things you should know: -Residents are encouraged to bring their own reusable bags when shopping in order to reduce the amount of waste created. Storing reusable bags in places such as your car, work and backpack/purse will make it easier to remember to bring in your reusable bags once you get to the store. -Clean your reusable bags. Follow basic clean...ing steps to help your reusable bags stay germ-free. The Solid Waste Main Office has free reusable bags that are machine washable and available to residents. Stop by our office Monday through Friday, from 8 AM to 4 PM to pick one up! The NYS Health Department also put together some best practices for keeping your bags clean: www.health.ny.gov/publications/2827/ -Stores covered under the NYS Plastic Bag Reduction, Reuse and Recycling Act are still required to collect plastic bags and other film plastics such as bread bags and bubble wrap for recycling. Head over to www.plasticfilmrecycling.org to learn about the types of plastic wrap that can be recycled at your local grocery store. For more information on the law, visit: www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/50034.html #BYObagNY #RethinkWasteMC

A reminder that only the Buyea Road Main Office will be closed on Monday, October 12th. All other landfill and recycling center operations are operating on their normal schedule. For our locations and hours, please visit: www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/2367/Solid-Waste

Do you have personal documents you’d like to shred? We are partnering with ConfiData to host a free residential document shredding event on Saturday, October 17th. Residents attending this event should remain in their vehicle at all times, wear a face mask and put their bags/boxes in a location where event staff can easily access and remove them from the car. WHEN: Saturday, October 17, 2020 from 8 AM to 11 AM @ Buyea Rd Residential Station in Canastota (www.facebook.com/even...ts/263613214859830) Madison County residents can bring up to 4 filing boxes of personal and confidential documents for shredding. Business waste will not be accepted. Medical documents, bank information, tax records, and other paperwork containing account numbers or private details are ideal for shredding. Keep the documents loose in the boxes. Staples are fine. Do NOT bring magazines, junk mail, phone books, or photographs. Please remove any non-paper items such as binders, plastic folders or metal rings. For more information, please call the Dept. of Solid Waste’s main office at (315) 361-8408 or visit www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/2367/Solid-Waste

Did you know the Department of Solid Waste has special programs for materials such as electronics, household hazardous waste, sharps and batteries? These materials should NOT go in your garbage or recycling bins. Instead, residents can bring them to designated drop off locations for proper disposal. To learn more about these special programs and where to go, visit: www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/2372/Programs-Services If you're not sure how to recycle or dispose of an item, type i...t into our online search tool and we'll tell you where to go! #RethinkWasteMC

As a reminder, the last 2020 Saturday e-waste collection event is this weekend at LOJO Technology from 9 AM to 1 PM on October 3. Madison County residents can drop off accepted e-waste in the designated collection area located outside the LOJO Technology building (634 Birchwood Drive, Oneida). To limit contact, an attendant will NOT be available to help you unload your materials. Please continue to practice social distancing, wear a face covering, follow the posted signage and wait for the car in front of you to finish unloading before getting out of your car. To find out more about accepted e-waste items, visit: www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/2389/Electronic-Waste or our event page at: www.facebook.com/events/425083391733677/

This Saturday, we are partnering with ConfiData for a FREE document shredding event in the Parry's parking lot in Hamilton. Madison County residents can bring up to 4 filing boxes of personal and confidential documents for shredding on Saturday, September 26 from 9 AM to 12 PM in the Parry's Parking Lot (100 Utica St, Hamilton NY). Business waste will NOT be accepted. As a reminder, residents must remain in their vehicle at all times and have the boxes/bags easily accessible in the back of the vehicle for event staff to remove. Face masks are required. Click on the event below for more information or call our Main Office at (315) 361-8408.

Heading to the grocery store this weekend? Don't forget your reusable bags! After a hiatus on enforcing the new plastic bag ban back in March, the State will begin enforcement at stores starting October 19, 2020. Need a reusable bag? Stop by our main office Mondays through Fridays between 8 AM and 4 PM and pick one up along with some other resources to help you rethink waste in Madison County! #RethinkWasteMC

Do you have input or comments on our draft Local Solid Waste Management Plan that will focus on the next ten years (2021-2030) of solid waste disposal and recycling in Madison County? Our public commenting period ends this Sunday, September 20th. Residents and businesses are encouraged to review the plan and submit public comments online, by mail or by email. To access the draft plan and to learn more about how to submit comments, visit our website at www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/2367/Solid-Waste

Do you have personal documents you’d like to shred? We are partnering with ConfiData to provide two free residential document shredding events this Fall. Residents can attend either event, making sure to follow the new social distancing requirements such as wearing a face mask, staying in your vehicle at all times, and putting the materials in a location where the event staff can easily access them and remove them from your car. -Saturday, September 26, 2020 from 9 AM to 12 P...M @ Parry’s parking lot in Hamilton (www.facebook.com/events/3471473892862899) -Saturday, October 17, 2020 from 8 AM to 11 AM @ Buyea Rd Residential Station in Canastota (www.facebook.com/events/263613214859830) Madison County residents can bring up to 4 filing boxes of personal and confidential documents for shredding. Business waste will not be accepted. Medical documents, bank information, tax records, and other paperwork containing account numbers or private details are ideal for shredding. Keep the documents loose in the boxes. Staples are fine. Do NOT bring magazines, junk mail, phone books, or photographs. Please remove any non-paper items such as binders, plastic folders or metal rings. For more information, please call the Dept. of Solid Waste’s main office at (315) 361-8408 or visit www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/2367/Solid-Waste

Our Solid Waste Main Office and landfill/recycling operations are CLOSED today, September 7th in observance of Labor Day. Thank you to all of our essential workers including our department and sanitation staff who work hard to keep our environment clean and safe. We hope everyone has a great holiday weekend and we will return to our normal hours of operation tomorrow, September 8, 2020.

Our main office and all landfill/recycling operations will be closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day. We will return to our normal hours of operation on Tuesday, September 8th. For more information on facility hours, please visit our department's website at www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/2367/Solid-Waste We hope everyone has a safe and happy Labor Day weekend!