Chautauqua County Landfill

The Chautauqua County Transfer Stations, accept recyclable items and materials, as described below. All items could be placed into designated containers and areas, as labeled and as directed by the station attendants.

A. "No-Fee"- Recyclable Items and Materials:

Glass Jars & Bottles (food & beverage containers only).  Rinse clean and separate clear from colored (green, amber or cobalt) and remove labels and metal rings.

Plastics: All plastic containers marked with recyclable emblems and numbers 1 (PET), 2 (HDPE), 3 (PVC), 4 (LDPE), or 5 (PP).  Rinse clean, remove hard caps, rings, and labels.

Corrugated Cardboard & Brown Paper Bags (OCC) - Remove staples and plastics, Flatten and keep dry.

·  ACCEPTABLE: Corrugated cardboard boxes, brown paper bags and fiber egg cartons or chipboard boxes (cereal, paper tubes, pasta and beverage case boxes).

NOTE: DO NOT INCLUDE: Waxed, plastic coated or food-contaminated materials (such as pizza boxes).

 Mixed Paper & Old Newspapers (ONP)

Newspaper: Keep dry and loose (Inserts acceptable). Do not tie in bundles or place in bags.

Junk Mail & Assorted Paper

·  Magazines and catalogs (glue or staple bound), color inserts and coupons from newspapers, envelopes (with or without windows), and sweepstakes forms.

·  School paper: math paper, composition paper, construction paper (paint, crayon or marker OK), textbooks with hard covers removed, soft cover workbooks.

·  Non-metallic 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, eaves troughs, other metal items. Empty gas tanks/containers are accepted at LANDFILL TRANSFER STATION ONLY!

Aluminum foil or pans - "rinse clean" and flatten.  Foil, pie plates and aluminum TV dinner trays are also accepted.

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

Non-rechargeable household Batteries: Non-rechargeable household batteries (dry cells, D, C, AA & AAA) are collected in buckets at each transfer station, near the electronic waste areas.

B. "For-A-Fee"- Recyclable items and materials:

Tires    Tires are accepted with a fee. See Residential Rates, for details.

Air Conditioners, Dehumidifiers, Refrigerators & Freezers (CFC Units)

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.

ITEMS AND MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED:

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.

Vehicle & Power Tool Batteries

Vehicle, tractor, boat, cycle, lawn mower batteries are not accepted for recycling at any Transfer Station. Please recycle motor batteries at retail store where such batteries are sold.

Rechargeable Nickel Cadmium (NiCad) and power tool batteries are accepted for recycling at Walmart's electronics department and area Radio Shack stores. Or Call 1-800-8BATTERY begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting for a drop off location near you.

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) and Mercury

Many retailers who sell CFLs will provide drop-off recycling services. Alternatively, bring them to Household Hazardous Waste collection events hosted by the County. For more information, please go to: http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/promotions/change_light/downloads/Fact_Sheet_Mercury.pdf

Mercury and mercury ampoules are not accepted for disposal or recycling at transfer stations, but are accepted at Household Hazardous Waste collection events. For more information read the following link and look for collection events hosted by the County.

Achieving Mercury Reductions in Products and Waste: http://www.newmoa.org/prevention/mercury/conferences/reductions/files/SettingMercuryPriorities.pps

 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.

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Prices subject to change

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

e-mail landfill@co.chautauqua.ny.us