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 White Plains, NY - The year’s first Household Recycling Day will be held Friday, March 27 from 1-3 p.m. and Saturday, March 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at George’s Island on Dutch Street in Montrose.
In addition to the usual household waste materials, residents can now bring in unused medication for safe disposal and personal papers for shredding. Also accepted are unwanted air-conditioners, empty barbecue tanks, washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators as well as all types of batteries including vehicle and non-rechargeable batteries.
Residents may bring pesticides, cleaning products, tires, computers, TVs and old cell phones for safe disposal.
Items accepted at the event include:
- Properly labeled household chemicals such as:
* Most automotive fluids – i.e., antifreeze, brake fluid, gasoline
* Flammable liquids – i.e., kerosene, butane, charcoal fluid, turpentine
* Metal, jewelry and furniture polishes and waxes; Wood preservatives
* Pesticides, insecticides, herbicides
* Photographic & swimming pool chemicals
- Cell phones
- Car tires – up to 10 tires accepted per household
- Fluorescent light bulbs
- Fire extinguishers
- BBQ propane tanks (up to 20-pounds)
- All batteries including -- rechargeable, button cell and alkaline batteries
- Mercury – in their containers such as thermometers and thermostats
- TVs, computer monitors, computer towers and other electrical goods.
Items that are not accepted and should not be delivered to a household recycling day include oil and latex paint and motor oil. These items and many other special wastes can be disposed of without having to wait for a recycling event. For instance, residents can add kitty liter to oil or latex paint, air dry the mixture for a day or two, and once hardened, dispose of the paint with the garbage.
For directions or more information, call the county’s Recycling HelpLine at 2-1-1 or visit www.westchestergov.com/recycling.
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