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Thank you for your interest in the Greene County Solid Waste Management Department.
Our goal is to accept and efficiently dispose of the municipal solid waste stream, including construction and demolition debris, and to process and market the source-separated recyclables generated by the county’s residents and businesses.
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Greene County Solid Waste Management held our annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection event on June 6, 2009. Many County residents took advantage of the program, which collected a substantial amount of various household hazardous wastes including paints, varnishes, solvents petroleum products, pesticides, aerosols, corrosives, mercury and antifreeze. By participating in the collection event, county residents insure that their wastes are handled safely and recycled or disposed of properly.
Each collection event requires approval from NYSDEC and the use of a fully permitted contractor for the acceptance, transportation and the recycling or disposal of the waste. Greene County has contracted with MXI Environmental Services LLC, www.mxiinc.com for these services. Before the event a site is selected based on location, how well it meets operational needs and the DEC requirements. On the day of the event the contractors arrive early and prepare the site for the safe and efficient acceptance of the waste. During the event, Solid Waste and Highway Department staff direct participants through the site and the contractor’s employees unload, classify and package the waste for transport. Generally it takes about ten minutes for a participant to go through the site. All waste is transported from the site immediately at the end of the collection. The Sherriff’s Department provides traffic control and site security.
Funding for this program is provided through Greene County’s annual budget and is eligible for a fifty percent reimbursement grant from NYSDEC. Our goal is to provide this program to county residents at least once a year. The cost for the event is determined by unit prices for the actual amount of each item collected and therefore cannot be determined until after the event is held. If sufficient funding remains available an additional event may be scheduled for fall 2009.
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Hours:
Catskill is open Tuesday through Saturday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.
Coxsackie is open Monday through Saturday from 7:30am to 3:30pm
Windham and Hunter are open Sunday from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday - 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.
All Transfer Stations will be closed on the following 2009 Holidays:
New Years Day January 1st
Martin L. King Jr. January 19th
President's Day February 16th
Easter Sunday April 12th
Memorial Day May 25th
Independence Day July 4th
Labor Day September 7th
Columbus Day October 12th
Election Day November 3rd
Veterans' Day November 11th
Thanksgiving Day November 26th
Christmas Day December 25th
Christmas Eve & New Years Eve Closed at Noon
Directions (Click on the Location to view a map):
All transfer stations accept:
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Construction and Demolition Debris (C&D)
Source separated recyclables such as; appliances, batteries, cans, household corrugated cardboard, glass, newspapers, scrap metal, soft plastics, tires, magazines, glossy paper, 20 lb. propane cylinders Salvation Army donations, office paper and telephone directories at the following rates:
- Up to and including 30 gal. bag of household trash $2.00.
- Over 30 gal. bag of household trash $4.00.
- MSW & C&D $105.00 per ton.
- Furniture: couches, chairs, mattresses, box springs, TV, sleeper couches (take metal frame out) $7.50.
- Mixed loads containing furniture (on top of load) will be scaled and charged MSW rate plus $2.00 surcharge per furniture item.
- Appliances: refrigerators (doors removed) washers, dryers, ovens and hot water heaters $7.50.
- 20lb. propane tanks $2.00.
- Tires: Up to 16” without rims $3.00.
- Up to 16” with rims $4.00.
- Over 16” without rims $7.50.
- We cannot accept heavy equipment tires or yard waste.
- Minimum scale charge $15.00.
- All other recyclables are collected at no charge. These items are processed and sent to recycling markets.
- We also support newspaper collection boxes through out the county and recycling centers in the Village of Athens, and Towns of Cairo, Durham, Greenville, Halcott and New Baltimore.
Electronics Recycling
Effective March 1, 2008 all transfer stations will be collecting electronics for recycling. The fees for acceptance are as follows:
1) Complete Personal Computer system.
Or television sets $7.50 each
2) Individual Items (Computer Tower, Laptop,
Monitor, Desktop Printer, Fax Machine $3.00 each
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The recycling centers do not accept appliances, batteries or tires (with the exception of Greenville, which does accept tires).
Salvation Army donations are accepted at receptacles at each of our transfer stations.
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Please visit us here for additional information and for updates on any new programs the County may introduce.
We are always interested in any concerns the public may have and welcome your comments. You can contact us by e-mail:
solidwaste@discovergreene.com
or
Telephone at: (518)943-4600 |
