Sullivan County NY Recycles

Monticello Transfer Station will be CLOSED on Monday, October 12, 2020 for Columbus Day. Scales close for commercial operations at 11:00 AM.

Leaf Season is here! If possible mulch your leaves in place. Shred leaves with a lawn mower and leave them right on the lawn. It's faster and easier than raki...ng or leaf blowing AND adds nutrients to the soil. Add shredded leaves to your garden and landscaping projects. Shredded leaves can be used as a mulch to help prevent weeds and keep moisture in the soil. The leaves will also slowly release nutrients into the soil. Save your leaves for composting. Fall allows us to collect and store a great carbon rich source for our compost pile and that's leaves! Leaves balance out nitrogen rich materials in your pile like food scraps and grass clippings. See more

DEC Announces Enforcement of New York's Plastic Bag Ban to Start Oct. 19, 2020 New Yorkers use an estimated 23 billion plastic bags annuallyeach for about 12... minutesand approximately 85 percent of this staggering total ends up in landfills, recycling machines, waterways, and streets. Chose reusable bags instead. For more information about the plastic bag ban, reusable bags, or to file a complaint about entities using single-use plastic carryout bags, visit DEC’s website, email [email protected], or call (518) 402-8706.

Q. I know all-metal cans are fully recyclable in Sullivan County, but what about coffee, nut & snack containers that look like metal on the inside but are reall...y shiny coated paper? A. Great question! Those tricky look-alike "hybrid" or "composite" containers are actually made of two or more dissimilar materials and should be thrown away as garbage. Unfortunately they are not recyclable in most domestic recycling programs. Yuk. Pro tip: Actively purchase goods in all-metal, glass or #1 / #2 rigid plastic containers to ensure recyclability!

This harmless Eastern Milksnake recently sought shelter, food and warmth inside one of our transfer station ticket printers. Our TS staff carefully relocated this reptile to a more suitable outdoor location - without missing a beat!

All Sullivan County, NY Recycling & Transfer Stations will be CLOSED on Monday, September 7, 2020 in observance of Labor Day. Regular station hours resume Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Stay safe Everyone!

NYS banned single-use plastic bags on March 1, 2020, but the pandemic delayed enforcement of the measure. A number of Industry groups sued to halt the ban as w...ell, claiming the law was "unconstitutional and inconsistent." Recently State Supreme Court Justice Gerald W. Connolly ruled that the state's ban was, in fact, legal. The Court's decision compels NYS's efforts to end the scourge of singe-use plastic bags, which negatively impact the environment,are difficult to recycle and expensive to clean up as litter. Choose reusable bags instead! See more

Sullivan Recycles NYSEG Residential Customers: Limited Time Recycling Offer Extended to October 10, 2020: $75 for Your Old Fridge! Chances are your old refrigerator or freezer is adding to your electricity bill by an average of $150 a year. Recycle it, reduce your energy use and keep harmful materials out of the atmosphere and landfills. NYSEG will arrange pick up unwanted, working refigerators for free and offer $75, when you place your order by October 10. * Recycle in thre...e easy steps 1.Schedule your pickup appointment online or call 888.646.3208. 2.Contrator will pick up your appliance(s) safely from inside your home, or we can pick it up from outside your home with our no-contact pickup option. 3.Company mails you a check! See more

Please continue to follow official Covid-19 prevention measures when using our recycling & waste disposal facilities. Thank you!

Sharps - syringes, lancets and needles - MUST be disposed of properly. THEY ARE NOT RECYCLABLE. They should NOT be thrown away as garbage. According to the NY...S Dept. of Health web site: All hospitals and nursing homes in New York State are mandated by law to accept home-generated sharps as a free community service through their sharps collection programs. In addition, pharmacies, health clinics, community-based organizations, mobile van programs, public transportation facilities, housing projects, police stations, waste transfer stations and other venues have become settings for safe sharps and offer syringe collection drop boxes (or "kiosks") to help facilitate the safe collection of used sharps. See more

"Do you accept Scrap Metal stuff for recycling?" Yes we do! Sullivan County Recycling Stations accept clean, properly sorted (NO garbage, wood, food waste or "...non" metal parts please!) metal items at no charge for recycling. Note air conditioners, refrigerators and appliances that contain refrigerants like CFCs and HCFCs cost $15 each to drop off. Federal and NYS regulations require us to process these units seperately from other metal to prevent release of these gasses to the atmosphere. A vendor is contracted to safely remove, certify and recycle these chemicals to protect our planet's atmosphere.