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  • GARBAGE

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    ECODROP

    Drop Off Recycling

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    HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

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    The following plastic containers should be placed in your recycling container loosely, with no plastic bags, string or twine: Plastic Bottles, Cups & Containers (with and without recycling number code) Soda Bottles Milk & Water Jugs Cottage Cheese, Yogurt & Pudding Cups Disposable Drink Cups Baked Goods Containers Mustard & Ketchup Bottles (rinsed out) Soap & Detergent Bottles Mouthwash Bottles Salad Dressing Bottles Peanut Butter Jars IF YOUR PLASTIC ITEM IS NOT A BOTTLE, CUP OR CONTAINER, IT SHOULD BE PLACED IN YOUR REGULAR GARBAGE.

    The following plastic containers should be placed in your recycling container loosely, with no plastic bags, string or twine:

    • Plastic Bottles, Cups & Containers (with and without recycling number code)
      • Soda Bottles
      • Milk & Water Jugs
      • Cottage Cheese, Yogurt & Pudding Cups
      • Disposable Drink Cups
      • Baked Goods Containers
      • Mustard & Ketchup Bottles (rinsed out)
      • Soap & Detergent Bottles
      • Mouthwash Bottles
      • Salad Dressing Bottles
      • Peanut Butter Jars

    IF YOUR PLASTIC ITEM IS NOT A BOTTLE, CUP OR CONTAINER, IT SHOULD BE PLACED IN YOUR REGULAR GARBAGE.

    LIDS SHOULD BE LEFT ON RECYCLABLE CONTAINERS. CONTAINERS SHOULD BE EMPTY AND RINSED BEFORE RECYCLING.

    Items NOT accepted for recycling:

    Styrofoam, Plastic Bags, Plates & Tableware, Prescription Medicine Bottles, Motor Oil Bottles, Clothes Hangers, Furniture, Needles & Syringes, Six-Pack Holders, Snack Bags, Toys, Straws, Plastic Wrappers/Wrapping, PlexiGlass, Plastic Packaging, Pesticides

    Special Instructions:

    • Do not place recyclables in plastic bags. Please do not bundle or tie with string or twine.
    • Lids should be left on recyclable containers. Containers should be empty and rinsed before recycling.
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  2. Gardening Plastics

    Plastic seedling trays, propagation trays and plug flats are not accepted for recycling through the Authority.

    Plastic seedling trays, propagation trays and plug flats are not accepted for recycling through the Authority. 

    Several local nurseries and greenhouses throughout Oneida and Herkimer County will accept these trays back for reuse, including Froschauer Greenhouse LLC., located at 6966 S. James Street, Rome, NY. 

    Please call before delivering trays to local nurseries and greenhouses to ensure that they are accepted at that location. 

    If you cannot deliver them to a greenhouse or nursery for reuse, please place these plastic trays in your garbage for proper disposal.

    Please note that large plastic flower pots ARE accepted for recycling at Authority EcoDrops as a bulky rigid plastic. There is no fee to deliver these items to our facility for recycling.

    Ceramic flower pots are not accepted for recycling. If you cannot reuse them, please place ceramic flower pots in your garbage for proper disposal. 

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