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SPECIAL EVENT: Greene County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event - June 14, 2008 (Click for Details...)
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.
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 2008 Holidays:
President's Day February 18th
Easter Sunday March 23rd
Memorial Day May 26th
Independence Day July 4th
Labor Day September 1st
Columbus Day October 13th
Election Day November 4th
Veterans' Day November 11th
Thanksgiving Day November 27th
Christmas Day December 25th
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 $95.00 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 $10.00.
- 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 |
