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ZERO WASTE DAY
Drop off Items (Reduce) – Help Others (Reuse)

Saturday, October 15, 2011
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
North Castle Town Hall
15 Bedford Road
Armonk, NY   10504

 

Welcome to Zero Waste Day!

In order to ensure a safe and efficient event for our residents and volunteers, we ask that you please follow these simple rules to responsibly dispose of your unwanted items:

  • Drive slowly, and wait your turn.  Traffic flows one way only.
  • Stay in your car and let our volunteers unload your items.
  • Follow all traffic signs and obey our volunteers’ directions.
  • To avoid bringing items that are not being collected, please carefully check the list below beforehand.
  • Our Zero Waste Day participating organizations will be present behind Town Hall in the order listed below.  Please consider this when loading your vehicle, so as to enable quick and efficient unloading.

Used Motor, Antifreeze and Cooking Oil Collection – collected by
--- Enviro Waste Oil Recovery and American Alternative Energy

  • Used motor oil, used antifreeze, used oil filters and oily debris (rags)
  • Used vegetable oil (from a deep fat fryer)

For more information about Enviro Waste Oil Recovery, go to www.envirowasteoil.com.

Scrap Metal Collection and Bulk Items – collected by
--- Suburban Carting

  • Metal file cabinets, metal bed frames, metal fence pieces, hot water tanks and heaters, treadmills, basketball hoops, antennas, metal appliances (washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers, refrigerators*, freezers*, air conditioners*, toasters, coffee pots, mixers) and any other unwanted scrap metal items or pieces.
  • Bulk items include anything that is too large to be placed curbside for routine weekly pickup.

*Freon does not need to be removed prior to drop-off

E-waste Collection – collected by WeRecycle!

  • Computers **(including laptops), TVs, CRTs, small scale servers, monitors (non-CRT), keyboards and mice, copiers and scanners, fax machines, printers, VCRs, DVRs, DVD players, electronic and video game consoles, portable digital music players, digital converter boxes, cable or satellite receivers, cell phones and PDAs, microwaves and stereo equipment.

** To prevent identity fraud, remember to remove any stored personal information before drop-off.  Simply deleting files does not completely erase the information on your computer’s hard drive. Refer to http://www.epa.gov/osw/partnerships/plugin/pdf/pcthing-con.pdf  for tips and resources available to remove all personal information from your computer.

The following items will NOT be collected: CFLs (compact fluorescent bulbs) and alkaline batteries.

For more information about WeRecycle!, go to www.werecycle.com.

Adult and Children’s Bicycles – collected by Recycle-a-Bicycle

  • Adult and children’s used bicycles in good condition, free of rust and major structural damage. 
  • Bike parts and bike tools.

For more information, please go to www.recycleabicycle.org.

Paper Shredding  – collected by Shred-It

  • Up to 4 boxes of personal papers per household for shredding and disposal. Box size must not exceed 10”x12”x15”. Staples and paper clips need not be removed but metal clasps and binder clips are not permitted. Documents from professional offices and commercial establishments will NOT be accepted.

For more information about Shred-it, go to www.shredit.com.

Dog and Cat Supplies – collected by Adopt-a-Dog

  • Wire dog crates, airline kennels, dog and cat beds and toys.
  • Linens in any condition (sheets, towels, comforters, blankets).
  • Balls (basketballs, footballs, soccer balls, tennis balls). 

For a complete listing of items acceptable for donation, go to www.adoptadog.org.

Fall and Winter Clothing, Shoes and Linens – collected by Community Center of Northern Westchester

  • Clean, gently used fall and winter clothing and shoes for men, women and children.
  • Clean, gently used linens (sheets, towels, blankets, comforters).

    For more information, please go to www.communitycenternw.org.

Household Furniture – collected by Furniture Sharehouse

  • Sofas (no sleeper sofas and no sofas over 80” long), armchairs (no stains, excessive fading or rips), metal bed frames (no king-sized), mattresses and box springs (no stains, no kings and in good condition only), tables and chairs, dressers, occasional tables, bookshelves, desks (no over-sized or office desks), lamps, mirrors, clean area rugs (vacuumed, no larger than 10’ x 12”), TVs (no larger than 27”, no older than 5 years), artwork
  • Small electric appliances in working order (microwaves, toasters, coffee pots)

For a complete list of items that are acceptable and not acceptable, please go to www.furnituresharehouse.org.

This event is sponsored by the North Castle Recycling Committee and the Town of North Castle.  We are in need of volunteers!  Interested in helping as a committee member?  Want to volunteer for events only?  Please email us at www.northcastlerecycling@gmail.com.

 
The Town of North Castle