Resource and Environmental Management Program
Recycle
Off Campus
For details and preparation guidelines, please visit the Tompkins County Solid Waste website.
Click here to check when your recycling pick-up date and time are.
Residential Recycling in Tompkins County
Regular curbside pickup is provided county-wide every other week. Residents are required to recycle:
- Newspaper
- Glass bottles and jars
- Metal food and beverage cans
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Mixed paper
- Boxboard
- #1-#7 plastic bottles
- #5 plastic tubs
Electronics Recycling at the Recycling and Solid Waste Center (RSWC)
Residents may bring household electronics to the RSWC (7 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Saturday) including:
- TVs
- VCRs
- Computers and monitors
- Laptops
- Peripherals
- Answering machines
- Test equipment
- Electric Typewriters
- Medical equipment
- Stereos
- Radios
- Cassette, CD, and 8-track players
- Fax machines
- Copiers
- Cell phones
- Phones and phone systems
- Communication equipment
- Pagers
Other Recyclables Accepted at the RSWC:
See TCSW for information on preparation and any limitations.
- Textiles
- Tires
- Yard Waste
- Scrap metal, appliances without refrigerant, auto batteries
- Household rechargeable and lithium batteries
- Fluorescent bulbs
Household Hazardous Waste:
Residents may now dispose of selected hazardous materials at the DEPOT. The 2009 collection dates are:
- April 18
- May 16
- July 18
- August 15
- September 19
- November 21
Refrigerators, Freezers, Air Conditioners, and Dehumidifiers:
All units containing Freon® will be charged a fee to cover the cost of its removal. Fee is waived if Freon® has been certifiably removed (written certification must be provided).