Recyclopedia By Category
RECYCLOPEDIA - The Three Rs of Recycling
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Binders, 3-Ring
Reduce/Reuse
If lightly used you can donate to Good Will or Love in Action.
Recycle
Binders must be dissected in order to be recycled. Cut off the metal 3-ring mechanism and place in comingled bin. Extract the cardboard and vinyl from the front and back covers. Vinyl goes in the comingled bin and cardboard in the paper and cardboard bin.
Disposal
Should be recycled. If you cannot take the binder apart, the entire item may be placed with waste.
Books, Hardcover
Reduce/Reuse
If your books are in good condition, there are several options to consider.
The Croton Free Library accepts donations for its yearly book sale. There is a donation bin at the bottom of the library parking lot. No textbooks please. Collection has been suspended during the pandemic but should resume once the library reopens fully.
Goodwill accepts donations of books.
https://www.goodwill.org/
Better World Books - Sell or recycle. Will pay for shipping. You must get the books to UPS. Check site for details.
Green Textbooks - Accepts textbooks up to 20 years old. Check site for details.
Stuffed Animals for Emergencies (SAFE) - This not-for-profit accepts children's books, stuffed animals, toys, and baby blankets that are clean and in good condition. SAFE delivers them to children in emergency situations or donates them to other children's organizations, military organizations, libraries and nursing homes. This is a mail-in program.
Recycle
The book can be disassembled and the pages recycled in the paper and cardboard bin.Disposal
The covers, bindings, spine, and glue remnants are waste and cannot be recycled.
Books, Softcover
Reduce/Reuse
If your books are in good condition, the Croton Harmon Free Library accepts donations for its yearly book sale. There is a bin for books at the bottom of the library's parking lot. Collection has been suspended during the pandemic but should resume once the library reopens fully.
Recycle
Place in paper and cardboard bin.
Disposal
Please reuse or recycle.
Boxes, Corrugated Cardboard
Reduce/Reuse
Some gardeners use flattened cardboard boxes for mulch, with wood chips or shredded bark on top of them. They make an excellent weed barrier for a whole season, much better than the wood chips or bark alone. With the tape and stickers removed, the rest will gradually decompose.
Recycle
Place curbside on your recycling day. Empty them of plastic packing materials first. Smaller boxes can be put inside one another. Big boxes should be flattened and stacked, or bundled with twine. Plastic packing materials must be disposed of or recycled separately.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Boxes, Paperboard
Reduce/Reuse
Please recycle.
Recycle
Place in paper and cardboard recycling bin. Plastic windows on the box are OK.
Examples:
- Food Boxes: Cereal, pasta, snacks, pet food, crackers, Jello, etc.
- Non-Food Boxes: Tissue, shoe, toy, gift.
Remove tape and Styrofoam.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Cake and Brownie Boxes
Reuse
Please recycle.
Recycle
Non-corrugated cardboard can be put in the paper and cardboard recycling bin.Disposal
Please recycle.
Cardboard, Corrugated
Reduce/Reuse
Please recycle.
Recycle
Remove packing material from boxes and dispose of it separately. Collapse cardboard and place inside another box, or tie
in bundles. Place curbside on recycling day.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Cardboard, Foil-Lined
Reduce/Reuse
Currently, there is no reuse option available for this item.
Recycle
Currently, there is no recycle option available for this item.
Disposal
Place in trash.
Cardboard, Soda and Beer Packaging
Reduce/Reuse
Recycle
Flatten and put in paper / cardboard recycling bin.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Catalogs
Reduce/Reuse
Please recycle.
Recycle
Put in recycling bin with paper and cardboard.
Disposal
This item should be recycled.
Cereal Boxes
Reuse/Reuse
Please recycle.
Recycle
These boxes are placed in the paper and cardboard recycling bin. Plastic windows on the box are OK.
Other Examples of food containers that can be recycled with paper and cardboard:
Pasta boxes, Pet Food bags, Cracker boxes, Jello boxes, Frozen Food boxes, Egg Cartons
Disposal
Please recycle.
Cigarette Packs
Reuse
Currently, there is no reuse option available for this item.
Recycle
Remove the inner foil and place with paper and cardboard for recycling.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Corrugated Cardboard
Reuse
Cardboard can be used to keep weeds down in gardens. A top dressing of wood chips will cover it from sight and keep it in place. The combination of cardboard and wood chips is called "sheet mulching" and makes an effective, biodegradable weed block that lasts a full year.
Recycle
Collapse cardboard and place inside another box or tie in bundles. Place curbside on your recycling day.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Cups, Paper and Cardboard
Reduce/Reuse
Recycle
Recycle all clean cups in paper bin. Rinse as required.
If waxed they cannot be recycled.
Disposal
Please dispose of as trash if they cannot be cleaned, or if they are waxed.Egg Cartons, Cardboard
Reuse
If you will not be reusing your egg carton, please recycle.
Recycle
Put in the paper and cardboard recycling bin. Or, tear apart and add to your compost bin.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Envelopes and Letters
Reduce/Reuse
Recycle
These can be placed in paper and cardboard recycling bin. Envelopes with plastic windows are OK to recycle.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Fabric
Reduce/Reuse
Recycle
The Village of Croton-on-Hudson has partnered with Helpsy to offer a free, home pickup clothing recycling service for residents. Croton residents can visit www.helpsy.com/crotononhudsonny and schedule at-home pickups on Thursdays, starting March 7, 2024. After scheduling a pickup, residents can leave the items at their front door in clearly labeled plastic bags. Drivers make home pickups between 7 am and 5 pm. Helpsy recommends requesting a pickup when you have a minimum of 3 bags to minimize emissions. For additional questions, please email info@helpsy.co or call 1-800-244-6350.
Residents can also drop off textiles by making an appointment with the County’s Household-Material Recycling Facility (H-MRF), 15 Woods Road, Valhalla. The H-MRF is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment only. For more information about the H-MRF, or to make an appointment today, visit https://environment.westchestergov.com/facilities/h-mrf or call (914) 813-5425.
In addition to clothing, the County's expanded textile recycling program provides residents the opportunity to recycle shoes, sneakers, slippers, boots, backpacks, purses, duffle bags, gloves, sheets, towels, blankets, curtains, leather, throw rugs, pet clothing, and more. The items can be in any condition (torn, worn, stained, broken zippers, etc.) as long as they are clean, dry, and odorless. A full list of accepted items can be found online at: https://environment.westchestergov.com/residents/recycling-guidelines/textiles
Disposal
Please recycle.
Frozen Food / Wax Coated Boxes / Containers
Reduce/Reuse
Currently, there is no reuse option available for this item.
Recycle
If waxed, rinse and place with mixed recycling (not paper/cardboard.) If unwaxed, place with paper/cardboard. If plastic, can be recycled at the supermarket with other plastic bags.
Disposal
Please recycle
Greeting Cards
Reduce/Reuse
Currently, there is no reuse option available for this item.
Recycle
Recycle with paper and cardboard.
Disposal
Please recycle
Junk Mail
In order to reduce the amount of junk mail you receive, consider the following:
Register to have your name removed from mailing lists.
1. The National Do Not Mail List, offered by DirectMail.com - makes the list available to mailing list owners and users for one reason only: so they can remove (or add) your name to their lists based on your stated preferences. When you complete the online National Do Not Mail List form, you can indicate if there are any mailings you would like to receive (a list is provided). You can choose as many or as few-or none-as you want.
2. The second service is called DMAchoice, offered by the Direct Marketing Association, and charges $1. You can register online or by regular mail. Your request is good for five years, and you can let them know what mail you want to get as well as what you don't want.
(Note: Neither DirectMail.com nor the Mail Preference Service can guarantee that your name will be removed from ALL mailing lists on which you appear. Therefore you may want to try some of the suggestions stated below as well.)
You can contact these mailers directly and ask to have your name removed: Valassis/Red Plum and Valpak.
When you order something from a catalog, your name and address is likely given to Abacus, an alliance of mostly catalog and publishing companies. To have your information removed from Abacus, you can contact them directly to have your name removed from their list. Abacus can be reached either via e-mail (abacusoptout@epsilon.com), by mail: Abacus, Inc., PO Box 1478, Broomfield CO 80038; or by phone: (888) 780-3869.
To be removed from the mailing list of major sweepstakes mailers, contact the following: Publishers Clearinghouse, by phone: (800) 645-9242, or by mail: Consumer & Privacy Affairs, Publishers Clearinghouse, 382 Channel Drive, Port Washington NY 11050; or by e-mail: privacychoices@pchmail.com. And Readers Digest Sweepstakes, by phone: (800) 310-6261, or by mail: Reader's Digest, PO Box 50005, Prescott AZ 86301-5005.
Reduce/Reuse
Currently, there is no reuse option available for this item.
Recycle
Place in recycling bin for paper and cardboard. Plastic windows on the envelopes are okay.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Magazines
Reduce/Reuse
Recycle
Place in paper and cardboard recycling bin.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Newspaper
Reduce/Reuse
Recycle
Recycle in paper and cardboard bin.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Notebooks, Spiral
Reduce/Reuse
Recycle
Remove spiral binding. Place notebook in recycling bin with paper and cardboard.
Binding can be recycled as scrap metal. Scrap metal can be recycled curbside by scheduling a Wednesday special pickup. Make an appointment for pickup here:
Disposal
Please recycle.
Paper Plates
Reduce/Reuse
Recycle
If clean and unwaxed, put in paper and cardboard recycle bin.
Disposal
If greasy, place with waste.
If waxed, place with waste.
Paper Towel Rolls
Reduce/Reuse
Recycle
Place in recycling bin with paper and cardboard.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Pasta Boxes
Reuse
Recycle
Can be recycled with paper and cardboard. Plastic windows on the box are OK.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Phone Books
Reuse
Currently, there is no reuse option available for this item.
Recycle
Recycle in paper and cardboard bin. No need to remove cover.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Photographs
Reuse
Currently, there is no reuse option available for this item.
Recycle
Currently, there is no recycle option available for this item.
Disposal
Place with waste.
Pizza Box
Reuse
Please recycle.
Recycle
If clean, place with paper and cardboard. If greasy, it should not be recycled. You can easily tear the box apart so the greasy bottom half can be thrown away and the clean top half placed with recycling.
Disposal
If it is greasy, it must be placed with waste.
Post-It Notes
Reduce/Reuse
Recycle
Can be recycled with paper and cardboard. Sticky edge is OK.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Shredded Paper
Reuse
Currently, there is no reuse option available for this item.
Recycle
Place in paper and cardboard recycling bin.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Soy, Rice, Almond, Hemp Milk Cartons
Reduce/Reuse
Recycle
All soy, rice, almond, and hemp milk cartons (aseptic packages) should be rinsed and placed in the mixed recycling bin. They are not placed with paper and cardboard in order to keep the items in the paper/cardboard bin dry. The caps can also be recycled.
Disposal
Please recycle.
Tissue Paper
Reduce/Reuse
Currently, there is no reuse option available for this item.
Recycle
If unused, recycle with paper and cardboard.
Disposal
If dirty, place with waste.
Tyvek, House wrap
Reuse
Currently, there is no reuse option available for this item.
Recycle
Currently, there is no recycle option available for this item.
Disposal
Place with waste. This is not recyclable. Large quantities are considered construction/demolition debris and must be disposed of by your contractor.