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Goods Exchange
Operation
Saturdays ONLY
- Is available to those people who have their current recycling
permit
- Is open the same hours as the recycling center
- May be used within the one hour on site limit each open day
- Items being dropped off must have the approval of the Goods
Exchange Attendant
- The Attendant or Recycling Workers have the right to refuse any
item
- Users must park in the designated area to the South of the
building
- Books, household items, clothes, small furniture, children's
toys are accepted with approval
- Items taken MAY
NOT BE USED FOR
RE-SALE
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The Three "R's"
of
Recycling
- Reduce
We can all greatly reduce the amounts of waste produced each day. Think about what you
purchase. Is there a great deal of unnecessary packaging? Does this name product come in a
re-useable or recyclable container? Can you buy in bulk and therefore use less packaging?
- Reuse
Today we seem to live in a throw-away society, but each of us makes the choice to
dispose of things rather than re-use or repair them. Don't buy disposable products that
are available in a re-useable form. Fix that old thing instead of throwing it away and
having to buy a new one. Each one of us can make a difference.
- Recycle
Last, but not least, try to recycle everything that you can. Use the Red Hook Recycling
Center to its fullest...for today as well as for our future.
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Recycling Guidelines -
Five kinds of ordinary household waste
can be recycled
Recycling Category List
High-Grade Paper
Low-Grade Paper
Commingled Containers
Corrugated Cardboard
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Did You Know?
- Paper and
corrugated cardboard are most wanted, as they bring us the highest prices.
- There's no need
to separate glass and metal food & beverage containers...they're commingled
with #1,& #2 plastics.
- Only corrugated
cardboard can be recycled, no pizza boxes, gift boxes, etc.
- No need to
bundle or tie up newspaper, just place them in the container.
Other
Recyclable Items
- Appliances with freon -
Disposal fee per item.
- Other Appliances metal dumpster
or material exchange -
Furniture & Garbage Dumpster. Disposal fee per item.
- Clothing
-Clean clothing in good condition may be left in the Salvation Army
bin.
- Batteries
- Household (alkaline in garbage) and (check w/ JJ) auto lead-acid batteries may be left inside
the Battery Shed.
- Tree and Yard
Waste - Christmas trees only may be brought to the Center for chipping on designated days in
January. No other yard waste or trees are accepted.
Other Locations for
recycling certain items
Styrofoam
"Peanuts" for Packaging - most UPS stores will accept them
Used Motor Oil
Household
Hazardous Waste
- Electronic
Waste Collection Events
- DCRRA and
NYSDEC co-sponsor eight annual events.
Check on their website,
www.dcrra.org
for June's event dates in Red Hook and
pre-registration forms.
To Eliminate
Unwanted Junk Mail
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Send a postcard asking to have your name removed from all mailing lists to:
Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
PO Box 9008, Farmingdale, NY 11735
Phone 212-768-7277
OR complete the consumer form online at:
The Direct Marketing Association
web site.
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For more information on
avoiding junk mail and on pollution
prevention
Dutchess County Environmental Council
Rte. 44, PO Box 259
Millbrook, NY 12545
Phone 845-677-8223
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