Westchester County’s Department of Environmental Facilities (DEF) will be hosting a Household Recycling Day (HRD) Event on Saturday, April 23rd from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at FDR State Park, 2957 Crompond Rd., Rte 202, Yorktown in lots 2 & 3. The upcoming HRD event in Yorktown will be the first of four HRD events planned for 2022 to give residents across the County an opportunity to conveniently and safely dispose of their household waste.   

At HRDs, service works on a first-come-first-served basis, and in extreme weather when working conditions are deemed unsafe, events may be cancelled or terminated early. The Mobile Shredder is available at all HRDs, but be advised that on occasion the Mobile Shredder unit can reach its maximum capacity for paper shredding before closing time. Although infrequent, residents should be aware of this and open minded of the possibility of an early closure. On the day of an event, residents can call the County's Recycling HelpLine at (914) 813-5425 to check on a cancellation or early closure.

In addition to properly labelled household chemicals, tires, scrap metal, electronics, appliances, and other special wastes found in a typical household, residents can bring documents for shredding and expired or unwanted medications for disposal to the April 23rd HRD Event.

Generally, the following items are accepted for safe disposal or recycling

• Properly labelled household chemicals, such as:
  • Household cleaning products
  • Most automotive fluids (antifreeze, brake fluid, gasoline, but not motor oil)
  • Flammable liquids (kerosene, butane, lighter fluid, turpentine)
  • Metal, jewelry, and furniture polishes and waxes; wood preservatives
  • Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides
  • Photographic and swimming pool chemicals
• Batteries – only vehicle, rechargeable, or button cell
• Fluorescent light bulbs & CFLs
• Fire extinguishers
• BBQ propane tanks (up to 20 lbs.)
• Mercury containing devices (thermometers and thermostats)
• Electronic waste (TVs, computer monitors and towers)
• Expired or unwanted medications, both OTC and prescription
• Personal documents for shredding (limit of four (4) file-size boxes per household)
• Tires

Items that will not be accepted and should not be brought to the Household Recycling Day include paint (both latex and oil), non-rechargeable alkaline and carbon zinc batteries (they can be safely discarded in the trash), motor oil, smoke detectors, cell phones, explosives (flares, fireworks, ammunition), construction debris and hypodermic needles. Also, waste from businesses, schools, or other institutions will not be accepted.

For more information on what to bring to this event, visit www.westchestergov.com/recycling or call (914) 813-5425.

If you are unable to attend the HRD Event, you can still dispose of your hard-to-get-rid-of household waste by making a convenient appointment for 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, and accepts the same items that are accepted at the HRD events. For more information about the H-MRF or to make an appointment, visit environment.westchestergov.com/facilities/h-mrf or call (914) 813-5425.

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