C L I N T ON C O UN TY L A N D FI L L FACTS ABOUT RECYCLING

R E C Y C L IN G & SO L ID W A S T E
D I S P O S AL FA C I L ITI E S  The average person generates over 4 pounds of trash
every day and about 1.5 tons of trash annually.

 Over 75% of waste is recyclable, but we only recycle

Altona Convenience Station
about 30% of it.
259 Devil’s Den Road, Altona, NY
Thursday 10AM—2PM/Saturday 9AM—3PM
 Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to CLINTON COUNTY LANDFILL
AuSable Convenience Station listen to a full album on your iPod; Recycling 100 alu- AND RECYCLING FACILITY
242 Dry Bridge Road, AuSable, NY minum cans could light your bedroom for 2 whole 286 Sand Road
Tuesday & Saturday, 8AM—4PM weeks.
Morrisonville, New York 12962
Champlain Convenience Station  Americans throw away 25 million plastic bottles (518) 563-5514
144 Castine Road, Champlain, NY every hour.
Thursday & Saturday, 8AM—4PM
 If every American recycled just one-tenth of their news-
Chazy Convenience Station papers, we could save 25 million trees annually.
49 Esker Road, Chazy, NY
Wednesday & Saturday, 8AM-4PM  Recycling a single run of the Sunday New York Times
Churubusco Convenience Station would save 75,000 trees.
Clinton Mills Road, Churubusco, NY
Wednesday 10AM—2PM/Saturday 9AM—3PM
 The average American uses seven trees a year in paper,
wood, and other products made from trees.
Dannemora Convenience Station
958 General Leroy Manor Road, Dannemora, NY  Each ton of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gal-
Tuesday & Saturday, 8AM—4PM lons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4,000
kilowatts of energy, and 7,000 gallons of water.
Ellenburg Convenience Station
6576 Military Turnpike, Ellenburg, NY  A modern glass bottle would take 4,000 years or more
Thursday & Saturday, 8AM—4PM to decompose.
Lyon Mountain Convenience Station  Each American disposes of ~1,200 pounds of organic
4353 Route 374, Lyon Mountain, NY waste annually; 100% of that waste can be composted.
Wednesday & Saturday, 8AM—4PM
 The U.S. is the #1 trash-producing country in the world;
Mooers Transfer Station
that translates to 5% of the population produces 40% of
1590 North Star Road, Mooers, NY
Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday, 8:30AM—4PM the world’s waste.

Peru Convenience Station  Casella processed over 8,200 tons of recyclable materi-
526 Barney Downs Road, Peru, NY als (collected in Clinton County) in 2013.
Tuesday & Saturday, 8AM—4PM

Saranac Convenience Station CONVENIENCE STATION STICKER PRICES

802 Ore Bed Road, Saranac, NY
Wednesday & Saturday, 8AM—4PM One (1) Sticker ................................................ $2.00
Schuyler Falls Convenience Station 1-16 gallon trash bag ................................. 1 Sticker
Sand Road, Morrisonville, NY
Monday - Saturday, 7AM-3PM 17-33 gallon trash bag ............................. 2 Stickers
34-50 gallon trash bag ........................... 3 Stickers
Clinton County Landfill
286 Sand Road, Morrisonville, NY 51-80 gallon trash bag ............................ 4 Stickers
Monday - Friday, 7AM-3PM/Saturday 7AM-Noon
>80 gallon trash bag ...................... NOT ACCEPTED
CLINTON COUNTY RECYCLES
 SORTED MIXED OFFICE PAPER CLOTHING/TEXTILES
The materials accepted are envelopes (with or The clothing must be clean, dry, and
without windows), white and color ledger (bond, in usable condition. If clothing con-
typing, copier, index cards), manila and tains stains and/or tears, must be
bleached file folders/envelopes, direct mail treated as trash. Also acceptable are
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD (OCC) (opened and sorted for contaminates), and paper. These shoes, purses, curtains, sheets, bed-
This brown, double-walled material has a wavy cen- materials can be shredded. Unacceptable materials in this spreads, blankets, towels, and pil-
ter and is used in most shipping category include: unbleached paper, carbon paper, trans- lowcases. Clothing/Textiles shall be
boxes. Cereal boxes, boxboard, and parencies, Mylar, self-sealing envelopes, and padded enve- placed in a clear plastic bags. All
cardboard egg crates are accept- lopes. ALL STATIONS ACCEPT articles should be free from any moisture, grease, mold,
able. To prepare cardboard for solvents, or food waste. Unacceptable items include:
recycling, all contaminates must be
NEWSPAPER & PHONEBOOKS carpets and pillows. ACCEPTED AT ELLENBURG
removed, and the boxes must be CS, SCHUYLER FALLS CS, AND MOOERS TS
Newspapers, advertising inserts, phonebooks,
flattened. Wax coated materials are and paper bags are acceptable. They must be
not acceptable and are considered contaminates. clean and dry. NO envelopes, junk mail, TIRES
Grease and cheese residue on pizza boxes also act as notebooks, or books are accepted with the
contaminates, therefore pizza boxes are not accepted. Tires are accepted for recycling. Tires must be
newspaper. ALL STATIONS ACCEPT
ALL STATIONS ACCEPT removed from rim and must be relatively
MAGAZINES clean. The following are charges for tires:

PLASTIC (PETE # 1)  Car/pickup/SUV Tires: ...........$4.00 each

Magazines and catalogs are both acceptable and they must
 Truck Tires: .......................... $10.00 each
Examples of this type of plastic be clean and dry. ALL STATIONS ACCEPT  Equipment Tires: ........... NOT ACCEPTED
bottle are soda and water bottles.
The bottle must have a PETE # 1 GLASS ACCEPTED ONLY AT MOOERS TS AND CLINTON
recycling logo stamped on the COUNTY LANDFILL
bottom of it. The plastic bottles Only jars and bottles are accepted. All colors
must be clean. The lids must be may be mixed together. ALL lids must be
removed the glass must be clean. Window
BRUSH/YARD WASTE
removed and discarded in the
trash. ALL STATIONS ACCEPT glass or ceramics are NOT acceptable. ALL Leaves, grass clippings, garden clean-up (stalks), tree
STATIONS ACCEPT limbs, wood chips, and brush are accepted for recycling.
Bags shall be removed prior to placing in disposal area.
PLASTIC (HDPE # 2)
SCRAP METAL/APPLIANCES Stumps are not accepted. The following are charges for
There are two types of HDPE # 2, natural and col- brush/yard waste:
Scrap metal and appliances are accepted. Propane tanks
ored. Examples of natural HDPE # 2 are  Small car ........................................ $5.00
are accepted when empty and the valve is re-
water and milk jugs. Examples of colored
moved. Vacuums are not acceptable and are  Small pickup ................................ $10.00
HDPE # 2 are plastic detergent, soap, and
considered trash. A processing fee is charged to  Large pickup ................................ $15.00
shampoo bottles. Both of these types of  Larger loads ........................ Discretional
dispose of refrigerators, freezers, air condition-
plastic must have a HDPE # 2 recycling
ers, and dehumidifiers (to remove freon, etc.). ACCEPTED ONLY AT CLINTON COUNTY
symbol on the bottom of them. The plastic
Because these require special handling, they LANDFILL
bottles must be clean. The lids must be
cannot be placed in the scrap metal container. ALL STA-
removed and discarded in the trash. Medi-
TIONS ACCEPT (except Churubusco CS and Altona
cine bottles are not accepted for recycling.
CS); APPLIANCES ARE ONLY ACCEPTED AT CLIN- NOT ACCEPTED AT RECYCLE FACILITIES
ALL STATIONS ACCEPT
TON COUNTY LANDFILL AND MOOERS TS
The following items are not accepted for recy-
TIN & ALUMINUM cling at any of our facilities: Plastic bags, win-
ELECTRONICS dow glass, mirrors, light bulbs, dishes, ceram-
Only cans are accepted. Remove labels if ics, paper towels, facial tissue, Styrofoam, recy-
Computers, TVs, VCRs, stereos, home entertain-
possible. Cans must be clean. clables containing food-waste, paint, oils, haz-
ment centers, etc are accepted. A handling
Aerosol cans, food trays, pie ardous materials, needles, syringes, VCR tapes,
fee may apply. ACCEPTED ONLY AT
plates, and foil are not ac- CD’s/DVD’s, batteries, and styrofoam
MOOERS TS AND CLINTON COUNTY
cepted. ALL STATIONS ACCEPT “peanuts”.
LANDFILL.