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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Residential Recycling
Daily from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm - Commercial RecyclingDaily from 7:00 am to 4:30 pm
- Home Exchange Area
Daily from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday through Monday
New Year's Day · Easter Sunday · Thanksgiving Day · Christmas Day
- Tin Cans and Aluminum
Pet food cans, soda and beer cans, soup cans, empty aerosol cans, empty paint cans, vegetable cans, etc. 
#1 and #2 Plastic Bottles Only
Plastic bottles that are identified on the bottom or lower portion of the bottle with a #1 or #2 inside the recycling logo. Remove the caps. Some helpful tips to remember:- No toys, flower pots, bags, etc.
- The neck of the bottle must be smaller than the body.
- If the container had a food product in it, it will go in non-recycled waste (even if it is a #1 or #2 plastic).
- If the product had a liquid in it, it will go in this container, but only if it is a #1 or #2. Please note, some liquid bottles are also #3, #4, etc. and are not recyclable.
- Glass Bottles and Jars OnlyNo ceramics, light bulbs, plate glass, stemware, etc.
- Glass is crushed on site and is available to residents free of charge.
- Corrugated Cardboard
All types of corrugated, including shinny and or printed lettering.
Please empty all Styrofoam and paper packaging, and flatten cardboard. - Newspaper
No glossy print (glossy print goes in mixed paper).
- Mixed Paper
Catalogs, telephone books, junk mail, shiny newsprint, etc.
Typically, any paper that would be used for reading or writing.
- Batteries
All types.... Place small household batteries in appropriate containers
- ClothingUsable clothing placed in the charity containers
OPTIONAL ITEMS
See Fee Schedule for Rates
- Tires
Passenger & Motorcycle
SUV and Light Truck
Truck - Heavy
We do not take heavy off-road tires. - Household Appliances
Refrigerators, stoves, hot water heaters, etc.
- Brush
Vines, ornamental grasses, hedges, branches, trees, etc. - Grass
- Leaves No Charge.
- Mulch
No Charge.
- Bulk Metal
Large tanks, mowers, etc. Certain restrictions apply. Contact the scale house at (631) 329-9167 prior to delivery.
- Hazardous Waste Materials
Pesticides, antifreeze, oil-based paints, lacquer thinners, stains, urethane, gasoline, etc. (Hold these items for the S.T.O.P. day) - Construction and Demolition Debris - Limited to Residents
Amount limited to one load in a standard/unaltered pick-up truck. Uncontaminated solid waste that includes, but is not limited to bricks, concrete and other masonry materials, soil, rock, wood (including painted, treated and coated wood and wood products), land clearing debris, wall coverings, plaster, drywall, plumbing fixtures, nonasbestos insulation, roofing shingles and other roof coverings, asphaltic pavement, glass, plastics that are not sealed in a manner that conceals other wastes, empty buckets ten gallons or less in size and having no more than one inch of residue remaining on the bottom, electrical wiring and components containing no hazardous liquids, and pipe and metals that are incidental to any of the above.
Solid waste that is NOT Construction & Demolition Debris (even if resulting from the construction, remodeling, repair and demolition of utilities, structures and roads and land clearing) includes, but is not limited to asbestos waste, garbage, corrugated container board, electrical fixtures containing hazardous liquids such as fluorescent light ballasts or transformers, fluorescent lights, carpeting, furniture, appliances, tires, drums, containers greater than ten gallons in size, any containers having more than one inch of residue remaining on the bottom and fuel tanks. If you have questions as to what is considered C&D, please contact the scale house at (631) 329-9167.
(Stop Throwing Out Pollutants)
S.T.O.P. day is a day in which residents of East Hampton are permitted to dispose of household hazardous materials at the East Hampton and Montauk facilities.S.T.O.P. days are not available for commercial businesses. Commercial businesses desiring information for the disposal of commercial hazardous waste, may contact the regional New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at (631) 444-0375.
S.T.O.P. days occur twice a year at the East Hampton Recycling Center and twice a year at the Montauk facility. The following mediums are used to provide the general public with enough lead time to plan accordingly:
The East Hampton Star, The East Hampton Independent, WBEA 104.7 FM, WEHM 96.7 FM, WLNG 1600 AM, and flyers passed out at the facility, well in advance of each event.- East Hampton Recycling Center:
Third Saturday of May, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Third Saturday of September, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm p.m. - Montauk Transfer Station:
Third Saturday of June, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Third Saturday of October, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
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