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2022 RECYCLING & REFUSE GUIDE - YONKERSNY.GOV - City of Yonkers
2022 RECYCLING
& REFUSE GUIDE
     YONKERSNY.GOV
2022 RECYCLING & REFUSE GUIDE - YONKERSNY.GOV - City of Yonkers
YONKERS SWITCHES TO
                               RENEWABLE ENERGY
                               Yonkers has joined the Westchester
                               Power Community Energy Program,
                               bringing a 100% renewable energy supply
                               to Yonkers households in 2022. Learn
                               more at www.sustainablewestchester.org/
                               wp/yonkers

COMING SOON: HOUSEHOLD
FOOD SCRAP RECYCLING
Food scraps are one of the largest
components of trash sent to landfills and
incinerators. Visit www.yonkersny.gov/
foodscraps to learn how you can reduce
waste by recycling your food scraps.

                               YONKERS RUNS ON ELECTRIC
                               Mayor Spano is shifting the City’s vehicle
                               fleet toward a zero-emission future,
                               with new electric vehicles and charging
                               stations being installed across the city.

RECYCLE COACH APP
Yonkers residents can now access the Recycle
Coach app, free of charge, from their desktop
computers, mobile devices, or through digital
assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Home.
Get your garbage and recycling schedule plus
receive weekly reminders for garbage and
recycling collections. Download the FREE app
from the App Store and Google play.
2022 RECYCLING & REFUSE GUIDE - YONKERSNY.GOV - City of Yonkers
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
                                    HAVE AN EMERGENCY?
                                    CALL 911 OR the City’s alternative
                                    emergency number 914-377-7777.

                                    NEED ASSISTANCE?
                                    Contact us 24/7 at 377-HELP (4357)
                                    or mayor@yonkersny.gov.

CITY OF YONKERS
Mayor Mike Spano...................................................................... 914-377-6300
Animal Shelter .............................................................................. 914-377-6730
Assessment...................................................................................... 914-377-6200
Bulk Removal Appointments........................................... 914-377-4357
City Clerk ............................................................................................ 914-377-6020
Code Enforcement .................................................................... 914-377-6888
Consumer Protection .............................................................. 914-377-3000
Constituent Services................................................................. 914-377-6010
Heat Hotline .................................................................................... 914-965-3331
Housing & Buildings ................................................................. 914-377-6500
Office for the Aging................................................................... 914-377-6823
Parking Violations ...................................................................... 914-377-6600
Parks Department...................................................................... 914-377-6450
Tax Department........................................................................... 914-377-6141
Veterans Services ....................................................................... 914-377-6700
Water Billing.................................................................................... 914-377-6148
Yonkers Fire Department (non-emergency) ........ 914-377-7555
Yonkers Police Department (non-emergency) .. 914-377-7900

YONKERS CITY COUNCIL
City Council President.............Lakisha Collins-Bellamy.........914-377-6060
District 1 ........................................Shanae V. Williams .................914-377-6311
District 2 ........................................Corazon Pineda-Isaac ...........914-377-6312
District 3 ........................................Tasha Diaz ......................................914-377-6313
District 4 ........................................John Rubbo ..................................914-377-6314
District 5 ........................................Mike Breen .....................................914-377-6315
District 6 ........................................Anthony J. Merante ................914-377-6316
2022 RECYCLING & REFUSE GUIDE - YONKERSNY.GOV - City of Yonkers
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What you need to know about recyclin
            PLASTIC                       NO: PAINT CANS*, BBQ
            Coded 1-7, 5 gallons or       TANKS, HOUSEHOLD
            less (e.g., food, beverage,   APPLIANCES,
            detergent, and soap           CONSTRUCTION
            containers, caps and lids)    MATERIAL
            NO PLASTIC BAGS         CARTONS
                                    Gable-top refrigerated
            GLASS                   food and beverage
            Food and drink jars and cartons, aseptic cartons,
            bottles, any color      juice boxes, ice cream
            NO: DRINKING GLASSES, containers, milk and
            CRYSTAL, WINDOW OR      juice cartons
            MIRROR GLASS                  NO: PAPER CUPS,
                                          JUICE POUCHES
            METAL
                                          *Paint cans are to be thrown
            Food and beverage cans,       out as trash. Paint MUST be
            clean aluminum foil and       dried. Dry with litter, sand or
            trays, empty aerosol cans     saw dust, with lid off.

ALL RECYCLING MUST BE PLACED IN AN OPEN CONTAINER
      DO NOT PLACE RECYCLING IN PLASTIC BAGS.

            YES                           NO
            Newspapers                    Juice boxes
            Glossy inserts                Waxed paper
            Phone books                   Glossy gift boxes
            Magazines                     Plastic bags
            Junk mail
            Brown paper bags
            Flattened corrugated
            and gray cardboard
            boxes
2022 RECYCLING & REFUSE GUIDE - YONKERSNY.GOV - City of Yonkers
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ing and garbage collection in Yonkers
                 GENERAL                        OTHER CARDBOARD
                 HOUSEHOLD REFUSE               & PAPER
                 Trash cans should be           Hardcover books
                 32 gallons or less and
                 weigh no more than           NOT PERMITTED
                 50 lbs. Trash cans MUST      Ceramics, cookware,
                 be covered.                  glassware, mirrors,
                                              construction debris and
                 NON-METAL BULK ITEMS* windows.
                 Place one item curbside For a complete list, visit
                 on the second pickup of yonkersny.gov/guide
                 the week (except during
                 holiday weeks) – Includes *Metal     and non-metal bulk
                                              services are only available for
                 chairs, mattresses, sofas, one-to-six-family homes.
                 rugs (3 ft. lengths & tied),
                 tables and other items.

                 YONKERS RECYCLING CENTER
                 735 SAW MILL RIVER ROAD
                 MONDAY – SATURDAY • 7:30 AM – 4:15 PM
                 BATTERIES                      METAL & NON-METAL
                                                BULK ITEMS*
                 E-WASTE
                 Electronics                    PROPANE TANKS
                                                Empty
                 FLUORESCENT BULBS
                 & LIGHT BALLASTS               STYROFOAM
                                                Does not include “peanut”
                 HOUSEHOLD
                                                styrofoam
                 RECYCLABLES
                 Mixed recyclables, paper *Metal and non-metal bulk
                 recyclables & textiles   services are only available for
                                          one-to-six-family homes.

    NO CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, NO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES OR RENTAL TRUCKS
UNSURE HOW TO DISPOSE OF A
                       PARTICULAR ITEM?
                       Visit our Recycling and Refuse Guide A-Z at
                       yonkersny.gov/guide for a complete list of
                       items, disposal options and instructions.

    1
                 YONKERS ORGANIC YARD
                 610 NEPPERHAN AVENUE
                 MONDAY – SATURDAY • 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
                 YARD CLOSED: JANUARY 15 – APRIL 1
                 LEAVES                  YARD TRIMMINGS
                 Pickup - Wednesdays     Branches up to 10
                 from Sept. 21 – Dec. 7,  inches in diameter.
                 except during holiday   Grass clippings are
                 week - see calendar.    allowed (Plastic bags are
                 (Must be in brown       not permitted)
                 paper leaf bags)
                                         SPRING YARD PICK-UP
                 CHRISTMAS TREES         April 20 & May 4 & May 18
                 Remove decorations      or drop off at organic
                 and tinsel              yard Monday through
                                         Saturday

                                                   did you know?
                   METAL BULK ITEMS*
                   Call the Mayor’s Help                You can now recycle
                   Line at 377-HELP                    your tires! Drop off car
                   (4357) – Includes TVs,              and SUV tires (no rims)
                   washers, dryers, air                 for $5 per tire at the
                   conditioners and other             Yonkers Recycling Center.
                   metal items                         Maximum of four tires
                                                      per year, per household.

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                   *Metal and non-metal bulk
                   services are only available
                   for one-to-six-family homes.

Anything littered into a storm drain ends up in our waterways. Please don’t pollute
into storm drains. For complete rules & regulations, visit yonkersny.gov/guide
2022 RECYCLING & REFUSE CALENDAR
           JANUARY
                                          FEBRUARY                               MARCH
  S M T W T                F S
                                    S M T           W     T    F    S     S M T       W    T    F   S
                             H
                                          1         P    3     4    5          1      P    3    4    5
 2     3   4    P 6        7 8
                                    6 7 8           C    10    H   12     6 7 8       C   10   11   12
 9    10   11   C 13      14 15
                                    13 14 15        P    17   18   19    13 14 15     P   17   18   19
 16   H    M    T P       Th 22
                                    20 H M          T    C    Th   26    20 21 22     C   24   25   26
 23   24   25   C 27      28 29
                                    27 28                                27 28 29     P   31
 30   31

            APRIL                               MAY                                JUNE
  S M T W T                F    S    S   M      T   W     T    F   S      S M T W          T    F   S
                          1     2    1    2     3   CS    5    6    7             T       C    Th   4
 3    4     5   C    7    8     9    8    9    10   P    12   13   14     5 6 7 P          9   10   11
 10   11   12   P    14   15   16   15   16    17   CS   19   20   21    12 13 14 C       16   17   18
 17   18   19   CS   21   22   23   22   23    24   P    26   27   28    19 20 21 P       23   24   25
 24   25   26   P    28   29   30   29   H     M                         26 27 28 C       30

            JULY
                                              AUGUST                          SEPTEMBER
  S M T W T                F   S
                                     S M        T   W     T    F   S      S M T W T             F    S
                           1   2
                                       1        2   P     4    5   6                   1        2    3
 3    H    M    T P       Th   9
                                     7 8        9   C    11   12   13     4 H M T C            Th   10
 10   11   12   C 14      15   16
                                    14 15      16   P    18   19   20    11 12 13 P 15         16   17
 17   18   19   P 21      22   23
                                    21 22      23   C    25   26   27    18 19 20 C L 22       23   24
 24   25   26   C 28      29   30
                                    28 29      30   P                    25 26 27 PL 29        30
 31

           OCTOBER
                                          NOVEMBER                             DECEMBER
  S M T W T                F S
                                    S M T           W T        F    S    S M T W T F S
                              1
                                          1         CL Th      4   5                 1 2 3
  2    3    4   CL    6    7 8
                                    6 7 8*          PL 10      H   12     4 5 6 PL 8 9 10
  9   H    M    T    PL   Th 15
                                    13 14 15        CL 17     18   19    11 12 13 C 15 16 17
 16   17   18   CL   20   21 22
                                    20 21 22        PL H      Th   26    18 19 20 P 22 23 24
 23   24   25   PL   27   28 29
                                    27 28 29        CL                   25 H MS TS CSS ThS 31
 30   31

H Holiday (No Pickup) - Pickup shifts over      S Spring Yard Pickup (Place leaves and twigs at the
   one day that week                              curb in approved paper bags)
M Rescheduled Monday Pickup                       Alternate side of the street parking suspended –
 T Rescheduled Tuesday Pickup                     Meters IN Effect
Th Rescheduled Thursday Pickup                    Alternate side of the street parking suspended –
                                                  Meters NOT in Effect
 C Commingles
                                                  Shred Mobile - call the Mayor’s Help Line
 P Paper (Pulp)/Cardboard                         for location 377-HELP (4357)
 L Leaves (must be in brown paper leaf bags)      Christmas Trees to be picked up throughout
 S Styrofoam - call 377-HELP for pickup           the week
   between December 27-31
                                                  Use of gas-powered leaf blowers is prohibited
 * Regular Tuesday garbage pick-up scheduled
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          CITY HALL                                                                  PERMIT 661
          40 SOUTH BROADWAY
          YONKERS, NY 10701

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