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Recycling Gets Real
Learn which items go in your recycling bin and which go in the trash, with a group of helpful – and not so helpful – characters.…
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Spring Newsletter
Get ready for the Earth Day Litter Cleanup, check out our new compost bag design, and learn how clothing donations can support local services and reduce…
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New Compost Bag Design
We’ve spruced up the design on our bags of OCRRA Premium Compost. Next time you head to our compost sites or one of our many local…
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Don’t Trash Clothes
Clothing never belongs in the recycling bin but you don’t have to throw textiles away. Consider donating unwanted hats, shoes, shirts, pants and more. Find out…
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Recycling Guide
There’s no need to guess what belongs in the recycling bin each day. You can print Onondaga County’s 2-page recycling guide to keep next to your…
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Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency
Save the world a little each day®
OCRRA is known for recycling, but we support Onondaga County in so many other ways. From waste-to-energy to composting, our solutions are socially, economically and environmentally sound.
With your help, we’re turning our community – and our world – into a healthier, more sustainable place to live.
Recycling
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What Goes in Your Recycling Bin?
Learn which items go in your recycling bin and which go in the trash with a group of helpful – and not so helpful – characters. Find more videos with our googly-eyed friends in our Recycling Tips playlist on YouTube.
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Pop Quiz!
How much do you know about Onondaga County’s recycling rules? Are you a gold star recycler, a wishcycler or a contaminator? When the wrong items are put in your curbside recycling bin, they contaminate good recyclables and ultimately increase recycling costs. By following OCRRA’s guidelines you can reduce costly contamination.…
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Trash
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Waste-to-Energy
Trash in Onondaga County takes a somewhat different journey than trash in most U.S. communities. Instead of going right to a landfill, most of our community’s trash is sent to the local Waste-to-Energy Facility, where it is turned into enough electricity to power 30,000 households a year. This reduces the…
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Not All Plastics Are Recyclable
Just because it’s made of plastic or has a recycling symbol on it doesn’t mean it can go in your recycling bin.
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Household Toxics
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Household Toxics Disposal
Take advantage of OCRRA’s free, year-round household hazardous waste program open to residents in Onondaga County, NY.
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Household Toxics
If you only have items on the household toxics list, make a free drop-off appointment through OCRRA to bring them to Miller Environmental (off Hiawatha Blvd.). You’ll receive instructions in your appointment confirmation email on how to prepare your items and where to bring them.
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Composting
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Organics
By creating compost and mulch, OCRRA reuses millions of pounds of food scraps and yard waste to benefit soil in gardens and landscapes across Onondaga County. By growing food, composting the scraps, and using compost to support the growth of new food – we are creating a circular system with…
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Amboy Compost Facility
OCRRA’s Amboy Compost Facility is the largest municipal yard waste and food scrap composting facility in New York State!
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