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Costume Giveaway
Save money and reduce waste. Pick up a FREE costume at the Betts and White Branch Libraries during their Costume Closet Giveaways in October.
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Fall Newsletter
Learn how to sort plastics for your curbside trash or recycling bins, see why improper battery disposal can be dangerous and find metal recycling reminders.
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Drop off E-waste
Properly manage TVs, computers, printers, servers and more! An electronics drop-off event is coming up in November.
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Pumpkin Drop-offs
After Halloween, don’t throw out your perfectly carved creation. Reduce waste by composting pumpkins instead. Residents can drop-off pumpkins for free from Nov. 1-23.
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Recycling Guide
Don’t guess what belongs in the recycling bin. Print Onondaga County’s recycling guide for help with paper, plastic, metal and glass.
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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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Recycling Plastic Containers
In Onondaga County, ignore the number and symbols on plastic containers. Sort plastics for your trash or recycling bins by looking at the shape of the item. Only plastic bottles, jars, jugs and stackable dairy tubs belong in your recycling bin. Ready to test your knowledge? Take our plastics sorting…
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Quizzes
How much do you know about Onondaga County’s recycling rules? Are you a gold-star recycler, a wishcycler or a contaminator?
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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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