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 Refuse and Recycling Information
Refuse collection and recycling in New Castle is handled by a
private carter, SaniPro Disposal, under contract with the town, and
overseen by the Town Refuse and Recycling Office.
For questions about your service, please see the
reporting options listed below.
The town is divided into 18 collection zones with varying schedules. To find the
collection schedule, and zone number for your street, use the alphabetical index below to
look up your street name. If you know your zone number, click on the number below. If you
cannot find your street name in this index, please call the Refuse
and Recycling Office at (914) 238-8091.
Street name begins with:
A B C
D E F
G H I
J K L
M N O
P Q R
S T U
V W Y
Collection zone number:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
- Twice a week collection (see schedule for your street)
- Includes food waste
- Includes trash which can be put in normal garbage cans
- Can weight not to exceed 60 pounds when full
- Additional services available
- In-driveway, in-garage and rear door collection
- Additional costs to be paid quarterly in advance.
- Contact SaniPro, 1 800 273-9394, for more information
- Paints cans must be completely empty, dry, and lids off. Put beside regular trash.
If you have questions regarding disposal of paint call the Town Refuse and
Recycling Office at 238-8091.
- Special pick-ups available
- of construction debris or bulky household items not normally collected
- call SaniPro, 1 800 273-9394, to make special arrangements
- Styrofoam peanuts, tied in a plastic bag, should be brought to the Hunts Lane Town Recycling Center
- Household garbage and recyclables must be out by 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day
- Place in same place as regular garbage pick-up.
- All goods should be out for pick-up by 7:00 a.m.
- Newspapers and magazines tied in bundles or securely in paper bags.
- Commingled recyclables in approved plastic bags or bins.
- Cardboard must be flattened.
- May also be brought to Hunts Lane Town Recycling Center
on Wednesdays ,Thursday, Friday or Saturdays, 7am to 2:30pm.
- Collected twice a month at curbside March through December when available.
- Leaves, brush, grass and tree trimmings.
- Place in compostable bags (which may be purchased at the Recycling Center)
or bundled with string and out by 7 a.m.
- Weight not to exceed 60 pounds.
- Bundles limited to 3 feet long and 2 feet in height, width or diameter.
- Can be left at Hunts Lane Town Recycling Center at designated
area.
- No stumps or logs accepted in excess of 5 inches in diameter.
- Town law prohibits plastic bags to be used for yard waste.
2008 Yard Waste Pick-up Dates
Entire Town Curbside Only
Christmas Tree Pick-up will be January 9th & 16th, 2008
| March 26th |
August 6th & 27th |
| April 9th & 23rd |
September 10th &
24th |
| May 7th & 21st |
October 1st, 8th, 22nd
& 29th |
| June 11th & 25th |
November 5th, 12th &
19th |
| July 16th |
December 3rd, 10th &
17th |
- Will be collected on the second collection of the week (see schedule for your street)
- Household Bulk Trash consists of items such as furniture, appliances, carpeting, glass, wood and metal items,
etc. at curbside only.
- No construction or demolition wastes, hazardous materials, car parts, tires
- No liquid paint, insecticides, or 55 gallon drums
- Lumber, brick, sheetrock, or insulation will also not be collected
- For disposal of the above items, call SaniPro, 1 800 273-9394, to arrange for special pick-up
for a fee.
- Winter Weather Changes
Please listen to WHUD 100.7 FM for reports on collection schedules. Driveways must be free
of ice and snow for in-driveway, in-garage and rear door pick-ups
- Upcoming Holiday Schedule Changes for 2008 - Please refer to calendar
for actual Pickup Day
- New Year's Day, Tuesday, 1/01/2008 - No Pickup
Monday's pickup will be Monday, 12/31/07 ... Tuesday's pickup will be
Wednesday, 1/2
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, 1/21/2008 - No Pickup
Monday's pickup will be Tuesday, 1/22 ... Tuesday's pickup will be
Wednesday, 1/23
- President's Day, Monday, 2/18/2008 - No Pickup
Monday's pickup will be Tuesday, 2/19 ... Tuesday's pickup will be
Wednesday, 2/20
- Memorial Day, Monday, 5/26/2008 - No Pickup
Mondays' pickup will be Tuesday, 5/27 ... Tuesday's pickup will be
Wednesday, 5/28
- Independence Day, Friday, 7/04/2008 - No Pickup
Thursday's pickup will be Wednesday, 7/2 ... Friday's Pickup will be
Thursday, 7/3
- Labor Day, Monday, 9/01/2008 - No Pickup
Monday's Pickup will be Tuesday, 9/02 ... Tuesday's pickup will be
Wednesday, 9/03
- Columbus Day, Monday, 10/13/2008 - No Pickup
Monday's pickup will be Tuesday, 10/14 ... Tuesday's pickup will be
Wednesday, 10/15
- Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, 11/27/2008 - No Pickup
Thursday's pickup will be Wednesday, 11/26 ... Friday's pickup will
remain on Friday
- Christmas Day, Thursday, 12/25/2008 - No Pickup
Thursday's pickup will be Wednesday, 12/24 ... Friday's pickup will
remain on Friday
- New Year's Day, Thursday, January 1, 2009 - No Pickup
Thursday's pickup will be on Wednesday, 12/31 ... Friday's pickup will
remain on Friday
- If you have a problem with your garbage collection
- First call SaniPro, 1 800 273-9394, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
- This should lead to satisfactory resolution, if not please call
- the Town Refuse and Recycling Office using the special number reserved
- for residential garbage problem reporting -- 238-8091
where there is an answering machine to leave questions or messages
for the next business day.
- The Solid Waste Advisory Board advises the Town Board on
solid waste issues.
- The Refuse and Recycling Office oversees the collection
program.
Town Refuse and Recycling Office
210 Hunts Lane, Chappaqua, NY 10514
Bart Carey, Foreman - Recycling and Refuse
Phone: (914) 238-8091
Email: recycle@town.new-castle.ny.us
The town recycling center is located on Hunts Lane, which is adjacent to the Saw Mill
River Parkway on the east side, just north of the Chappaqua exit. It can be reached off
Route 120, Quaker Road; turn left under the parkway overpass, and then bear right at the
northbound entrance ramp, continue north on Hunts Lane, the center is on the left.
- Recyclables, newspapers and magazines accepted Wednesday - Saturday,
7:00am-2:30pm.
- Old Cell phones, Cell phone batteries, Cell phone charging stations may be
dropped off at the Recycling Center during its normal receiving hours.
- Yard waste may be left Monday-Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the designated area.
- Tires are collected during open hours.
- Compost and mulch are available free to New Castle residents who pick it
up at the Recycling Center. There is a per-cubic-yard fee for mulch
delivered to private homes.
- Many items that cannot be collected curbside, such as: books, clothing, scrap metal, batteries and tires,
can be recycled at the Recycling Center.
- Items that are no longer wanted but are still usable can be put in the "Take It or
Leave It" shop for adoption by someone else. Open April - 1st week in
October.
- Refrigerators are now accepted. (Please Call 238-8091).
All yard waste deposited at the Hunts Lane yard waste drop-off site must
originate from within the Town of New Castle.
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday: 7:00 am - 2:30
pm
Sunday and Holidays: Closed
All material must be separated into the following categories and deposited
in the designated piles:
Woodchips
- material that has been processed through a wood chipper
Over 5" diameter must be cut into pieces no longer than
16" log length
Under 5" diameter brush, leaves, clippings, etc.
All material must be completely free of all contaminants. NO LUMBER,
CONCRETE, ROCKS, DIRT, METAL,
PLASTICS, PLASTIC BAGS, RUBBER OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS ARE ALLOWED UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES.
Pricing: All pickup trucks or larger vehicles are
required to stop at the Recycling Office at 210 Hunts Lane prior to dumping.
Quantity and type of material will be established by a Recycling Department
employee and priced according to the following price schedule:
Incoming Cost Schedule
Brush, Leaves, Grass, etc. -
$10.00/cu. yd.
Chips from a wood chipper - $15.00/cu. yd.
Logs - $25.00/cu. yd.
Outgoing Cost Schedule - Material for Sale
Mulch - $15.00/cu. yd.
Compost - $15.00/cu. yd.
Top Soil - $20.00/cu. yd.
If you have any questions or need clarification, call the Town of New Castle
Recycling Office at 238-8091.
Westchester
County's
Household Chemical Clean-up Day Schedule
- Friday, April 4 (1 to 3pm) and Saturday, April 5 (9am to 3pm) - Playland Park, Rye
- Friday, May 9 (1 to 3pm) and Saturday, May 10 (9am to
3pm) - FDR State Park, Yorktown
- Friday, June 6 (1 to 3pm) and Saturday, June 7 (9am
to 3pm) - Westchester Community College, Valhalla.
- Saturday, September 13 (9am to 3pm) - County MRF, Yonkers
- Friday, October 24 (1 to 3pm) and Saturday, October 25
(9am - 3pm) - Croton Point Park, Croton-on-Hudson
- Friday, November 7 (1 to 3pm) and Saturday, November 8
(9am to 3pm) - Playland Park, Rye
- Friday, November 21 (1 to 3pm) and Saturday, November
22 (9am to 3pm) - Glen Island Park, New Rochelle
Items Accepted - Properly labeled
household chemicals, including:
- Most Automotive Fluids (i.e., antifreeze, brake fluid,
gasoline)
- Fire Starter Fluid (i.e., kerosene, butane, charcoal
fluid, turpentine)
- Metal, Jewelry and Furniture Polishes & Waxes; Wood
Preservatives
- Pesticides, Insecticides, Herbicides
- Photographic & Swimming Pool Chemicals
- Car Tires (maximum 10)
- Fluorescent Light Bulbs
- Fire Extinguishers & Small Propane
Tanks (1 & 2 pound tanks ONLY)
- Rechargeable & Button Cell Batteries
- Mercury (including items such as thermometers and
thermostats)
- Computer Monitors and TVs ONLY
Items Not Accepted
(Dispose of with household trash in solid form. Air dry and use
kitty litter or waste paint hardener.)
Motor Oil
(Take to service station or motor oil retail outlet.)
Vehicle Batteries
(Take to a local scrap metal dealer or any vehicle battery retail
outlet.)
Non-rechargeable Batteries (Dispose
of in trash.)
BBQ/Propane Tanks 20 lbs. & other Compressed Gas
Cylinders (i.e., helium & oxygen
tanks)
Freon & appliances with freon
(i.e., air conditioners, dehumidifiers)
Smoke & Fire Detectors
Pharmaceutical/Medical/Biological Waste
Materials from Commercial & Institutional Users
QUESTIONS? Visit www.westchestergov.com
or
Call the
Countys Household Chemical Info Line at (914) 813-5425
Page updated: January, 2008
Provided as a service by the Town of New Castle.
Your comments and suggested changes are welcomed and
encouraged.
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