REVISED RECYCLING FOR RYE

Westchester County dramatically improved its plastic recycling this summer. Now all plastics displaying the recycling codes 1 – 7 are accepted. This is a win-win situation for all. Less plastic is entering landfills, less money is spent paying for disposal space and the county is earning revenue selling these additional plastics to be repurposed.

What Goes in Your Commingled Box:
Anything with the numbers 1-7 inside the chasing arrow symbol is included. Look carefully at plastic packaging of all kinds as many pieces now qualify. Codes 1-7 include plastic drink and detergent bottles, yogurt and cream cheese cups, planting pots and trays, take-out containers, shampoo and personal care product packaging. Plastic bottle caps can now be added to your recycling bin too.

How To Do It:
Rinse your containers, separate tops and compress your plastic recycling items as much as possible. They can be commingled in your box with glass and aluminum.
Recyclables will be transported to the Materials Recycling Facility in Yonkers where newly installed laser equipped machines identify and sort plastics. This new equipment is expected to process an extra 2,400 tons of materials this year.

What Doesn't Go In Your Commingled Box:
*Plastic bags- Bring them to a store instead that has 10,000 or more square feet. Any retailer of that size who gives plastic bags to customers must provide a plastic bag collection box and pay to transport that plastic to a recycle it.
*Plastic furniture and most toys
*Containers of dangerous materials such as motor oil and lawn chemicals
*Styrofoam
*Unmarked plastic.

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