This document contains all the information Village residents will need on a weekly basis for the disposal of recyclable materials and solid waste (trash and garbage), specifically: (1) descriptions of the various categories of solid waste and recyclable materials; (2) any limitations on volume or weight in the various categories; (3) how to prepare waste and recyclable items for curbside pickup; and (4) descriptions of the four pickup routes in the village, the schedule for each route, and exceptions to the normal schedule. (This information will be updated as necessary, whenever Village, County and State solid waste and recycling changes are announced and become effective.)

     The Table of Contents below will assist in directing you to various sections of the document. There is no index per se; however, a specific item is frequently easily found by using your browser's Find feature (usually under Edit > Find or CTRL+F). Thus, for example, searching for "tire" will locate several references to the disposal of vehicle tires. And since the entire document is in a single web page, there is no need to link to other pages when searching.

     This section deals with changes in the materials that can be left at curbside (either for recycling or disposal in the county landfill), as well as new or modified procedures for their preparation for removal by the Village DPW.

• Fluorescent Lamps will be in increasing use in the coming years, a result of the federal regulation that requires the phasing out of incandescent bulbs. Since all of these fluorescent products contain small amounts of mercury, it is critical that they be kept out of the county landfill so that there can be no possibility of contamination of the ground water. For this reason they require some special preparation for disposal. Both the county and the state have created documents for your assistance in disposal, and these will be found at County Document and New York State Document, respectively.
  
  Since the village, county and state programs are all relatively new, formal regulations and procedures are still being formulated. The County document referred to above is the best reference, which states in summary:
  
  Residents will be able to dispose of mercury based products at the Buyea Road landfill on the first Saturday of each month from 7:10am - 3:00pm. To prepare fluorescent tubes for disposal, place them back in original sleeves or box, or in the sleeve of the replacement tube. Compact Fluorescent Bulbs should be wrapped in one sheet of newspaper and then placed in the specially marked container at the landfill.
  [May 1, 2010]
  
  
• Leaves and Brush should never be left loose at curbside. They should be placed in open metal or plastic containers or in open clear plastic bags. (NOTE: Plastic bags of any kind are not permitted for grass clippings.) Special biodegradable bags sold for this purpose are also permitted. (See the section on YARD WASTE for full details.)
  [April 1, 2010]
  
  
• Plastic Grocery Bags: Village residents are encouraged to recycle their plastic grocery bags by placing them all in one such plastic bag and including this bundle in with your newspapers and other paper products (not in with bottles, cans and plastic containers).
  [August 20, 2009]
  
  

     The following items are among those listed in this document as "Unacceptable" for curbside disposal: Televisions, Computer Monitors, Propane Tanks, Mattresses and Box Springs, Recliners and Easy Chairs, Sofas and Sofa Beds, other Large Furniture pieces, and Trash Cans in excess of the stated limitation of 4 per week per household. For all but the last of these (which is a Village limitation), the Department of Public Works (DPW) is charged at the landfill on a per piece basis. Homeowners can take these items to the landfill or transfer station themselves, or they can arrange with an independent hauler for disposal at the homeowner's expense. (See NOTE below.)

     As a service to Village residents the DPW will, at the homeowner's request, haul any of these items to the landfill, charging back to the homeowner only the County's fee for disposal. The costs of this service are:

	Television sets (all types*)	$ 3.00		Computer monitors (all types*)	$ 3.00		Propane tanks (w/o valve)	$ 3.00
	Mattress	$ 8.00		Box springs	$ 8.00		Recliners/Easy Chairs	$ 8.00
	Sofa/Sofa bed	$ 8.00		Extra trash cans (each)	$ 3.00		Other furniture	$ 5.00 - $10.00

* Types of TVs and computer monitors include CRT, LED, LCD, Plasma, and OLED.

To request that the DPW pick up and haul one or more of these items to the landfill, you must notify the Department of Public Works in advance of the weekly pickup. Call the DPW at 687-7043, giving your name and address, and the "unacceptable" item(s) that you will be leaving at curbside for pickup. Payment can be made in person or by mail to

Chittenango DPW
Village Hall
222 Genesee Street
Chittenango, NY 13037

Please pay the indicated amount(s) within 30 days of the pickup date.

Under no circumstances should payment - cash or check - be left
at curbside with the item to be removed!

(NOTE: If you transport any of these items to the County landfill or transfer station, or have an independent hauler do this on your behalf, you will be charged the County fee for each such item. Be aware that the County fee may differ slightly from the fees listed above for Village removal, since the County uses a punch card system rather than a straight dollar-per-item system. The current Madison County procedures and fees can be found here. Compare these with the Village's fees to determine your best disposal method.)

In addition to the items noted above, homeowners may recycle, at no cost, large quantities of Used Cooking Oil (such as used in deep frying) at the Madison County Landfill Residential Drop-Off Center. The oil must be strained to remove any solid material and placed in sealed clear plastic jugs. Cooking oil may not be left at curbside.

Please refer any questions regarding these programs to the Village Clerk at 687-3936, or to the Superintendent of Public Works at 687-7043.