Plastic, Glass, Metal Recyclables

Co-mingled plastic, glass and metal, and paper recyclables are picked up at the curb on Wednesdays. Recycling is required by law.

Recyclables must be at the curb, never in the road, by 7:00 a.m. on collection day.

Recyclables may also be brought to the Maxwell Avenue Facility between 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (except Wednesdays and all holidays), and from 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays. Verification of residency in the Village of Larchmont or the Town of Mamaroneck is required.

Glass, plastics, and metals must be placed in a plastic bin. Bins are available at a cost of $6.00 per bin and $5.00 per lid; they may be purchased at the Mamaroneck Town Center or Larchmont Village Hall. Co-mingles may not be set out in plastic bags. All co-mingles must be rinsed out and free of dirt.

Acceptable Items:

• Glass
  Beverage bottles and food jars (clear, green or brown). Labels may be left on. Do not break. Discard caps, rings, and lids.
• Plastics
  Containers for foods, beverages, or detergents with the symbols or . Labels may be left on and containers may be crushed. Discard caps.
• Metals
  All empty aerosol cans, food and beverage cans, and clean aluminium foil or trays. Labels may be left on and items may be flattened.
  

Recyclable Paper

Paper is picked up on the curb on Wednesdays, or may be brought to the Maxwell Avenue Facility during the hours described above. Paper must be placed in a separate bin.

Items Accepted:

• Printed Paper Products
  newspapers, magazines, catalogues, junk mail, office papers, and telephone books, brochures, advertisements, letters, and paper envelopes can be placed together in brown paper bags or in a corrugated cardboard box or they may be stacked with a rock on top.
• Brown Corrugated Cardboard
  non-wax coated corrugated cardboard only. Remove extraneous adhesives and staples. Cardboard must be flattened, bundled, and tied.
• Brown Paper Bags
  Fold additional bags into one bag.

NOT Acceptable for Co-mingled or Paper Recycling:

• Glass
  Windows, shower doors, pane glass, mirrors, ceramics, glassware, kitchen cookware, crystal, and light bulbs. These must be taken to the Maxwell Avenue Facility.
• Plastics
  Containers with recycling symbols other than or , flower pots, styrofoam, plastic wrap, plastic toys, plastic bags, envelopes made of plastic film.
• Metals
  Paint cans, scrap metal, wire coat hangers, pipes.
• Paper
  Cereal boxes, tissue boxes, shoe boxes, toilet & paper towel rolls, gray cardboard, carbonized paper, hardcover or paperback books.
• Vehicle Batteries
  Turn in old batteries to the dealer when purchasing a new battery.
• Household Batteries Bring to yard.
  

Questions?

Residents with any Sanitation questions should call the Commission at 381-7810.