BOAT DROP-OFF
AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY FOR PUTNAM VALLEY TOWN RESIDENTS MUST PROVIDE TOWN BOAT REGISTRATION & DRIVERS LICENSE
Call 845.745.0795 for appointment
FEES:
No Charge Metal/Steel/Aluminum
$50.00 Plastic/Fiberglass/Wood/PaddleBoats up to 25’
$75.00 & up All others
Dates and Hours of Operation
Between 8 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Week of April 13st – April 17th
Week of June 15th – June 19th
Week of August 10th – August 14th
Week of October 13th – October 16th
ELECTRONIC RECYCLING CENTER
NOW OPEN
The Town of Putnam Valley provides a container for the residents of the town to dispose of Electronic Waste free of charge. Hours of Operation are Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm. Please check in with the Highway office. Proof of residency is required. Residents may also drop-off on the scheduled Bulk Drop-Off dates. Please download and refer to the list of acceptable Electronic Waste items. If you have any questions or are unsure of an item that is eligible for drop-off, please call 845-526-9114.
OTHER RECYCLING OPTIONS:
Don’t forget www.freecycle.org!
- Appliances: Many Stores will recycle your old appliance when you purchase a new one. Goodwill accepts working appliances. Go to www.goodwill.org or you can contact the Steel Recycling Institute to recycle them at www.recycle-steel.org
- Athletic shoes: One World Running will sell still-wearable shoes to athletes in need in Africa, Latin America, and Haiti: www.oneworldrunning.com Nike’s Reuse-a-shoe program turns old shoes into playground and athletic flooring: www.nikereuseashoe.com
- Batteries: Contact www.batteryrecycling.com
- Clothes: Wearable clothes can go to your local Goodwill outlet or shelter. Donate wearable women’s business clothing to the nonprofit Dress for Success, which gives them to low-income women as they search for jobs: www.dressforsuccess.org – Officer un-wearable clothes to local animal boarding and shelter facilities, which often use them as pet bedding.
- Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL): Take them to your local IKEA store for recycling: www.ikea.com – You can also order a Sylvania RecyclePak: www.sylvania.com/recycle/recyclepak
- Computers and electronics: To find the most responsible recyclers go to www.ban.org/pledge/Locations.html
- Foam packing peanuts: Your local pack-and-ship store will likely accept these for reuse. Or call the Plastic Loose Fill Producers Council to find a drop-off site: (800) 828-2214. For places to drop off foam blocks for recycling, contact the Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers, (410) 451-8340. www.epspackaging.org/info.html
- Ink/toner cartridges: www.recycleplace.com
- Oil: Find used motor oil hotlines for each state: www.recycleoil.org
- Phones: Collective Good will refurbish your phone and sell it to someone in a developing country: www.collectivegood.com – Call to Protect reprograms cell phones to dial 911 and gives them to domestic violence victims: www.donateaphone.com
- Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Days: Putnam County hosts two Household Hazardous Waste drop-off dates each year, typically the first weekends of May and October at the Canopus Beach Parking Lot at Fahnestock State Park. Pre-registration is required for Drop off Days. Contact the Putnam County Department of Health at 845-808-1390 ext. 43150. Visit www.putnamcountyny.com/health/recycle for more information and guidelines.
