Bulk Drop-Off
Bulk Drop-Off
2025 Schedule
Town Residents Only
(PROOF OF RESIDENCY REQUIRED)
DATES OF OPERATION:
Saturday, April 26th
Saturday, June 21st
Saturday, August 16th
Saturday, October 18th
HOURS OF OPERATION:
8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Coordinator: Margaret DiRubba
Administrative Services Coordinator
Putnam Valley Town Hall
(845) 526-9114
Place: Recycle Center next to PV Highway Dept.
265 Oscawana Lake Road
Enter on Oscawana Lake Road
$10.00 Contents of Cars, and Station Wagons.
$20.00 & up Contents of Small Trucks/Pick-Up Trucks Mini Vans, Vans, and Trailers.
*** CHARGE IS ACCORDING TO SIZE OF LOAD. ***
NO CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
This includes insulation, plasterboard, 2 x 4’s and any building lumber, decking, roofing materials, doors, ceramic or porcelain sinks/toilets/tubs/tiles, and any other small or large renovation materials.
NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
This includes paint cans with any paint residue, lawn chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, oils, lubricants, acids, thinners, stains, varnishes, and any other materials or substances of a flammable or poisonous nature. No propane tanks, empty or otherwise. No fluorescent light bulbs & tubes.
NO MOTOR OIL
The town will no longer be able to accept used motor oil.
WE ACCEPT, WITH NO CHARGE
Most metal products:
Stoves, dishwashers, hot water tanks, holding tanks, metal sinks, metal tubs, metal kitchen and bathroom fixtures, lawn machinery, car/truck batteries, metal boats, and any predominantly metal item.
OTHER FEES:
We accept freezers, refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and tires.
$10.00 fee to extract the Freon from refrigerators.
$5.00 fee to extract the Freon from air conditioning units
$10.00 each per 13-15” Tires. (with or without rims)
$20.00 Truck Tires
$75.00 ea. Small Tractor Tires
BOAT DROP-OFF AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
FOR PUTNAM VALLEY TOWN RESIDENTS
MUST PROVIDE TOWN BOAT REGISTRATION & DRIVERS LICENSE
Dates and Hours of Operation
Between 8 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Week of April 21st – April 25th
Week of June 16th – June 20th
Week of August 11th – August 15th
Week of October 14th – October 17th
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
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.
Download the list of acceptable items.
MEDICATION DROP-OFF BOX
Putnam Valley Pharmacy
11 Peekskill Hollow Road
Putnam Valley, NY 10579
OTHER RECYCLING OPTIONS:
Don’t forget www.freecycle.org!
Ten Things You Didn’t Know You Can Recycle
1.) 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
2.) 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
3.) Batteries: Contact www.batteryrecycling.com
4.) 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.
5.) Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL): Take them to your local IDEA store for recycling: www.ikea.com – You can also order a Sylvania RecyclePak: www.sylvania.com/recycle/recyclepak
6.) Computers and electronics: To find the most responsible recyclers go to www.ban.org/pledge/Locations.html
7.) 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
8.) Ink/toner cartridges: www.recycleplace.com
9.) Oil: Find used motor oil hotlines for each state: www.recycleoil.org
10.) 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
11.) 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.