Transfer & Recycling

TRANSFER STATION 

518-251-2743

 

TRANSFER STATION IS CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS:

EASTER: SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2024

THANKSGIVING: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2024

CHRISTMAS: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2024

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RECYCLING GUIDE 2015

| ITEMS TO BE RECYCLED |


Glass



Plastic


Tin and Aluminum cans


Newspaper




Magazines and Catalogs


Corrugated Cardboard – Cardboard with ridged center Brown paper grocery bags


Ferrous/Non-ferrous Scrap Metals and White Goods (Large Appliances)


TV & Computer Monitors




Tires


Yard Waste


| PREPARATION |


Empty & clean



Empty & Clean


Empty & Clean


Clean and dry
All inserts okay
Loose papers only – NO string paper or plastic bags


Clean and dry


Clean and dry
Must be flattened – broken down not crushed


Clean and dry
Clean and dry


Remove doors from refrigerators and freezers
Remove firebrick from stoves and furnaces



With or without rims. Fees apply, see transfer station attendant for fee schedule


We have a brush pile available for small brush, leaves and clipping.


| RESTRICTIONS |


NO ceramics, dishes, drinking glasses, light bulbs, window glass, mirrors, crystal, pyrex or laboratory glass


NO #2 motor oil bottles, pesticide containers or plastic bags


NO propane cylinders


Newspaper only
No Magazines or catalogs
Recycle other paper items separately


 


NO pizza boxes


NO waxed, plastic or foil coated boxes
NO pizza boxes
NO milk cartons or juice boxes


NO batteries
NO closed (unopened) containers such as fuel tanks, propane tanks, aerosol cans or metal drums
NO liquid paint, oil or fuel


 


NO bags or boxes, if using to transport they must be emptied and disposed of separately




TOWN OF MINERVA DISPOSAL GUIDE


Household Garbage







Furniture Carpeting/Linoleum, mattresses and other bulky items




Construction and Demolition Debris
Masonry materials, lumber, plaster/drywall, porcelain, plumbing fixtures, insulation, siding, roofing, electrical wiring



 



Keep separate from recyclables, scrap metal and construction and demolition debris
Place in clear or transparent bags





Separate metal components and place in scrap metal container if possible




Remove all appliances, carpets, furniture, beds, tires, curtains, clothing, and household garbage
Remove scrap metal
Fees Apply, see transfer station attendant for fee schedule




NO liquid paint or stain (remove lid to dry contents prior to disposal)
NO flammable liquids
NO dead animals
NO loose hypodermic needles or razors (place in non-recyclable, clear plastic container prior to disposal with household garbage

 


NO oversized items
Large items may require some dismantling – check with the transfer station attendant prior to drop off

 


NO recyclables
NO household garbage
NO drums, paint cans or plastic buckets
NO friable asbestos
NO stumps or brush
NO fluorescent light ballasts or transformers
NO regulated waste

 


The following items will not be accepted:
Industrial waste, Hazardous waste, Regulated medical waste, Radioactive waste, Junk motor vehicles, dead animals, petroleum waste, liquid wastes, pressurized tanks and all out of town wastes. Questions? Call 251-2743


FEE SCHEDULE


Trash


Free to residents
Free to campers with a valid Minerva Campground permit
$2.00 per bag non residents


Air Conditioner, or Refrigerator, or Freezer (Freon based appliances)


1 Free per year; $15 for each additional


TV and Computer Monitors


1 Free per Year; Up to 12” $5.00, 13”-18” $10.00, 18” and up $15.00 as measured diagonally.


Tires


4 car or light truck tires (up to 24”) per household; $3 per tire thereafter up to 24” $10 for big truck/equipment tires 24” and larger


Recyclables


Free to Everyone


Bulky Waste


Free to Residents


C&D


$40 full yard, $20 half yard, $10 quarter yard