Cardboard Recycling in Binghamton, NY

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• NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Household hazardous wastes are household materials that would be regulated as hazardous waste if generated elsewhere; household-generated HHW is exempt from state and federal hazardous waste rules. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents can take HHW to authorized HHW collection facilities or HHW collection events hosted by counties and municipalities; DEC has a map and list of permitted facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • If there is no permitted facility nearby, check with your municipality for periodic one- or two-day HHW collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The state Environmental Protection Fund can pay up to 50 percent of the cost of municipal HHW collection programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NY General Municipal Law 120-AA: Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
  • General Municipal Law 120-aa required every municipality, by September 1, 1992, to adopt a local law requiring source separation of recyclables (paper, glass, metals, plastics, yard waste) where economic markets exist. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The source-separation components towns must require include paper, glass, metals, plastics and garden and yard waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NYSDEC: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • DEC describes standard home recycling programs as covering glass, metal, plastic, paper and cardboard; check local guidance for what your program accepts. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEC tells residents to check local guidance to see which items their program accepts. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NYSDEC: Recycling and Composting (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • DEC lists New York collection programs for items that belong outside the recycling bin: beverage containers, carpet, cell phones, e-waste, lead-acid vehicle batteries, mercury thermostats, paint, pharmaceuticals, plastic film, rechargeable batteries and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Broome County Landfill Informational Guide (tipping fees, revised 05/23) (opens in new tab) · Broome County Division of Solid Waste Management · effective May 1, 2023
  • Electronics accepted free from Broome County residents: monitors (max 3), printers, CPUs, televisions (max 3), VCRs, stereos, laptops, keyboards. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Paint is accepted anytime from Broome County residents during normal business hours at no charge. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • There is no charge for residential recyclables at the landfill, including corrugated or single-layer cardboard. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
  • Cardboard (corrugated or single layer) is an acceptable recyclable. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).

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