Cardboard Recycling in Geneva, NY

Broken-down cardboard goes in the recycling roll-off at Geneva’s Resource Recovery Park ($30 annual sticker), or out with your licensed hauler’s recycling.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a cardboard in Geneva

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · GenevaNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
How it works
Book online, set out your cardboard and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Geneva Resource Recovery Park (City and Town of Geneva)City service · GenevaGeneva residents$30
How it works
Residential drop-off at 48 Doran Avenue, Geneva, open Thursdays and Saturdays 8:30 a.m.–noon and 12:30–4:30 p.m., for City and Town of Geneva residents only. Recycling (including broken-down cardboard), scrap metal, food waste and yard materials need a $30 annual recycling sticker (City Clerk); trash needs a $90 punch card. Not accepted: furniture, rugs, mattresses, tires, large appliances or anything with Freon.
Cost & rules
Fees
Annual recycling sticker (through Dec 31, 2026) $30
- Needs a $30 annual recycling sticker from the City Clerk (Town residents: Town Clerk).
- Before you go: Clean, empty and broken down.
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Fees
Annual recycling sticker (through Dec 31, 2026)	$30

Before you go

Check whether you have corrugated boxes, coated packaging or mixed materials.
Remove foam, plastic and other packing inserts.
Flatten boxes and check quantity limits for your program.

More about cardboard

New York rules

DEC describes standard home recycling programs as covering glass, metal, plastic, paper and cardboard; check local guidance for what your program accepts. Source: NYSDEC: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab)
The source-separation components towns must require include paper, glass, metals, plastics and garden and yard waste. Source: NY General Municipal Law 120-AA: Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials (opens in new tab)

More New York rules (7)

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. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
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. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
If there is no permitted facility nearby, check with your municipality for periodic one- or two-day HHW collection events. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
The state Environmental Protection Fund can pay up to 50 percent of the cost of municipal HHW collection programs. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
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. Source: NY General Municipal Law 120-AA: Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials (opens in new tab)
DEC tells residents to check local guidance to see which items their program accepts. Source: NYSDEC: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab)
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. Source: NYSDEC: Recycling and Composting (opens in new tab)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

City of Geneva: Geneva Resource Recovery Park – Recycling & Trash Program (opens in new tab) · City of Geneva
- Residential use only, not commercial or business waste; users must be City or Town of Geneva residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
- An annual recycling sticker ($30, good through December 31, 2026) is required for recycling, scrap metal, food waste and yard materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City residents buy stickers and punch cards from the City Clerk's office at City Hall. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The recycling roll-off takes clean, empty recyclables including cardboard, which must be broken down. Checked October 26, 2026.
City of Geneva: Private Solid Waste & Recycling Services in Geneva (opens in new tab) · City of Geneva
- Geneva's licensed trash haulers also provide a recycling service. Checked October 26, 2026.
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.

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