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Recycling in Onondaga County, NY

What Onondaga County itself runs: 1 landfill, site or program covering 10 items. If your town doesn’t have its own page, these are usually the places to start.

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

What Onondaga County takes, item by item

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County sites and programs

OCRRA Rock Cut Road Transfer Station

Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency drop-off at 5808 Rock Cut Road, Jamesville, NY 13078, for Onondaga County residents delivering their own household loads (Mon–Fri 3:30–6 p.m., Sat 7:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in summer). Entry $15 per car, $30 per pickup/SUV/van; extra fees for refrigerant appliances ($15), mattresses ($20), microwaves ($5) and tires ($7). OCRRA has posted that the station is temporarily closed after a mechanical issue, and its Ley Creek site is closed for construction.

Onondaga County residents

Cities and towns in Onondaga County with their own guides

Where this information comes from (15)

Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

  • OCRRA: Trash & Recycling locations, fees and accepted items (opens in new tab) · Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA)
    • Residential hours are for Onondaga County residents only, delivering their own household materials (not a hauler or contractor); the site serves residents across the county. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Residential vehicle entrance fees: cars $15; pickups, SUVs, vans and single-axle trailers $30. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Additional fees: appliances with refrigerants $15 each; mattresses $20 each (any size, including foam); microwaves $5 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Passenger tires up to 20 inches, rims removed, limit 10: $7 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • If you only drop off these special items, you do not pay the flat vehicle entrance fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Furniture is accepted as municipal solid waste: a couch with no other trash is $15. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Accepted as MSW: appliances/white goods (surcharge for refrigerants), carpeting, furniture, mattresses and box springs, metal, microwaves and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Residential recyclable drop-off is $2 per visit regardless of volume. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • OCRRA: Rock Cut Road (opens in new tab) · Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA)
    • OCRRA posts that Rock Cut Road Transfer Station is temporarily closed to residential and commercial customers due to a mechanical issue at the facility where the county’s trash is processed. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • OCRRA: How Do I Get Rid Of Mattresses? (opens in new tab) · Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA)
    • Box springs and bed frames can be dropped off, but the vehicle-type entry fee applies. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Dropping off only a mattress means no transfer station entry fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • OCRRA: How Do I Get Rid Of Dryer? (opens in new tab) · Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA)
    • Dryers: deliver to OCRRA’s Rock Cut Road Drop-Off Site for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • OCRRA: How Do I Get Rid Of Tires? (opens in new tab) · Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA)
    • Up to 10 rimless passenger tires per delivery for a fee; no off-road, tractor or over-20-inch tires and no rims at any OCRRA facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • OCRRA: How Do I Get Rid Of Scrap Metal? (opens in new tab) · Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA)
    • Small metal items (under 6 ft and 40 lb, e.g. pots, pans, toasters) are accepted at Rock Cut Road; large metal items are charged. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • OCRRA: How Do I Get Rid Of Cardboard? (opens in new tab) · Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA)
    • Residents may bring small quantities of cardboard, in 3-foot pieces, to the Rock Cut Road Drop-Off Site. Checked October 26, 2026.

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