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Cardboard Recycling in Plattsburgh, NY

City of Plattsburgh refuse customers put clean, dry, flattened cardboard out with curbside recycling, sorted in its own bag.

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

2 ways to get rid of a cardboard in Plattsburgh

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · PlattsburghNo 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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  2. City of Plattsburgh curbside recycling (Public Works)City service · PlattsburghPlattsburgh residentsConditions applyCost not listed
    How it works

    Recycling collected at the curb for City of Plattsburgh refuse customers, with materials sorted in separate bags. Corrugated cardboard, cereal boxes and brown paper bags must be clean, dry and flattened; no wax-coated cardboard or pizza boxes.

    Cost & rules
    • No wax-coated cardboard or pizza boxes.
    • Before you go: Clean, dry and flattened; keep sorted in separate bags.

Before you go

  1. Check whether you have corrugated boxes, coated packaging or mixed materials.
  2. Remove foam, plastic and other packing inserts.
  3. Flatten boxes and check quantity limits for your program.
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Checked October 26, 2026

  • City of Plattsburgh: 2026 Plattsburgh Refuse Program guidelines (opens in new tab) · City of Plattsburgh Department of Public Works
    • Single-family weekly service is $31.85 a month with one garbage tote and unlimited recyclables. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Corrugated cardboard, cereal boxes and brown paper bags are recyclable and must be clean, dry and flattened. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • No wax-coated cardboard and no pizza boxes. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Keep recycling sorted in separate brown paper or plastic bags. 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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