Refrigerator Recycling in Rome, NY

Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

• NYSDEC: Recycling Consumer Electronic Waste (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Refrigerators and freezers are household appliances excluded from New York's e-waste law. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NYSDEC: Storm Debris Management Guidelines (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • DEC's storm debris guidance: nonworking refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners need Freon or other refrigerant removed by a certified technician before recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Refrigerant must be removed from refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners by a certified technician before they are recycled (DEC storm debris guidance). 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.
• NYSDEC: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • 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.
• Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority: EcoDrop Utica & EcoDrop Rome (opens in new tab) · Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority
  • Appliances (stove, washing machine, dryer) are no charge; appliances with CFCs (refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner) are $10.00 per item. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Rates apply to residents only; businesses call the Authority at 315-733-1224. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • EcoDrop Rome: 575 Perimeter Rd, Rome, NY 13440; Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Sat 8 a.m.–noon. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The two EcoDrop facilities serve residents of Oneida and Herkimer Counties. Checked October 26, 2026.

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