Washer and Dryer Recycling in Syracuse, NY
Working washers and dryers under 10 years old can go to the Syracuse Habitat ReStore; others to OCRRA.
See all 3 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Ask whether each machine is priced separately.
- Disconnect water and gas lines safely, or have a professional do it.
- Confirm whether the operator wants hoses and cords left attached.
New York rules
- Clothes washers and dryers are household appliances excluded from New York's e-waste law. Source: NYSDEC: Recycling Consumer Electronic Waste (opens in new tab)
- 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)
More New York rules (6)
- 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)
Where this information comes from (15)
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
- Clothes washers and dryers are household appliances excluded from New York's e-waste law. 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.
- 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.
- Accepted as MSW: appliances/white goods (surcharge for refrigerants), carpeting, furniture, mattresses and box springs, metal, microwaves and tires. 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 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.
- PaintCare drop-off site locator data (sites.json) (opens in new tab) · PaintCare
- PaintCare lists Habitat ReStore Syracuse at 514 W Genessee St, Syracuse 13204 as a paint drop-off site (Households and VSQG Businesses; Limit: 10 gallons per visit.) Checked October 26, 2026.
- OCRRA: How Do I Get Rid Of Appliances? (opens in new tab) · Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA)
- OCRRA: Habitat ReStore accepts washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, range hoods and microwaves under 10 years old, clean and in proven working condition; call (315) 475-9172. Checked October 26, 2026.
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