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Cardboard Recycling in Yonkers, NY

Flattened cardboard goes in Yonkers paper recycling, or separated into the cardboard container at the Recycling Center.

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

2 ways to get rid of a cardboard in Yonkers

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · YonkersNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
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    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. Yonkers Recycling CenterDrop-off · 735 Saw Mill River Road, YonkersYonkers residentsCost not listed
    Where

    735 Saw Mill River Road
    Yonkers, NY 10710

    Hours

    Monday-Saturday 7:30 am-4:15 pm (closed holidays)

    Cost & rules

    Cardboard

    AcceptedCost unknown

    Fees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.

    • Yonkers residents of buildings with six families or fewer; non-commercial vehicles only, two loads a week, one per day.
    • Preparation: Separate cardboard from other recyclables; flatten boxes.

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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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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

  • PaintCare drop-off site locator data (sites.json) (opens in new tab) · PaintCare
    • PaintCare lists Yonkers Recycling Center at 735 Saw Mill River Rd, Yonkers 10710 as a paint drop-off site (Households Only (No Businesses) in Yonkers). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Yonkers: Recycling Center (opens in new tab) · City of Yonkers
    • City residents may bring two loads a week (one per day) in a noncommercial vehicle; use is limited to buildings of six families and under, with no apartment building addresses, commercial or rented vehicles. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Use is restricted to buildings of six families and under. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Recyclables must be separated by category (metal, bottles, cans, cardboard and paper) into the designated containers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Yonkers: Garbage & Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Yonkers
    • The Recycling Center accepts metal and non-metal bulk items, household recyclables, empty propane tanks, electronics, fluorescent bulbs and Styrofoam; tires and car batteries are listed as prohibited on this page. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Yonkers: A to Z Recycling and Refuse Guide (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Yonkers
    • Cardboard goes in paper recycling, flattened and untied. 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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