Scrap Metal Recycling in Yonkers, NY

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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.
• 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.
  • Residents of private homes with six families or less can call the Mayor's Help Line (914-377-HELP) to schedule home pickup of metal bulk items including TVs, washers, dryers, stoves, water heaters, refrigerators, air conditioners, bed frames, metal shelving and bicycles. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Home pickup of metal bulk items is for residents of private homes with six families or less, through the Mayor's Help Line. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Yonkers: A to Z Recycling and Refuse Guide (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Yonkers
  • Metal bulk items can be dropped off at the Recycling Center or picked up at home through the Mayor's Help Line. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Yonkers: Sanitation Division (opens in new tab) · City of Yonkers
  • Bulk metal pickups are collected weekly by appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Buildings over six units should ask their super, landlord or management company about bulk disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Westchester County: Refrigerators and Air Conditioners (opens in new tab) · Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities
  • Westchester County lists RB Scrap Iron & Metal, Inc. at 730 Saw Mill River Rd., ZIP 10710, among scrap metal recyclers that accept refrigerant-containing appliances. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The county says residents can deliver refrigerant-containing appliances to the H-MRF or to a scrap metal recycler that accepts them, and lists refrigerant-accepting scrap metal recyclers. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NYSDEC: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Most scrap metal recyclers accept lead-acid batteries for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NYSDEC: Storm Debris Management Guidelines (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Most large appliances containing metal can be recycled as scrap metal once the refrigerant is removed (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.

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