We have to commend Monroe County under Maggie Brooks for this excellent Recycling Program initiative -  County Announces New Recycling Initiative For Public Events - Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks today announced a new initiative aimed at increasing container recycling at public events. The pilot program will begin with this year’s Lilac Festival in May...(April 9, 2004) Monroe County

On Recycling, from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Home Page - Waste Reduction and Recycling Program - "Changing/Recycling your used oil 1. Drain oil pans, containers and filters completely. 2. Store used oil in a clean, rigid, screw-capped plastic container. 3. Don't mix used oil with other material, and never dump oil into the environment. 4. Take used oil (up to 5 gallons per day) to a service station or retail store, during normal business hours, that sells oil ( they are required by law to accept it at no charge, unless their holding tanks are temporarily full), or check with your local recycling center. Buying/Recycling Lead-Acid Batteries: 1. It is illegal to dispose of lead-acid (vehicle) batteries in the trash. 2. You will be charged a $5 "return incentive payment" if a used battery is not returned at the time of purchase. The "return incentive payment" is refundable with 30 days from the date of purchase, upon return of a used battery. 3. Stores selling lead-acid batteries must accept, free of charge, up to two used batteries per month from any individual, and must post a sign stating they accept batteries for recycling." Bureau of Waste Reduction and Recycling, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7253.

Where do you recycling rechargeable batteries? Enter your zip code and find out: Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation.  Also find out about recycling lead-acid based batteries from Battery Council International BCI actively promotes the recycling of spent lead-acid batteries and the use of recycled materials in the production of new batteries. As part of this endeavor, the organization collects statistical data to provide the annual recycling rate of lead-acid batteries. BCI also developed model battery recycling legislation at both the state and federal levels in the U.S., as a way to efficiently recover valuable resources and keep recyclable materials out of the waste stream. The model has been adopted by legislatures in 37 states across the country.

  Recycle your computer for a worthy cause: Computers for Humanity Flower City Habitat for Humanity and the Micrecycle Computer Recycling for Education Program have partnered to help close the Digital Divide by putting a computer into every Habitat for Humanity home in Rochester, NY. " A Mouse in Every House" Each Habitat homeowner will receive a quality computer refurbished by the Micrecycle computer-recycling program, Internet access provided by Netsville, helpdesk and hardware support provided by the CommuniTech and The Academy for Career Development HelpTech programs. Additionally, free training will be available to the one hundred and twenty one Habitat for Humanity homeowners through the network of 27 Cyberlink Community Technology Centers located in the Rochester area. To make this project a success, we are depended upon individuals, groups and companies like yours to donate the computers, internal computer hardware, monitors and peripherals, or cash to purchase the items listed below that will be used to create the systems that will be delivered to the Habitat

  Been wondering what happens to your recycled products? Take a tour of the Monroe County Recycling Center, located at 1845 Emerson Street can be scheduled for community, scouting and school groups. Tours of the Monroe County wastewater treatment plants and the Mill Seat Landfill are subject to the operational, seasonal, and maintenance schedules of each facility.

 Recycle and help make money for your school:  Ink Jet & Cartridge Recycling Fundraiser The Monroe County Department of Environmental Services & Imagine it… are excited to announce an ongoing fundraising program promoting recycling at home, in schools or at your place of business. It is a simple program that protects the environment and promotes recycling while helping your favorite school or charity programs.

 Recycling and Composting Online Paper recycling news and trends / The latest news in composting and wood waste management

  Recycling is easy if you can locate a current place to recycle your materials. For recycling, pollution prevention and environmental information in the United States or Canada, enter your postal code --from Earth's 911 

  HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW)COLLECTION PROGRAM The Monroe County Department of Environmental Services (DES) operates a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection program where county residents can drop off unusable/unwanted household chemicals free of charge for proper disposal or recycling.

Cash for Trash Find out how to reduce waste, save money and protect your environment with this "Cash for Trash" guide. --The Monroe County Department of Environmental Services (DES) 

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New York State Automobile Recyclers Initiative Multi-Discipline Approach for Ensuring Environmental Awareness at Automobile Recycling Facilities Automobile recyclers and dismantlers are in the business of taking otherwise discarded products and reusing or recycling them. The automobile recycling industry reduces the need to produce new vehicle components, helps reduce the amount of landfill space needed for disposal, and can reduce contamination from hazardous waste and pollutants if properly managed. While a number of automobile recyclers have implemented pollution prevention measures and good waste handling, many need to improve the way hazardous wastes are removed, stored, recycled and disposed.

  NYPIRG's Solid Waste Campaign  NYPIRG has a long history of involvement in solid waste issues, from our role in the successful campaign to pass New York's first Bottle Bill back in 1982, to the fights to shut down the Fresh Kills Landfill (the nation's largest garbage dump) and to block the proposed Brooklyn Navy Yard garbage incinerator, which would have exacerbated New York's already poor air quality. In addition to advocating waste reduction and recycling, NYPIRG has promoted government procurement policies favoring purchase of recycled materials, watchdogged the implementation of state and local solid waste management laws, and campaigned to recapture unclaimed bottle deposits to fund environmental programs

Here's a site that can help business recycling: MAT-EX Western New York Materials Exchange MAT-EX: Western New York Materials Exchange is a unique opportunity for businesses to exchange unwanted/unusable products that would otherwise be discarded, and/or locate free/inexpensive materials that can be used in daily business operations. MAT-EX does not list hazardous materials. MAT-EX involves over 20,000 businesses in the fifteen county region of Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Wyoming, Erie, Ontario, Allegany, Steuben, Chautauqua, Monroe, Seneca, Tompkins, Niagara Consortium and the Western Finger Lakes region (Wayne and Yates Counties). We invite you to add listings to the Exchange and reply to existing listings. MAT-EX is a free online service.