Buffalo requires source-separated single-stream recycling of paper, cardboard, glass, metal cans, and plastics #1-#5 and #7 in the blue tote, with contamination causing loads to be rejected.
Buffalo operates single-stream recycling (all recyclables mixed in one blue tote). Accepted items: paper, cardboard (flattened), glass bottles and jars, aluminum and steel cans, and plastic containers marked #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #7. Not accepted: plastic bags, styrofoam, food waste, textiles, electronics, batteries, and scrap metal. Plastic bags can be returned to grocery stores. Erie County operates the ECO Park in Hamburg and household hazardous waste programs for items not accepted curbside. Recycling is mandatory under the Erie County Source Separation Law; placing recyclables in refuse is a violation.
Contamination (non-recyclables in blue tote): load rejected, possible fine. Recyclables in refuse tote: county source separation violation.
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