NY General Business Law §27-0717 and Saratoga County Local Law require source separation of recyclables. Saratoga Springs Chapter 221 enforces single-stream collection. Contaminated bins are tagged and skipped. Paper, cardboard, glass, aluminum, and plastics #1-#2 accepted countywide.
Saratoga County recycling is driven by NY Environmental Conservation Law §27-0717 (Solid Waste Management Act) which mandates source separation of designated recyclables. Saratoga Springs City Code Chapter 221 requires residents to separate paper, cardboard, glass, metal cans, and plastics #1 (PET) and #2 (HDPE) from household trash. Most Saratoga County haulers now accept single-stream in blue toters but plastics #3-#7 have been dropped since 2018 China National Sword policy. Contaminated loads (food waste, plastic bags, tanglers, diapers) are tagged and skipped. Composting is encouraged but not mandated for residents; commercial generators above 2 tons/week of organic waste must comply with NY Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law (ECL §27-2201) within 25 miles of an organics processor. The NY Bottle Bill (ECL §27-1001) covers deposit containers — 5 cents redemption at retailers.
Saratoga Springs contamination: warning tag first, $25 second, up to $100 repeat. Commercial food scrap non-compliance under §27-2201: up to $2,500 per day. Failure to source-separate: civil penalty under county local law.
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