Recycling is mandatory in Yonkers under NYS General Municipal Law §120-aa. Residents must separate paper, cardboard, metal, glass, and #1-2 plastics. Mixing recyclables into trash is a violation.
NYS GML §120-aa requires all municipalities to operate a source-separated recycling program. Yonkers collects commingled bottles/cans/rigid plastics in one stream and paper/cardboard in another. Contaminated recycling loads (food-soiled, plastic bags, Styrofoam) can be rejected. Electronic waste banned from trash under NYS ECL §27-2611 — drop off at Westchester H-MRF.
Recyclables in trash: warning first, then $25-$100 fines. E-waste in trash: NYS penalty up to $100.
Yonkers, NY
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Yonkers, NY
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Yonkers, NY
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Yonkers, NY
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Yonkers, NY
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Yonkers, NY
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