New Tompkins County Recycling Guidelines Are Available
Please note: Food and Beverage Cartons and Black Plastic Are No Longer Accepted Due to Changes
Summer 2025 Newsletter Now Available
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Curbside Recycling
Get the Guidelines for every other week curbside recycling collection provided to residents of Tompkins County.
Food Scraps Recycling
Drop off your food scraps for free at Drop Spots throughout Tompkins County.
Friendship Donations Network
Friendship Donations Network rescues fresh, nutritious food that would otherwise be thrown away from stores and farms and redistributes it to neighbors in need.
Find My Recycling Day
Curbside recycling couldn’t be easier. We feature single-stream, non-separated collection that makes it quick and easy to prepare your recycling for pickup.
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Have something to dispose of but are unsure of what to do with it? Enter the name of an item and we’ll tell you how to recycle or dispose of it.
News and Updates
Labor Day Closings
Both the Tompkins County Department of Recycling and Materials Management and the Recycling & Solid Waste Center (RSWC) will be closed on Monday, September 1st in observance of the Labor Day holiday. There will be no curbside recycling collection on Monday, September 1st. Recycling collection will take place one day late for the remainder of the holiday
Independence Day Closing and Curbside Recycling Pick-up Schedule
For immediate release: July 1st, 2025 Independence Day Closing and Curbside Recycling Pick-up Schedule Both the Tompkins County Department of Recycling and Materials Management and the Recycling & Solid Waste Center (RSWC) will be closed on Friday, July 4th in observance of the Independence Day holiday. There will be no curbside recycling
Clarifying Recycling Guideline Changes
Last week, Tompkins County Recycling and Materials Management announced that the new curbside recycling guidelines included changes to the accepted materials list for single stream recycling (including curbside recycling). One category of items that will no longer be accepted is food and beverage cartons such as milk, juice, and soup
New Tompkins County Recycling Guidelines Are Available – Food and Beverage Cartons and Black Plastic Are No Longer Accepted
For Immediate Release: June 18th, 2025 New Tompkins County Recycling Guidelines Are Available – Food and Beverage Cartons and Black Plastic Are No Longer Accepted (Ithaca, NY) – The new 2025-2026 Tompkins County Curbside Recycling Guidelines brochure is now available. The brochure is produced by the Tompkins County Department of