Recycling Division

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2023 Licensed Carters in
The Town of Bedford (Refuse companies are hired privately by Residents)

Need recycling ideas? Go here:
Recyclopedia

Learn about composting styles and see leaf mulching demonstrated at local homes, farms and schools.

Food scrap pick-up by
Curbside Compost
½ price for 1 year

Leave Leaves Alone
Leaves are a part of your lawn’s ecosystem. Removing it hurts your trees! Mulch them to compost all winter.

FAQs on Snow Removal

Kevin Winn, P.E.
Commissioner of
Public Works

Bob Mascianica
Deputy Commissioner
of Public Works

Recycling at the
Town’s Recycling Center

Hours of Operation:
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
8:00am to 3:00pm

Location:
343 Railroad Avenue
Bedford Hills, NY 10507
914.241.2671
highway@bedfordny.gov

Carters are obligated to collect single stream recyclables at your property along with trash for all customers. For those who wish to drop off recyclable materials, the Railroad Avenue Recycling Center accepts single stream recyclables (metal, plastic, glass, cardboard and paper).

For more information on materials accepted at the Railroad Avenue Recycling Center, click here

Beaver Dam Compost Facility DPW operates a leaf composting facility, which processes the Town’s wood waste and leaves,
and offers the opportunity for residents to drop off wood waste and leaves and pick up compost.

Read the Recycling Tool Kit by Bedford2030 here: https://bedford2030.org/tools/recycling/

Please note that it is strongly preferred that plastic bags be recycled at your local grocery store or other location that accepts them, including plastic bags with single stream materials at the Recycling Center causes problems with the single stream sorting equipment.

Please contact the Bedford Department of Public Works at 666-7669 if you have questions.

Community Compost is here!

Where:
Town Recycling Center
343 Railroad Ave., Bedford Hills

Get Started:
Community Compost here
Curbside Compost
Backyard Compost

CONTACT
bedford2030.org | 914-620-2411

A Simple, Convenient Solution for Waste Reduction
Town of Bedford residents can choose to dispose of their solid organic waste at the Town Recycling Center via Community Compost or through Curbside Compost, a reduced-rate contract for weekly food scrap pickup. Residents in the pilot program will receive 50% off the contract price for their first year.

Details: Participants pay a one-time fee of $30 to receive a small (1.6 gal) bucket, a large (6 gal) bucket, and a roll of compostable bags. The small bucket is perfect for storage under the kitchen sink, and the large bucket is sealable and animal proof so it can be kept outside and easily transported.

When participants fill their large bucket they may bring it the Town Recycling Center to empty it. The food waste will be processed at a commercial facility and ultimately will become salable commercial compost.

Drop-offs: Time: Saturdays from 8am-3pm

Beaver Dam Compost Facility

DPW operates a leaf composting facility, which processes the Town’s wood waste and leaves, and offers the opportunity for residents to drop off wood waste and leaves and pick up compost. Click here for more information.

Ewaste, Metals, Textiles and Trash for Seniors

In addition, the Railroad Avenue Recycling Center accepts e-waste of all kinds (see below for details), bulk metals of all kinds, textiles, and trash for seniors (60+) who purchase Senior Refuse Coupons (book of 5 for $25) at the Town Clerk’s office at 321 Bedford Road. Each coupon can be used for up to a 33-gallon trash bag of household refuse (do not include recyclables in the refuse bag).The Railroad Avenue Recycling Center is located at 343 Railroad Avenue, Bedford Hills, NY 10507. Hours are 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Please contact the Bedford DPW Highway Division at 666-7669 or highway@bedfordny.gov with any questions about the Recycling Center.

Ewaste
The Town Recycling center accepts electronic waste (Ewaste) from Town residents. This service reduces pollution to the environment at no cost to the Town or its residents, with the exception of CRT monitors and televisions, which can be disposed of at a fee. Click here for the Ewaste Guide of what is accepted/not accepted at the Recycling Center and for the Ewaste Fee Notice for CRT TVs and monitors. CRTs are contained in older style televisions and computer monitors (the type with the large back portion, not the newer style flat televisions and computer monitors). In order to recycle Ewaste containing CRTs, residents must pay the appropriate fee at the Town Clerk’s Office, 321 Bedford Road, Bedford Hills, and receive the payment receipt to give to the recycling center attendant. Payment may not be made at the Recycling Center.

Recycling of material NOT accepted at the Town’s Recycling Facility

Bedford 2030, a non-profit organization leading a grass roots effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, has put together an excellent recycling guide at: Bedford 2030 Recyclopedia

Westchester County’s Hazardous Material Recovery Facility (H-MRF)

The H-MRF accepts household hazardous waste and other items worthy of special handling from Westchester County residents on a year-round, appointment-only basis. The H-MRF is located on the Grasslands Campus; 15 Woods Road, Valhalla. Fees apply to residents in Somers, North Salem, Lewisboro, Pound Ridge, Bedford, North Castle and New Castle since these seven municipalities do not contribute tax fees to the Refuse Disposal District No. 1 (RDD) that funds the construction and operation of the H-MRF. More information, including items accepted and a fee schedule, can be found at http://environment.westchestergov.com/new-h-mrf

Cell Phone Disposal: Westchester County Law
Throwing a cell phone in the trash is never a good idea. As of June 1, 2006, it is against the law in Westchester. Throwing a cell phone in the trash can get you a fine. Fines range from a warning to up to $250. A cell phone drop-off box is located in the Town Clerk’s Office in the Town House.

2023 SHREDDER DATES

Town Recycling Center
343 Railroad Avenue, Bedford Hills 10507
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Saturdays 1/21, 3/18, 4/22, 5/20, 6/24, 8/19, 9/16, 10/21, 11/18

A Mobile Shredding Truck will securely destroy documents.

Please let’s make this a success by observing the following: please put all items to be shredded in the trunk of your car. We ask that cars line up from the Harris Road side and that you remain in your car while in the shredding line.

Proshred personnel will remove the items from the trunk of your car and place the contents into a security bin for transport to the mobile shredding unit (the shred truck will be on-site).

The company can shred paper, paper clips, rubber bands, staples and even the black clips. They cannot shred 3-ring binders, or anything that is non paper (CDs, tapes, DVDs, hard drives, etc.).

Proof of Town residency will be required – A driver license, utility bill, or other acceptable identification.

The Town of Bedford received a three-year grant from NY State to establish a curbside compost collection pilot program in Bedford*. Up to 75 Bedford residents per year will have the opportunity to enter into a reduced-rate contract for weekly food scrap pickup. Residents in the pilot program will receive 50% off the contract price for their first year.

As a participant, you will sign up with and enter into a Pilot Contract with Curbside Compost, the hauling company, to pick up your household food scraps every Friday and transport them to a licensed compost facility. Curbside Compost will charge you $28.50/month. Each quarter, the Town will use NYS DEC grant funds to reimburse you for 50% of this amount.

Participation is as simple as purchasing a locking curbside bin from Bedford 2030 for $15, filling it up over the course of the week, and leaving it out for curbside pickup on Friday mornings. When the year is over, you will have the option to continue the service at full price.

If you want to get involved in the curbside compost pilot program please click here for more information. For more information about food scrap recycling please click here