What recyclables do you accept?


Comingled glass bottles and jars, metal and tin cans, plastics #1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 (rinsed with caps and lids removed, and then added to recycling)

Flattened corrugated cardboard

Comingled magazines, junk mail, catalogues, file folders, glossy inserts, office paper, greeting cards, newspaper, wrapping paper, brown grocery bags, phone books, paper only animal food bags, paperboard, cereal boxes, shoe boxes, clean milk and juice cartons, pasta boxes and soft cover books

Scrap metal, small appliances, metal tools, wire , machinery 


Pizza boxes are not accepted. 

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1. Where is the Town of Red Hook’s Recycling Center and The Goods Exchange located?
2. Can all residents use the Town of Red Hook’s Recycling Center and The Goods Exchange?
3. When are the Goods Exchange and the Recycling Center open ?
4. When may I drop off my trash?
5. What does it cost to drop off trash?
6. What kinds of items are accepted at The Goods Exchange?
7. What items are NOT accepted at The Goods Exchange?
8. Will you accept propane tanks and appliances containing freon (including refrigerator/air conditioner/freezer?
9. What recyclables do you accept?
10. I have old paint cans. How do I dispose of them?
11. Where can I recycle old eyeglasses?
12. Where can I recycle styrofoam peanuts?
13. Where can I bring medication needles?
14. Where can I bring unused medication?
15. What can I do with waste oil?
16. I noticed a large pile of wood chips at Town of Red Hook’s Recycling Center. Are they available to residents?
17. Is a permit required?