Some of the pollutants that end up in our stormwater can be minimized by proper disposal of your household wastes. Litter and debris that end up in receiving waters not only degrade aesthetics, but pose a threat to wildlife. Automotive fluids and other hazardous materials are common constituents of stormwater. Improper disposal of these materials on your lawn or down a storm drain results in toxic water and sediments for aquatic life.
Every town in Suffolk County has a program for the proper recycling and/or disposal of some or all of these stormwater pollutants. Each town’s recycling program and STOP (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) household hazardous waste collection program is highlighted below.
Town recycling programs are subject to change. Always check with your town for information on acceptable materials, fees, collection dates, and hours of operation.
Town of Babylon
Recycling Center
57 Field Street, West Babylon
Open Monday-Friday: 8am-2:30pm
631-249-9346
Recycling Center 57 Field Street, West Babylon Open Monday-Friday: 8am-2:30pm 631-249-9346
Recycling options: curbside and residential drop-off are available to residents.
Accepted curbside: newspaper, cardboard, magazines, phone books, aluminum and metal cans, plastics, and glass bottles.
Accepted at the recycling center: plastics, glass, used oil, oil filters, car and household batteries, computer paper, newspapers, cardboard, telephone books, junk mail, and metal and aluminum cans.
Household hazardous waste disposal: drop off dates scheduled twice annually, call for more information.
Town of Brookhaven
Landfill/Recycling Facility
Horseblock Road, Yaphank
Open Monday-Friday:7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday: 8:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Sunday: 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Recycling Information Line: 631-451-6950
Recycling options: curbside and residential drop-off are available to residents.
Accepted curbside: As of January 1st, 2014 all glass, metal cans, aerosol spray cans (caps removed), number 1 through 7 plastics, aluminum foil products, license plates, newspaper, corrugated cardboard, mixed paper and white page telephone can be placed in a single "curby" recycle bin. Further information about single stream recycling can be found by clicking here.
Accepted at the recycling facility: all curbside recyclables, car/truck/boat batteries, used motor oil and oil filters, used clothing, and some yard wastes. Call for more information.
Household hazardous waste: drop off at recycling facility. Dates and times:
April – October: open Wednesdays and Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. – 12 noon.
November – March: open Saturdays only, 8:00 a.m. – 12 noon.
Town of East Hampton
East Hampton Recycling Center Montauk Transfer Station
260 Springs Fireplace Road Montauk Highway
631-324-2199 631-668-5813
Open 7 days/week 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Recycling options: curbside recycling is not available; residents must recycle at one of the recycling centers above.
Materials accepted: tin and aluminum cans, number 1 and 2 plastics, glass bottles and jars, newspapers, mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, and batteries.
Household hazardous waste: collection days are four times per year. Call for exact dates.
Town of Huntington
Town Recycling Center
641 New York Ave., Huntington
Open Tuesday – Saturday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
631-754-4990
Recylcing is now single stream as of January 1, 2015.
Town of Islip
Recycling Hotline: 631-224-5640
Recycling options: curbside recycling available to residents.
Materials accepted: newspapers, cans, plastics, glass bottles, corrugated cardboard.
Household hazardous waste: call for drop off dates and times.
Town of Riverhead
Phone: 631-727-3200 ext. 391
Recycling options: curbside recycling available to residents.
Materials accepted: newspapers, catalogs, white page telephone books, junk mail, corrugated cardboard, plastics, tin, aluminum, and glass.
Household hazardous waste: call for drop-off dates and times.
Town of Shelter Island
Recycling Center
Menantic Road, Shelter Island
Open 7 days/week: 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
631-749-0015
Recycling options: recycling drop-off available to residents.
Materials accepted: plastics, cardboard, glass, metal, mixed paper, and newspaper.
Household hazardous waste: call for drop-off dates and times.
Town of Smithtown
Smithtown Municipal Services Facility
85 Old Northport Road , Kings Park
Open Monday-Saturday: 7:00 – 11:45 a.m. and 1:00 – 3:45 p.m.
631-269-6600
Recycling is now single stream as of January 1, 2015
Town of Southampton
Four Recycling Centers:
Sag Harbor Facility
Sag Harbor-Bridgehampton Turnpike
631-725-3097
Westhampton Facility
66 Old Country Road
631-288-5236
North Sea Facility
1370 Major's Path
631-283-5210
Hampton Bays Facility
Jackson Avenue
631-728-5078
Open 7 days/week: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (closed some holidays)
Recycling options: recycling is required by Southampton law. Curbside collection is not available, residents can either hire a private hauler or drop-off recyclables themselves at any of the above facilities.
Materials accepted: (some may require a fee, call for more information) corrugated cardboard, brown paper bags, newspapers, magazines, junk mail, office and school paper, paperback books, telephone directories, aluminum and tin cans, glass bottles and jars (clear, green or brown), aluminum foil, plastic containers (numbers 1 and 2), used clothing, household batteries, automotive and boat batteries, automotive oil, some yard waste (not grass clippings), scrap metal, scrap tires and construction material.
Household hazardous waste: once monthly from March-November, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Location rotates, call for more information.
Town of Southold
Town Department of Solid Waste
Corner of Route 48/Zacks Lane, Cutchogue
Open 6 days/week (closed Wednesdays): 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
631-734-7685
Recycling is now single stream.
Household hazardous waste: drop-off dates once every two months at Cutchogue facility: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Call for dates.