Recycling Information
Please see the chart below on how to recycle different items:
| Item | Recyclable | Non-Recyclable |
| Paper & Cardboard | – Newspapers & inserts – Magazines & catalogs – White & colored paper, junk mail & shredded paper – Soft cover books and folders – Brown cardboard & corrugated cardboard (must be clean) | – Envelopes with plastic windows – Non-paper envelopes – Metallic paper – Cardboard drink containers – Paper plates and paper cups – Cardboard with wax – Styrofoam |
| Plastics | – All food, beverage, laundry detergent, personal care product, cleaning supply containers bearing the numbers 1 & 2 in the recycling triangle on the container | – Bulk plastics such as toys, lawn furniture – All Styrofoam products – Plastic bags & wrap – Plastic shower curtains – Motor oil, paint, corrosive chemical, solvent & lawn care containers – Six pack holders & rings (cut rings open before disposing in regular trash) |
| Metals | – Food & beverage cans – Clean aluminum pans & foil – Household metal | – Aerosol cans – Cans contaminated with pesticides or chemicals – Appliances – Electronic waste – Batteries |
| Glass | – All clear & colored glass containers – Note: that different glass colors should be separated as they can not all be combined to be recycled | – Mirrors, windows & auto – glass – Light bulbs – Drinking glasses – Broken glass – Ceramics – Pottery or clay pots |
How to Dispose of E-Waste?
Effective January 1, 2015
Per the New York State Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act,
consumers may no longer dispose of electronic waste in landfills, waste-to-energy facilities,
in the trash, or at curbside for trash pick-up.
For a list of electronic devices included in this law, please click here.
Electronic waste must be disposed of properly. To dispose of electronic waste, please vistit a Town of North Hempstead S.T.O.P. event. More information regarding the events can be found by clicking here.
DEC Methods of Recycling Consumer Electronic Waste
How to Dispose of Hazardous Waste?
The following program for disposal of household hazardous waste is available to our residents through
the Town of North Hempstead:
S.T.O.P. Program
“Stop Throwing Out Pollutants” offers residents the opportunity to dispose of hazardous waste four times a year
at several locations throughout the town. For a list of items which are accepted as well as upcoming S.TO.P dates,
please visit the Town of North Hempstead website
or call 311 (if dialing from within the town) or 516-869-6311 for more information.)
How to Dispose of Medications?
Look out for ‘Shed the Meds’ events in our area. Event flyers will be posted here, when events are being held.
