Cooperstown's recycling center is located at the MOSA-operated Northern Transfer Station on NYS Route 28/80 one mile west of the village. It is open Wednesdays and Saturdays 8am - 2:30pm. Call MOSA at 547-5967 or 518-296-8884 for more information about the delivery of solid waste. Call the Otsego County Solid Waste Department at 547-4303 for more information about the delivery of recyclable materials
Recyclable materials can be separated into 2 categories – (1) fiber and (2) mixed containers.
Materials can be taken to Otsego County’s local drop-off sites or left curbside for
your solid waste hauler.
1. Fiber materials (paper and cardboard) – YES – RECYCLABLE
• Newspapers, glossy inserts, magazines, catalogs
• Junk mail, manila folders, envelopes, paper bags
• White, colored, notebook and fax paper, carbonless business forms
• Wrapping paper, greeting cards
• Phone books, soft cover books, hard cover books (covers can stay intact)
• Cardboard (flattened), including corrugated boxes (wavy middle layer)
• Single layer cardboard (gray, brown and non-waxy white boxes)
2. Mixed Containers (plastic, tin, aluminum, glass) – YES – RECYCLABLE – PLEASE RINSE!
• Milk and juice cartons
• Plastic coated beverage cartons
• Clear, green and brown glass bottles and jars
• Plastics marked #1 and #2
• Tin and steel food and beverage cans, metal jar lids
• Aluminum pans and cans
• Rigid plastic items including:
• Rigid plastic buckets and pails up to 5 gallon size
• Rigid plastic toys
THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS ARE NOT RECYCLABLE:
1. Certain fiber materials
• Food wrappers, paper plates, cups, tissues, napkins
• Carbon paper, blueprint paper, plastic express envelopes
• Metallic gift wrap, waxed paper, plastic bags
• Pizza boxes
2. Certain containers/objects
• Frozen juice containers (cans and boxes)
• Mildewed or moldy containers
• Window panes, light bulbs, mirrors
• Pyrex, ceramics, pottery, porcelain
• Drinking glasses
• Stryofoam or foam packing
• Plastic items #3 - #7
• Plastic items without recycling numbers
• Auto fluid containers
• Paint cans, spray cans, pesticide cans
• Film plastic
• PVC piping, HDPE piping
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