Madison County Solid Waste & Recycling

05/14/2026

📄 On this Rethink Waste Wednesday, we want to remind you about our Spring document shredding event which is happening this Saturday! Bring your confidential papers and have them safely and securely shredded onsite and later recycled into new paper products. We are once again partnering with Vital Shred to offer this free event on:
🗓️ 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, May 16 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟴 𝗔𝗠 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟭 𝗔𝗠*
*Or until the truck is full, whichever comes first

📍Buyea Road Residential Station
6666 Buyea Road, Canastota
🗃️ Due to limitations in the truck's capacity, Madison County residents can bring a maximum of 4 filing boxes. Madison County residents only; business waste will NOT be accepted.

05/12/2026

It's Oneida Safety Week and we'll be at the community services fair at the Oneida High School Wednesday night and we'll be hosting our spring confidential document shred event at our Buyea Road Residential Station location on Saturday, May 16 from 8am-11am.*
*Or until the truck is full, which ever comes first
Check out the other programs being offered this week!

05/07/2026

Remember to feed the soil that feeds us! With Compost! 🪱🌱
Whether you have your own backyard compost, pick some up from us, or buy locally, compost can make a difference for your soil!
A few benefits:
💧water retention
🌱Aids with plant growth
⛏️Prevents erosion

05/06/2026

Did you know that you can pick up new green bins at any of our transfer stations?

Whether you just moved to Madison County and don't have one or your old ones have gotten brittle and broken, you can stop into any one of our transfer stations during their open hours and ask the attendant for a new one (or ones).

And remembers, recyclables don't need to be bagged!

For locations and hours: https://loom.ly/X_XV-dI
For information what belongs in the bins (whether you have 2 bins or 1 bin that gets picked up by a hauler): https://loom.ly/-tiv9do

05/05/2026

The submission deadline is coming up soon! Make sure your K-12 grade artists get their NY Recycles! Calendar art sent in soon!

This year's theme is Community First, Waste Last - think the actions we can do on our own to make a difference but with friends, neighbors, and family. Whether it's sharing clothes, helping each other fix our things, or working together to recycle better - we can do a lot on our own, but we can do even more together!

Check out the post below!

The NY Recycles! Calendar Contest is now accepting submissions! New York State based students in grades K-12 are encouraged to submit artwork based on the theme Community First, Waste Last to be featured in the 2027 NY Recycles! Calendar.

Submissions and questions should be emailed to [email protected].

For full contest instructions and information, please visit https://www.nysar3.org/page/nyrecycles-calendar-artwork-contest-76.html

05/03/2026

Come see us at the Great Swamp Conservancy Spring Migration Festival from 10-3 today, May 3! We'll be in the school house talking trash (what's new), compost, and recycling!

Lots of other activities and vendors here too!
Check out the event here:
https://facebook.com/events/s/spring-migration-festival/972534448531512/

04/29/2026

This Saturday is a double whammy!
💻Quarterly E-Waste hours are happening from 9AM to 1PM at LOJO Technology (no appointment necessary)

🧪Monthly HHW (Household Hazardous Waste) Saturday hours are being held from 8am to 12pm. Make your appointment today to secure the time you want for Saturday!

For E-Waste location and hours: https://loom.ly/APDAG7c
Information on acceptable items to drop-off: https://loom.ly/bMYEHRc
For HHW Information and how to schedule an appointment: https://loom.ly/vG0ws6A

04/27/2026

Big thank you to BRiDGES / MCCASA and Oneida City Police Department for putting on this event!

For year-round medication disposal options, check our website: https://www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/2392/Pharmaceutical-Waste

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and participated in our Drug Take Back Event! Your efforts help keep unused and expired medications out of our homes, waterways, and community. 🏠♻️

We’d also like to extend a big thank you to the City Police Department for partnering with us and helping make this event possible, and to Walmart for generously allowing us to use their space.

If you missed this event, be sure to check out our website to stay updated on upcoming events and to find a medication disposal kiosk locations in Madison County near you!

Thank you for helping us keep our community safe and healthy! 💙🌎

04/24/2026

Get your Rain Barrel and Compost Bin pre-orders in by tomorrow (April 25)!
🤔We don't know when we'll be offering another sale, so don't miss out on this one!
To check out what's being offered: https://loom.ly/TKEPyKA

To start a compost pile from found materials, check out our website to get some ideas: https://loom.ly/7b_7dsg

04/23/2026

Since it's Earth Week, we want to share about another type of waste that can harm humans as well as the environment if not disposed of correctly: Used Medical Needles (AKA Sharps!)
Whatever their use may be, they need to be disposed of correctly!
🤓Proper disposal prevents injuries, spread of infections, and environmental contamination
🤲Sharps can be especially dangerous if they enter into our recycling program as human hands do the sorting for that operation! While our recycling center team wears protective gloves and equipment - you can help keep them safe by keeping sharps out of your bins!

Oneida Health Care and several other local health care facilities will help dispose of sharps properly!
See locations here: https://loom.ly/UGri7Ww
Free bio-hazard containers can be picked up from our Transfer Stations and full ones can also be dropped off during open hours as well!
For hours and locations: https://loom.ly/X_XV-dI
Instructions for safe filling and handling of bio-hazard containers: https://loom.ly/UGri7Ww