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Transfer Station Guidelines (Word document)

Transfer Station Use Permit must be affixed to back of rear view mirror.
Obtain Use Permit from Town Clerk.

Transfer Station Hours:
Monday: 4-8PM Wednesday: Noon-8PM Saturday: 8AM-4PM Closed holidays

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY

At Town of Bethlehem Highway Garage, 74 Elm Ave. East, Selkirk
click here for directions
 

Obtain special permit from Berne Town Clerk. then>

  • Keep wastes in their original labeled containers. Tighten lids and pack securely in a cardboard box. Never mix chemicals.

  • Wrap leaking containers in newspaper and place in plastic bag or container. DO NOT smoke near chemicals or leave product in a hot, unventilated vehicle for an extended period of time.
     

  • For your SAFETY, please stay in your car. Workers will unload the material.

ACCEPTABLE WASTES Pesticides/Herbicides/Insecticides Paints (Oil Base, Latex) . Wood Preservatives and Stains Thinners and Solvents

Drain Cleaners

Swimming Pool Chemicals Automotive Fluids/Batteries Cleaning Products Gasoline/Kerosene

Acids and Bases

Asbestos (Wet and Double Bagged) Computers and Computer Components

Fluorescent Light Bulbs

 

UNACCEPTABLE WASTES Explosives/Ammunition

Fireworks

Radioactive Material

Controlled Substances

Known Dioxins

Compressed Gases (aerosols are okay) Commercial Wastes

Empty Paint Cans

Empty aerosols

Industrial Wastes

Medical Wastes

 

 

DIRECTIONS:

From Route 85, turn at Slingerlands Price Chopper onto Cherry Avenue (Route 140). Proceed to Delaware Avenue (Route443), then straight onto Elm Avenue

Proceed 2 miles to Bethlehem Elm Avenue Town Park (Route 32 South), turn left onto Elm Avenue at the traffic light.

Proceed 1.6 miles. Take left onto Elm Avenue East where a traffic pattern for the HHW program is set up.

 

ELECTRONIC Recycling POLICY
as of 4/2009

Due to the sharp increase in the cost of recycling some electronic items,

Town of Berne residents will now be required to pay for disposal of items as follows:
Televisions………….…$10
Microwave ovens……… $7
Computer monitors……..$7