Recycling Centers in New York
886 recycling locations in 367 cities. Choose a city to see hours, what each center accepts, and who pays cash.
New York at a glance: 542 recycling centers, 151 bottle and can redemption centers, 114 scrap yards, 59 electronics recyclers, 14 transfer stations. The state pays a bottle deposit of 5¢ per container.
Top cities for recycling in New York
- Brooklyn61 locations
- New York58 locations
- Rochester35 locations
- Buffalo24 locations
- Syracuse15 locations
- Bronx15 locations
- Albany13 locations
- Tonawanda9 locations
- Binghamton9 locations
- Utica8 locations
- Niagara Falls8 locations
- Lockport8 locations
- Staten Island7 locations
- Babylon6 locations
- Jamaica6 locations
- Long Island City6 locations
- Maspeth6 locations
- Oceanside6 locations
- West Babylon6 locations
- Brookhaven5 locations
- Schenectady5 locations
- Troy5 locations
- Poughkeepsie5 locations
- Ithaca5 locations
All New York cities
- Adams 1
- Adams Center 1
- Akron 2
- Albany 13
- Albion 2
- Alden 1
- Alexandria 1
- Allegany 3
- Amherst 2
- Amityville 2
- Amsterdam 1
- Angelica 1
- Argyle 1
- Astoria 3
- Auburn 4
- Avon 1
- Babylon 6
- Bainbridge 1
- Baldwinsville 2
- Ballston Lake 1
- Ballston Spa 1
- Barneveld 1
- Batavia 2
- Bath 2
- Bay Shore 4
- Beacon 2
- Beaver Dams 2
- Bedford 1
- Bedford-Hills 1
- Bethpage 1
- Big Flats 1
- Binghamton 9
- Bohemia 3
- Bolivar 1
- Brant 1
- Brentwood 3
- Brewerton 1
- Bridgehampton 1
- Broadalbin 1
- Brockport 3
- Bronx 15
- Brookfield 1
- Brookhaven 5
- Brooklyn 61
- Brooklyng 1
- Buffalo 24
- Burdett 1
- Burlington Flats 1
- Caledonia 1
- Calverton 1
- Camden 2
- Canajoharie 1
- Canastota 3
- Carle Place 2
- Carmel 1
- Cassadaga 1
- Catskill 2
- Cayuga 1
- Cazenovia 1
- Centereach 1
- Central Square 1
- Chazy 1
- Cheektowaga 4
- Chester 1
- Chesterfield 1
- Chestertown 1
- Chittenango 1
- Churchville 1
- Cicero 2
- Clarence 2
- Clay 3
- Clayton 1
- Clifton Park 1
- Clifton Springs 2
- Cobleskill 1
- Cochecton 1
- Coeymans 1
- Cohocton 1
- Cohoes 4
- Cold Spring 1
- College Point 1
- Colonie 2
- Conesus 1
- Coram 1
- Corfu 2
- Corinth 3
- Cortland 3
- Cortlandt Manor 1
- Cuba 1
- Cutchogue 1
- Dansville 1
- Deer Park 5
- Delevan 1
- Delmar 1
- Depew 4
- Deposit 1
- De Witt 1
- Diana 1
- Duanesburg 1
- Durham 1
- East Amherst 1
- East Aurora 1
- East Greenbush 2
- East Hampton 1
- East Northport 1
- East Rochester 1
- East Rockaway 1
- East Syracuse 4
- East Yaphank 1
- Edgewood 1
- Ellicott 1
- Ellisburg 1
- Elmhurst 1
- Elmira 4
- Elmsford 2
- Endicott 2
- Fabius 1
- Fairport 3
- Falconer 1
- Farmingdale 2
- Farmington 1
- Far Rockaway 1
- Ferndale 1
- Flushing 4
- Forest Hills 1
- Frankfort 1
- Fredonia 4
- Freedom 1
- Freeport 3
- Fresh Meadows 1
- Fulton 1
- Fultonville 1
- Gates 1
- Geddes 1
- Geneseo 2
- Geneva 3
- Glen Cove 1
- Glenmont 1
- Glens Falls 3
- Glenville 2
- Gloversville 2
- Goshen 1
- Gouverneur 2
- Granby 1
- Grand Island 1
- Granville 1
- Great Neck 1
- Greece 1
- Greig 1
- Groton 1
- Guilderland 1
- Halfmoon 4
- Hamburg 2
- Hamlin 1
- Hanover 2
- Harmony 1
- Harrisville 1
- Hauppauge 4
- Hempstead 4
- Henderson 1
- Herkimer 3
- Hicksville 2
- Hilton 2
- Holbrook 4
- Holland 1
- Holtsville 4
- Hoosick Falls 2
- Hornell 1
- Horseheads 2
- Hudson 1
- Huntington 2
- Ilion 1
- Inwood 2
- Irondequoit 1
- Islip 2
- Ithaca 5
- Jamaica 6
- Jamestown 1
- Jericho 1
- Johnson City 2
- Kauneonga Lake 1
- Keeseville 1
- Kent 1
- Kerhonkson 1
- Kingsbury 1
- Kings Park 4
- Kingston 3
- Lackawanna 3
- La Fargeville 1
- Lagrangeville 1
- Lake Placid 1
- Lakeville 1
- Lancaster 2
- Lansing 1
- Lawrence 1
- Leicester 1
- Levittown 1
- Lewis 1
- Lewiston 1
- Lima 1
- Lindenhurst 5
- Little Falls 1
- Liverpool 3
- Lockport 8
- Long Island City 6
- Lynbrook 2
- Lyons 1
- Macedon 1
- Marlboro 1
- Maspeth 6
- Massapequa 1
- Mechanicville 1
- Medford 3
- Medina 2
- Menands 1
- Mendon 1
- Mexico 2
- Middletown 3
- Miller Place 1
- Mineola 1
- Minoa 1
- Mohawk 1
- Mohegan Lake 1
- Mongaup Valley 1
- Montauk 1
- Montgomery 3
- Monticello 1
- Mooers Forks 1
- Moravia 1
- Morrisonville 1
- Mount Pleasant 1
- Mount Vernon 2
- Mt Morris 1
- Mt Vernon 1
- Nanuet 4
- Newark 1
- Newburgh 3
- Newfield 1
- New Hartford 1
- New Hyde Park 2
- New Paltz 1
- New Rochelle 2
- New Windsor 2
- New York 58
- Niagara Falls 8
- North Chili 2
- North Collins 1
- North Hempstead 3
- North Tonawanda 4
- Norwich 2
- Oceanside 6
- Olean 1
- Oneida 4
- Oneonta 3
- Orangeburg 3
- Orangetown 3
- Ossining 1
- Oswego 2
- Owego 4
- Oyster Bay 1
- Painted Post 1
- Parish 2
- Parma 1
- Penfield 2
- Penn Yan 2
- Perinton 1
- Phelps 1
- Phoenix 1
- Plattsburgh 4
- Pleasant Valley 1
- Poland 1
- Portville 1
- Port Washington 1
- Poughkeepsie 5
- Poughquag 1
- Pulaski 2
- Queens 1
- Queensbury 4
- Ransomville 1
- Red Hook 1
- Rensselaer 4
- Ridge 1
- Ridgewood 3
- Riverhead 2
- Rochester 35
- Rocky Point 1
- Rodman 1
- Rome 3
- Ronkonkoma 1
- Rose 1
- Rosedale 1
- Rotterdam 1
- Rotterdam Junction 1
- Royalton 1
- Sag Harbor 1
- Salamanca 1
- Salina 1
- Sanborn 1
- Sandy Creek 1
- Saugerties 2
- Schenectady 5
- Scotia 1
- Seneca Falls 1
- Shortsville 2
- Sloatsburg 2
- Sodus 2
- Somers 1
- Southampton 1
- Southeast 1
- South New Berlin 1
- Southold 1
- Spencerport 2
- Springfield 1
- Springville 1
- Stafford 2
- Stanley 2
- Starkey 1
- Star Lake 1
- Staten Island 7
- Stony Point 1
- Suffern 1
- Sunset Park 1
- Syracuse 15
- Tarrytown 1
- Theresa 1
- Tonawanda 9
- Triangle 1
- Troy 5
- Trumansburg 1
- Tyre 1
- Utica 8
- Valley Stream 1
- Vestal 4
- Victor 3
- Walden 1
- Wallkill 1
- Walton 1
- Wappingers Falls 4
- Warsaw 2
- Warwick 1
- Waterloo 1
- Watertown 3
- Waterville 1
- Watervliet 1
- Waverly 1
- Webster 4
- West Babylon 6
- Westbury 3
- Westfield 1
- West Haverstraw 2
- West Hurley 1
- West Monroe 1
- West Nyack 1
- Westons Mills 1
- West Seneca 3
- Whitesboro 3
- Whitestown 1
- Whitney Point 1
- Williamson 1
- Williamsville 1
- Wilson 1
- Woodbury 1
- Woodridge 1
- Wynantskill 1
- Yaphank 2
- Yonkers 4
- Yorktown Heights 2
New York recycling questions
How many recycling centers are there in New York?
We list 886 recycling locations across 367 cities in New York, including drop-off centers, scrap yards and specialty recyclers. Brooklyn has the most, with 61.
Does New York pay for cans and bottles?
Yes. New York has a beverage container deposit law: 5¢ per container. You get the deposit back when you return eligible containers to a redemption center or participating retailer. Rules about which containers qualify and how many you can return at once vary, so check with the center first.