Transfer Station | Town of Rochester

Address: 100 Airport Road Accord, New York

Transfer Station: 845-626-5273 * Town Clerk: 845-626-7384

Recycling and Composting Liaison: Councilwoman Enouen

Transfer Station Employees: Chris Klitzner, MGR.., Jeff Subeh, Bob Barringer

Hours of Operation: Tuesday, Friday and Saturday- 8am-4pm

Please note the Transfer Station is closed for the following Holidays:

New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Election Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas.
When there is inclement weather please call ahead of time because of possible delays or closures.

Methods of Payment:

Purchases made at the Town Clerk’s Office (8am-12pm & 1pm-4pm Monday-Friday) can be made using check, cash, money order or credit card(additional fees apply for cc)

Purchases made at the Transfer Station must be a check or money order only.

All checks are made payable to “Town of Rochester”. Checks MUST include address, phone number & permit number

The Transfer Station may be used by Town of Rochester Residential Users ONLY.
Commercial, Business, Contractor, or Farm Refuse CANNOT BE Accepted

Effective 10/5/18 Commercial haulers and non-residents permits are no longer available

Permits are required and must be located on your vehicle to use the Transfer Station
No vehicles larger than a pickup or equivalent size tow behind car trailer
Mechanical tip vehicles may not “tip” to dispose of refuse

PERMITS: (available for purchase at the Town Clerk’s office OR at the Transfer Station)

Valid for 1 year of the last day of the month purchase date.

(example: purchase Jan. 15, 2021 – Good until Jan. 31, 2022

1 permit per household which includes 2 vehicles

Resident: $ 35.00 (proof of residency)

Senior Permit 65+: $ 20.00

KAFAS- Kerhonkson Fire, Accord Fire $ 20.00 (proof of membership required)

PUNCHCARDS: (available for purchase at the Town Clerk’s office OR at the Transfer Station)

Punchcards are sold in $ 8.00 increments with 4 punches on each card.

HOUSEHOLD WASTE (MSW – Municipal Solid Waste)

Less than 30 gallons $ 2.00 (1 punch)

30 gallons or greater $ 4.00 (2 punches)

RESIDENTIAL C&D (Construction & Demolition Debris)

Residential ONLY.
- No Commercial, Business, Contractor, Or Farm C&D Accepted
- C&D capacity is limited.
- Transfer Station reserves the right to refuse C&D based on the capacity of transfer station.

LOAD MAXIMUM of 2 Cubic Yards.

Cubic Yard Guide: 3x3x3ft = 1 cubic yard (27 square feet)

BULK/LOOSE IN TRUCK OR TRAILER (Max 2 cubic yards)

Cannot be filled above the body of truck

Short 6’ Truck Bed: about 1.5 cubic yards $100

Standard 8’ Truck Bed: not to exceed more than 2 cubic yards $125

Heavy Material Surcharge* $25

*May be assessed If load is greater than 50% brick, shingles, rubble, concrete, or asphalt

TRANSFER STATION PRICING FOR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS (per piece)

Tires (no tires larger than tandem trailer size)

Passenger/Light Truck Tires: Up to 16″ $ 8.00

Medium Truck Tires larger than 16″ $ 22.00

Large Truck Tires $ 8.00 Per Ply

Skid Steer Tires $ 16.00

Appliances: anything with Freon $ 14.00

Florescent Lightbulbs:

Compact CFL lamps $ 1.00 each

4’T-8 or T-12 Lamps $ 2.00 each

8’ T-8 or T-12 Lamps Not Accepted

Other Disposables

**Furniture, Mattresses & Rugs Will Be Charged Double If Received Wet**

Furniture

Chairs, kitchen, office $ 4,00

Living Room Furniture $ 6.00 per seat

Sofa $ 18.00

Sleeper Sofa $ 24.00

Wood/plastic Furniture (desks, dressers, etc.) $ 8.00

Mattresses

Twin, each piece $ 8.00

Full/Queen, each piece $10.00

King, each piece $16.00

Rugs, Carpets, Pads

Up to 12×12 $ 8.00

Larger than 12×12 $16.00

Porcelain sink, toilet, bathroom vanity $10.00

Recyclables – as per UCRRA approved list

PLEASE, NO Plastic Bags or Garbage Bags

Glass, Mixed Paper, Cardboard, Aluminum Metal Free

Metal Free

Organic Waste/Food Scraps Free

RECYCLABLES

ACCEPTED:

NOT ACCEPTED:

MIXED PAPER RECYCLING: all paper should be clean and dry

Newspaper, magazines/catalogs, computer/copy/fax paper, writing/ledger paper, phonebooks, brown bags, cereal/tissue boxes, junk mail ( ads, envelopes, coupons), wrapping paper(not foil/metallic), greeting cards, paper egg cartons, books( hardcovers must be removed), Shredded Paper( in clear bags)

This is considered garbage:

Wax or plastic-coated paper/pizza boxes, wet or food-contaminated paper, paper streamers/tissue paper, tissues/napkins/paper towels.

CONTAINER RECYCLING: must be empty and clean

Plastic bottles ( drink, soap, etc.), jugs( milk, juice, etc.) ,tubs( yogurt, butter, etc.) caps/lids with # 1 & # 7

Aluminum cans, (beverages,etc.),clean aluminum foil/trays, tin cans(soup, etc.) metal lids from jars.

This is considered garbage:

Plastic bags/film (bring to participating retail stores), black plastic, plastic toys, electronics, Styrofoam, plastic food”clamshells”, plastic hangers, plant pots, laundry baskets, garden hoses, scrap metal/pipes, Tupperware, shelf-stable food cartons, furniture/fencings/siding, auto parts

GLASS RECYCLING: must be a clean bottle or jar with lids removed

Beverage bottles, food jars, any other CLEAN bottle or jar

This is considered garbage:

Household dishes/ovenware/pyrex/ceramics/porcelain, window glass, light bulbs, mirrors, crystal glass

CARDBOARD RECYCLING: flatten cardboard keep loose do not tie bundles together

Corrugated cardboard only

This is considered garbage:

Plastic bags, plastic shipping pillows(recyclable with plastic film at participating retail stores), food contaminated cardboard, Styrofoam/packing peanuts, cereal/tissue boxes, toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, brown paper bags, paper of any kind