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Transfer Station

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The Transfer Station provides City of Beacon residents with a drop-off facility for garbage, recyclables and yard waste. Residents can also pick up free compost and mulch for their gardens.

Some items have a minimal drop-off fee. The Transfer Station accepts personal checks for all fees.

Transfer Station coupons and information about the City’s Free Dump Program are available at the City Clerk’s office.

Free Dump

Beacon residents who are current on their taxes can drop off up to 250 pounds to the Transfer Station between the 3rd Saturday in May and the 3rd Saturday in September. Please be sure to provide proof of address.

Items accepted at the Transfer Station include:

  • Appliances (Freon and non-Freon)
  • Car batteries
  • Cardboard — corrugated, paperboard, etc. (e.g. cereal boxes)
  • Construction and demolition debris
  • Furniture and household furnishings
  • Garbage
  • Metal, scrap (minimal fee)
  • Newsprint, office paper, junk mail, magazines, catalogs
  • Recyclables
  • Tires
  • Wood waste
  • Yard waste (grass clippings may be dumped at no charge)

Items NOT accepted at the Transfer Station include:

  • Explosives
  • Household hazardous waste
  • New or used motor oil
  • Pesticides
  • electronic waste

Waste Price List

The following fees are in effect:

Trash Disposal Fees:
 
Car batteries
 
 
 
Passenger vehicles
$4
 
 
Heavy trucks, machinery
$10
 
Furniture
$0.18 per pound
 
Appliances
 
 
 
Stove, water heater
$25
 
 
Refrigerator
$35
 
 
Air conditioner
$30
 
 
 
Kitchen cabinets
$0.18 per pound
 
Finished and treated wood
$0.18 per pound
 
Stumps
$0.07 per pound
 
General trash
$0.18 per pound
 
Tires
 
 
 
Passenger vehicle, 12 inches to 18 inches
$5 each
 
 
Truck, 16 inches to 19 1/2 inches
$7 each
 
 
Truck, 20 inches to 25 inches
$17 each
 
 
Heavy equipment
$40 – $200
 
Scrap metal
$0.03 per pound

We do NOT accept smoke detectors. Please review this article. If your detector is photoelectric, please remove the battery and throw it in your household trash.

For disposal of household hazardous waste (this includes button and rechargeable batteries, CFL light bulbs, etc.) contact the Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency (DCRRA) at 845-463-6020. Most home improvement stores, such as Lowe’s or Home Depot, also have recycling for these materials available to customers.

CONTACT

  • Michael Manzi, Highway Superintendent
  • 90 Dennings Avenue, Beacon, NY 12508
  • 845-831-4390
  • highway@beaconny.gov

RESOURCES

Additional Phone Number: 845-896-6000
Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturdays 7:30 – 2:30

Closed on federal holidays

Get Paid to Recycle a Refrigerator or Freezer

CONTACT US

  • 1 Municipal Plaza
  • 845-838-5000
  • 845-838-5012
  • cityofbeacon@beaconny.gov

Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM
Payments accepted until 3:30PM

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