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Chemung County
Active tipping area of an operating landfill in Perth, Western Australia waste management; garbage, trash
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Reuse and recycling can help shrink our landfills.

Recycling & Waste Management

Visit the pages here to learn more about how to reuse and recycle, and ways to safely dispose of toxic items that cannot be reused.

pills of many different colors. Drugs.

Prescription/Drug Collections

Disposing of prescription drugs through community collection programs keeps them out of the hands of those for whom they were not prescribed, and out of our local water supply.

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​Composting is Nature's Way of Recycling

Recycling

What can and cannot be included in Chemung County's new single stream recycling? Find out more about recycling and reuse here.

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Contact

Toni Gardner
Natural Resources Casual
ag226@cornell.edu
(607) 734-4453

Last updated March 7, 2016

Recycling & Waste Management

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