Oyster Bay Town Councilman Tom Hand today announced that the Town will host a Homeowners Cleanup Program and Paper Shredding Day at its Solid Waste Disposal Complex on Saturday, August 14th, located at 101 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road in Old Bethpage. The cleanup will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
“The Homeowners Cleanup Program offers a perfect opportunity for residents within the Town’s Solid Waste Disposal District to dispose of unwanted, non-hazardous debris that’s cluttering up their homes, garages and sheds” said Councilman Tom Hand. “Paper-shredding services are also available to help protect your privacy when disposing of information paperwork. All paper shreds are recycled.”
The Paper-Shredding Program is limited to three banker size boxes per resident and is open only to Town of Oyster Bay residents, not commercial businesses. Only one visit per day is allowed for the paper shredding program.
Proof of district residency must be shown upon arrival at the Homeowners Cleanup Program (the villages of Bayville, Brookville, Centre Island, Cove Neck, Lattingtown, Laurel Hollow, Matinecock, Mill Neck, Muttontown, Old Brookville, Oyster Bay Cove, Roslyn Harbor, Sea Cliff, Upper Brookville, Glenwood-Glen Head Garbage District and Old Westbury are not in the Town’s Solid Waste District). No hazardous waste will be accepted, and bushes, tree limbs, fence posts and similar items will be accepted as is and need not be broken into smaller pieces. Used tires, large metal items, clean fill, clean broken concrete, and boats and boat trailers will also be accepted. The Homeowners and Shredding programs are for homeowners only. No businesses, no commercial vehicles, and NO vehicles with more than four wheels will be permitted to enter. Six wheel or larger vehicles are not permitted. Homeowners may also bring non-hazardous water based Latex paint and electronic waste to be recycled to the Homeowners Cleanup program.
For more information on this program, residents can visit the Town of Oyster Bay’s website at www.oysterbaytown.com or call the Department of Environmental Resources at (516) 677-5943.