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  • RECYCLING/WASTE REDUCTION
    • Household Clean-up Days
        • Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle
        The County hosts 10 Clean-Up Days a year at four different locations – in the spring at FDR State Park in Yorktown Heights and Westchester Community College in Valhalla, and in the fall at the MRF in Yonkers and Playland Park in Rye. At the events, residents deliver household chemicals (like pesticides, swimming pool and septic tank cleaners, turpentine and antifreeze), and various other items worthy of special handling (cell phones, TVs, computer monitors, mercury containing devices, fluorescent bulbs, rechargeable batteries, etc.).
            

        For more information:  
        County Household Chemical Clean-up Website
        County Household Chemical Clean-up Flyer
         County's Environmental Facilities Website

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    •   Cell Phone Drop Off Locations
        • On March 1, 2006, County Executive Andrew Spano signed a law requiring all cellular phones to be recycled, rather than disposed of in the garbage. This dataset maps the locations of certified cell phone drop-off locations in Westchester County.  Verizon Wireless has partnered with the Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities (DEF) to offer the Westchester County/Verizon Wireless “HopeLine” Program. The “HopeLine” Program encourages residents to dispose of used cellular phones in an environmentally friendly way, and at the same time, helps victims of domestic violence. There are now 57 sites in the county that have been designated as cellular phone drop-off locations.
           

        For more information:  
        County Cell Phone Recycling Program
        County Cell Phone Recycling Brochure
         County's Environmental Facilities Website

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    • Paint Hardener Stores (Latex)
        • Be Responsible!  Dispose of your paint responsibly. Oil-based and Latex paint may be legally and safely disposed of in your garbage by following the simple instructions below.
           
        Waste Paint Hardener         is a new product that hardens latex paint. This feature maps a list of local paint and hardware stores that carry the product.
         
        Kitty Litter is best used for hardening oil based paint.
              

        For more information:  
        Paint Disposal Guidelines
        Latex Paint Hardener Disposal Locations
        County's Environmental Facilities Website

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    • Tire Disposal Sites
        • The County Department of Environmental Facilities has an aggressive tire recycling program to help eliminate mosquito breeding areas. The county has set up sites in Yorktown, White Plains, Mt. Vernon and Yonkers to serve as year-round reception centers for municipally collected tires. The county then markets these waste tires. In 2005, over 40,000 tires were recycled.
                 

        For more information:  
        County's Tire Collection Programs
        County's Environmental Facilities Website

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    • Recycling Tour
  • GREEN BUILDINGS
    • Wind Powered Locations
        • Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into more useful forms, usually electricity using wind turbines. It is an alternative to coal, oil, and nuclear sources. Wind power is a renewable and infinite resource and is free of any emissions, including carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas). This feature maps facilities that purchase wind power.
                 

        For more information:  
        http://www.fennerwind.com/

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    • Energy Star Buildings
        • Buildings that earn the "Energy Star" are the top performers for energy efficiency nationwide.  Using about 35 percent less energy than average buildings. Some "Energy Star" buildings use 50 percent less energy.  Additional buildings can apply for recognition through this joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.
                 

        For more information:  
        ENERGY STAR for Buildings

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  • ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
    • Energy Star Retailers
        • Retail stores where retailers sell "Energy Star" products and are qualified to provide you with advice about purchasing energy-efficient products for your home and office.
                 

        For more information:  
        Energy Star Retailers
        NY Smart Energy Website

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    • Energy Star Builders
        • Includes builders and developers that construct "Energy Star" qualified new homes, lenders that offer energy efficient mortgages, utilities that offer special incentives to buyers and home energy raters that can verify the energy efficiency of a home.
                 

        For more information:  
        ENERGY STAR Labeled Homes Program
        NY Smart Energy Website

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  • GREEN PURCHASING
    • Green Team Dry Cleaners
        • These dry cleaners have responded to a Recycling Office survey, stating that they do in fact recycle, as well as reuse clothes hangers that are returned for that purpose by their customers. The reuse of clothes hangers is yet another way to reduce the amount of waste we generate here in Westchester County. Dozens of dry cleaners have gone "green" and are offering service to Westchester residents.
                 

        For more information:  
        County's Green Team Dry Cleaners
        County's Environmental Facilities Website

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    • Farmer's Market
        • Markets which are usually held outdoors, in public spaces, where farmers can sell their produce to the public. Products at farmers' markets are renowned for being locally grown and very fresh.
                 

        For more information:  
        County's Farmer's Market Locations
        County's Tourism Website

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  • LAND USE
  • TRANSPORTATION
    •     Bus Stops
        • Save money on gas and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.  Take the Bee-Line bus.  MetroCards now accepted.
                 

        For more information:  
        County's Bee-Line Website

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    • Railroad Stations
    • Ferries
        • Take the ferry across the Hudson River between Rockland and Westchester County.
                 

        For more information:  
        New York Waterway Website

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    • Bus Routes
        • Bee-Line bus has more than 60 routes throughout Westchester county.
                 

        For more information:  
        County's Bee Line Website

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    • Rail Lines