County's new state-of-the-art Household Materials Recovery Facility
On Thursday County Executive Robert P. Astorino officially opened the county's new state-of-the-art Household Materials Recovery Facility (aka, the H-MRF). The H-MRF, centrally located on the Grasslands Reservation in Valhalla, offers residents a year-round disposal outlet for those hard-to-get-rid-of household items, including chemicals (pesticides, flammable liquids, pool chemicals and cleaning products), tires, re-chargeable batteries, fluorescent bulbs, Freon-containing appliances, electronic waste, propane tanks, and confidential documents for shredding. Prescription medicines can be delivered on the first Tuesday of every month. The H-MRF is open three days a week, by appointment. Visit: here for more information.
The H-MRF is intended to replace the Household Material Recovery Days (H-MRDs) held periodically in different locations around the county. Two of these events will be held this year, with the first to take place on Friday, April 27th, from 12 - 4 p.m. and Saturday, April 28th, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Playland Park in Rye, NY. Link.