Recycle today
Plastic, glass, cans, cardboard...Transfer station
Food waste/scraps...Transfer station
Cans, plastic bottles…Price Chopper
Metal…Chatham Highway Department
Plastic bags...bin at Price Chopper goes to Trek, company that makes benches
Household batteries... (Batteries are no longer being accepted at the Town Hall. As of June, common alkaline batteries can be safely discarded.
However, all rechargeable and lithium batteries must be recycled by law. You may recycle them at Home Depot, Staples, and elsewhere free of charge.)
Useable household items…Free Store at Town Hall
Used books...Spencertown Academy Book sale, lending libraries
Paint cans with leftover paint...Herringtons (Chatham Hardware does not)
Used, good condition clothes...ReWraps
Bring your own containers…Chatham?
Bedding…Columbia Greene Humane Society, Hudson
Used motor oil…Mavis Tires
Several businesses in Chatham are participating in the BYO Container drive to reduce waste---
bring your own coffee cups to Fiesta Café, PS21, the Crandell, Our Daily Bread or the Food Coop!
More info: https://www.facebook.com/ccrwbyo
Computers…GE group in Schenectady rehabs them and donates them:
https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/General-Electric-nonprofit-computers-rehab-17194836.php
Outdated prescription drugs…box in Village Hall
Confused about what can and cannot be recycled?
Check out this helpful guide from the Columbia County Solid Waste Department:
Recycle your metal!
Drop off your metal for free at the Town of Chatham’s Highway Department! (Hours)
865 County Route 13
Old Chatham, NY 12136