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What are the requirements on open burning in New York State?
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As of October 2009, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regulations prohibit burning of any plastics (including horticultural mulch film, dairy bunk silo covers, pesticide containers) or any other non-organic trash in burn barrels or open fires.
Recycle your
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Life Cycle Stewardship – a Cornell University Collaboration
2012 AGRICULTURAL PLASTICSPLASTICS 2012 AGRICULTURAL All open burning is prohibited in New York with PILOT RECYCLING PROGRAM PILOT RECYCLING PROGRAM
Developing infrastructure & markets for waste film & rigid plastics from all sectors of agriculture Learn how:
WE RECYCLE several exceptions including the following: AGRICULTURAL Best Management Practices for Best Management Practices for RECYCLING AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS PROJECT • Campfires less than 3 feet in height and 4 feet in Recycling Agricultural Plastic Life Cycle Stewardship – a Cornell University Collaboration PLASTICS Recycling Agricultural Plastic length, width or diameter are allowed. • Small cooking fires are allowed. • Fires cannot be left unattended and must be fully extinguished. WE RECYCLE THIS RECYCLING PROGRAM IS RECYCLING A GRICULTURAL LASTICS PROJECT BROUGHT TO YOU P BY: • Only charcoal or clean, untreated or unpainted AGRICULTURAL wood can be burned. Recycle your PLASTICS • Ceremonial or celebratory bonfires are allowed. Recycling Agricultural Plastics Project (RAPP)!
[email protected] ¥ 607-216-7242 ¥ www.environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/AgPlastics
In this area contact:
I N MA DI SON COUN TY
Learn how:
Recycling Agricultural Plastics Project (RAPP)
[email protected] ¥ 607-216-7242 ¥ www.environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/AgPlastics
Funding has come from NYS Dept Environmental Conservation, NY Farm Viability Institute, Cornell Cooperative Extension, US EPA Region 2, USDA Rural Development, NE Waste Management Officials Association, NY Empire State Development, Cornell Dept of Communication
In this area contact:
Funding has come from NYS Dept Environmental Conservation, NY Farm Viability Institute, Cornell Cooperative Extension, US EPA Region 2, USDA Rural Development, NE Waste Management Officials Association, NY Empire State Development, Cornell Dept of Communication
PLASTICS OGRAM
Learn how:
Recycling Agricultural Plastics Project (RAPP)
[email protected] ¥ 607-216-7242 ¥ www.environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/AgPlastics
In this area contact:
Funding has come from NYS Dept Environmental Conservation, NY Farm Viability Institute, Cornell Cooperative Extension, US EPA Region 2, USDA Rural Development, NE Waste Management Officials Association, NY Empire State Development, Cornell Dept of Communication
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tices for Plastic OR MORE INFORMATION,
Developing infrastructure & markets for waste film & rigid plastics from all sectors of agriculture
FOR MORE INFORMATION, AGRICULTURAL ONTACT: CONTACT: Why the rules have been changed:
Learn how:
MADISON COUNTY
2012 AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS PILOT RECYCLING PROGRAM Best Management Practices for Recycling Agricultural Plastic
Recycling Agricultural Plastics Project (RAPP)
[email protected] ¥ 607-216-7242 ¥ www.environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/AgPlastics
PLASTICS
all the Madison County Recyling Hotline: Call the Madison County Recyling Hotline: Open burning of household trash releases
In this area contact:
Funding has come from NYS Dept Environmental Conservation, NY Farm Viability Institute, Cornell Cooperative Extension, US EPA Region 2, USDA Rural Development, NE Waste Management Officials Association, NY Empire State Development, Cornell Dept of Communication
dangerous compounds including arsenic, carbon 800-721-2208 800-721-2208 monoxide, benzene, styrene, formaldehyde, lead, hydrogen cyanide and dioxin, among others. Open 2012 AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS PILOT causes RECYCLING burning is also the single greatest ofPROGRAM Best Management Practices for wildfires in New York.
WE RECYCLE !
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS Learn how:
Recycling Agricultural Plastics Project (RAPP)
[email protected] ¥ 607-216-7242 ¥ www.environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/AgPlastics In this area contact: Funding has come from NYS Dept Environmental Conservation, NY Farm Viability Institute, Cornell Cooperative Extension, US EPA Region 2, USDA Rural Development, NE Waste Management Officials Association, NY Empire State Development, Cornell Dept of Communication
It is against the law to burn waste plastic in open fires on farms or anywhere else in New York State.
Recycling Agricultural Plastic
Agricultural wastes:
agricultural wastes may be burned on site ON,Organic where they are grown or generated including brush FOR MORE INFORMATION,
CONTACT: and wood produced by clearing fields and other Call the Madison County Recyling Hotline: activities. The fire must be located on contiguous ng Hotline: 800-721-2208 agricultural land larger than 5 acres; and the materials capable of being fully burned within 24 hours.
The burning of pesticides, plastics or other non-organic material is prohibited.
For MORE More Information Contact FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Madison County Dept of Solid Waste Call the Madison County Recyling Hotline: Phone: 315-361-8409 800-721-2208 Fax: 315-361-1524 Hotline: 1-800-721-2208
HOW IT WORKS
HIGH TUNNELS & RIGID PLASTIC POTS, HOOPHOUSE COVERS RIGID CONTAINERS, PLASTIC POTS, DRIP TAPE & TRAYS CONTAINERS, • Dimensions will depend on thickness TAPE TRAYS MULCH &ofTHIN FILMS DRIP• Stack Pots && Trays: Knock out stones, and flexibility film
• Collect & store your agricultural plastics at your farm • Prepare plastics as listed on the right • FREE drop off at the following locations: loose soil and ceramic chips. • Cut & fold into easily handled bundles • Collect & store your agricultural plastics Pots • Cut into pieces -- keep at the weight and • Stack • Keep dry.& Trays: Knock out loose at your farm Madison Co. Landfill, soil. size one person can lift • Palletize if feasible or place in large • Prepare plastics as listed on the right Buyea Rd., Town of Lincoln • Keep dry. Tie onto pallet. • Brush or shake to remove clumps of cardboard boxes. • Drop off at the Buyea Landfill for Collect & store your agricultural plastics Monday thru • Friday--7:10 a.m.–3:00 p.m.FREE soil, stones or plant matter • Cut into pieces -- keep at the weight and • Stack Pots & Trays: Knock out loose at your farm (at the ARC Recycling Center site) • Roll and fold dry films into bundles the Items soil. Not Accepted pieces that can be rolled or • Prepare plastics as listed on the right• Cut intosize one person can lift size of a large pillow: or chemical containers • • Pesticide Keep dry. Tie onto pallet. • into Brush or shake to remove clumps of folded bundles of a size and weight Drop off at the Buyea Landfill for FREE Cazenovia• Transfer Station, soil, stones or plant matter that one person can lift. Constine Bridge Rd. • or Roll and fold dry films into bundles the • Brush shake to remove clumps of Friday & Saturday, 7:10 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. size of a large pillow: soil, stones or plant matter.
HOW IT WORKS
HOW IT WORKS
MULCH & THIN FILMS MULCH & THIN FILMS
RIGID PLASTIC POTS, CONTAINERS, DRIP TAPE & TRAYS
Hamilton Transfer Station,
Cranston Rd. Wednesday & Sat., 7:10 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Sullivan Transfer Station,
Bolivar Rd. Friday & Saturday, 7:10 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Stacked Pots Stacked Pots
WHY RECYCLE AG Sample Bundles STORING PLASTIC WHY RECYCLE STORING PLASTIC PLASTICS • Store Under Cover: Keep as clean and AG PLASTICS STORING PLASTIC Sample Bundlesdry as possible—e.g., store on pallets WHY RECYCLE TYPES OF FILMS • Save money on waste costs-- it’s FREE HIGH TUNNELS & • Save money on waste costs-- it’s FREE in a barn, trailer, hay wagon or outside clean and dry as possible; • • Keep Storeas Under Cover: Keep as clean and AG PLASTICS • Help the environment by keeping plastic HOOPHOUSE COVERS • Help the environment by keeping plastic under a tarp. away from gravel and mud. dry as possible—e.g., store on pallets • Dairy film out of landfills • Save money on waste costs-- it’s FREE HIGH TUNNELS & out of landfills • Do •not mixunder different types of products in a barn, trailer, hay wagon or outside Store cover in a barn, trailer, hay • Cut into small sections • Mulch film • Keep harmful toxins out of the air from • Help the environment by keeping plastic HOOPHOUSE COVERS • Keep harmful toxins out of the air from • Separate clean films from dirtier. No under a tarp. wagon or outside under a tarp. • Dimensions will depend on thickness • Wraps and covers from animal feed out of landfills burning plastics and avoid fines burning plastics and avoid fines • Cut into small sections and flexibility of film • Greenhouse and hoop-house covers • Keep harmful toxins out of the air from • Dimensions will depend on thickness burning plastics and avoid fines and flexibility of film
• • Do Donot notmix mixdifferent differenttypes typesofof products PVC accepted. products. • • Separate Separate clean films from dirtier. No clean films from dirtier. PVC accepted. • No PVC accepted.
What are the requirements on open burning in New York State?
THIS RECYCLING PROGRAM IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
The AG Plastic Recycling THIS RECYCLING PROGRAM IS Pilot Project THIS PROGRAM IS BROUGHT TORECYCLING YOUTO BY:YOU BROUGHT BY: sponsored by: RECYCLING isPROGRAM IS
THIS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: your ItRecycle is against the law to burn waste plastic in open Recycle your
URAL AGRICULTURAL AGRICULTURAL
AGRICULTURAL
fires on farms or anywhere else in New York State.
PLASTICS S PLASTICS
As of October 2009, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regulations prohibit burning of any plastics (including horticultural mulch film, dairy bunk silo covers, pesticide containers) or any other non-organic trash in burn barrels or open fires.
Recycle your
WE RECYCLE RECYCLE PLASTICS PROJECT RECYCLING AWE GRICULTURAL AGRICULTURAL
PLASTICS
!
!
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS PLASTICS
Life Cycle Stewardship – a Cornell University Collaboration
2012 AGRICULTURAL PLASTICSPLASTICS 2012 AGRICULTURAL All open burning is prohibited in New York with PILOT RECYCLING PROGRAM PILOT RECYCLING PROGRAM
Developing infrastructure & markets for waste film & rigid plastics from all sectors of agriculture Learn how:
WE RECYCLE several exceptions including the following: AGRICULTURAL Best Management Practices for Best Management Practices for RECYCLING AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS PROJECT • Campfires less than 3 feet in height and 4 feet in Recycling Agricultural Plastic Life Cycle Stewardship – a Cornell University Collaboration PLASTICS Recycling Agricultural Plastic length, width or diameter are allowed. • Small cooking fires are allowed. • Fires cannot be left unattended and must be fully extinguished. WE RECYCLE THIS RECYCLING PROGRAM IS RECYCLING A GRICULTURAL LASTICS PROJECT BROUGHT TO YOU P BY: • Only charcoal or clean, untreated or unpainted AGRICULTURAL wood can be burned. Recycle your PLASTICS • Ceremonial or celebratory bonfires are allowed. Recycling Agricultural Plastics Project (RAPP)!
[email protected] ¥ 607-216-7242 ¥ www.environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/AgPlastics
In this area contact:
I N MA DI SON COUN TY
Learn how:
Recycling Agricultural Plastics Project (RAPP)
[email protected] ¥ 607-216-7242 ¥ www.environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/AgPlastics
Funding has come from NYS Dept Environmental Conservation, NY Farm Viability Institute, Cornell Cooperative Extension, US EPA Region 2, USDA Rural Development, NE Waste Management Officials Association, NY Empire State Development, Cornell Dept of Communication
In this area contact:
Funding has come from NYS Dept Environmental Conservation, NY Farm Viability Institute, Cornell Cooperative Extension, US EPA Region 2, USDA Rural Development, NE Waste Management Officials Association, NY Empire State Development, Cornell Dept of Communication
PLASTICS OGRAM
Learn how:
Recycling Agricultural Plastics Project (RAPP)
[email protected] ¥ 607-216-7242 ¥ www.environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/AgPlastics
In this area contact:
Funding has come from NYS Dept Environmental Conservation, NY Farm Viability Institute, Cornell Cooperative Extension, US EPA Region 2, USDA Rural Development, NE Waste Management Officials Association, NY Empire State Development, Cornell Dept of Communication
!
tices for Plastic OR MORE INFORMATION,
Developing infrastructure & markets for waste film & rigid plastics from all sectors of agriculture
FOR MORE INFORMATION, AGRICULTURAL ONTACT: CONTACT: Why the rules have been changed:
Learn how:
MADISON COUNTY
2012 AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS PILOT RECYCLING PROGRAM Best Management Practices for Recycling Agricultural Plastic
Recycling Agricultural Plastics Project (RAPP)
[email protected] ¥ 607-216-7242 ¥ www.environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/AgPlastics
PLASTICS
all the Madison County Recyling Hotline: Call the Madison County Recyling Hotline: Open burning of household trash releases
In this area contact:
Funding has come from NYS Dept Environmental Conservation, NY Farm Viability Institute, Cornell Cooperative Extension, US EPA Region 2, USDA Rural Development, NE Waste Management Officials Association, NY Empire State Development, Cornell Dept of Communication
dangerous compounds including arsenic, carbon 800-721-2208 800-721-2208 monoxide, benzene, styrene, formaldehyde, lead, hydrogen cyanide and dioxin, among others. Open 2012 AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS PILOT causes RECYCLING burning is also the single greatest ofPROGRAM Best Management Practices for wildfires in New York.
WE RECYCLE !
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS Learn how:
Recycling Agricultural Plastics Project (RAPP)
[email protected] ¥ 607-216-7242 ¥ www.environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/AgPlastics In this area contact: Funding has come from NYS Dept Environmental Conservation, NY Farm Viability Institute, Cornell Cooperative Extension, US EPA Region 2, USDA Rural Development, NE Waste Management Officials Association, NY Empire State Development, Cornell Dept of Communication
It is against the law to burn waste plastic in open fires on farms or anywhere else in New York State.
Recycling Agricultural Plastic
Agricultural wastes:
agricultural wastes may be burned on site ON,Organic where they are grown or generated including brush FOR MORE INFORMATION,
CONTACT: and wood produced by clearing fields and other Call the Madison County Recyling Hotline: activities. The fire must be located on contiguous ng Hotline: 800-721-2208 agricultural land larger than 5 acres; and the materials capable of being fully burned within 24 hours.
The burning of pesticides, plastics or other non-organic material is prohibited.
For MORE More Information Contact FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Madison County Dept of Solid Waste Call the Madison County Recyling Hotline: Phone: 315-361-8409 800-721-2208 Fax: 315-361-1524 Hotline: 1-800-721-2208
HOW IT WORKS
HIGH TUNNELS & RIGID PLASTIC POTS, HOOPHOUSE COVERS RIGID CONTAINERS, PLASTIC POTS, DRIP TAPE & TRAYS CONTAINERS, • Dimensions will depend on thickness TAPE TRAYS MULCH &ofTHIN FILMS DRIP• Stack Pots && Trays: Knock out stones, and flexibility film
• Collect & store your agricultural plastics at your farm • Prepare plastics as listed on the right • FREE drop off at the following locations: loose soil and ceramic chips. • Cut & fold into easily handled bundles • Collect & store your agricultural plastics Pots • Cut into pieces -- keep at the weight and • Stack • Keep dry.& Trays: Knock out loose at your farm Madison Co. Landfill, soil. size one person can lift • Palletize if feasible or place in large • Prepare plastics as listed on the right Buyea Rd., Town of Lincoln • Keep dry. Tie onto pallet. • Brush or shake to remove clumps of cardboard boxes. • Drop off at the Buyea Landfill for Collect & store your agricultural plastics Monday thru • Friday--7:10 a.m.–3:00 p.m.FREE soil, stones or plant matter • Cut into pieces -- keep at the weight and • Stack Pots & Trays: Knock out loose at your farm (at the ARC Recycling Center site) • Roll and fold dry films into bundles the Items soil. Not Accepted pieces that can be rolled or • Prepare plastics as listed on the right• Cut intosize one person can lift size of a large pillow: or chemical containers • • Pesticide Keep dry. Tie onto pallet. • into Brush or shake to remove clumps of folded bundles of a size and weight Drop off at the Buyea Landfill for FREE Cazenovia• Transfer Station, soil, stones or plant matter that one person can lift. Constine Bridge Rd. • or Roll and fold dry films into bundles the • Brush shake to remove clumps of Friday & Saturday, 7:10 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. size of a large pillow: soil, stones or plant matter.
HOW IT WORKS
HOW IT WORKS
MULCH & THIN FILMS MULCH & THIN FILMS
RIGID PLASTIC POTS, CONTAINERS, DRIP TAPE & TRAYS
Hamilton Transfer Station,
Cranston Rd. Wednesday & Sat., 7:10 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Sullivan Transfer Station,
Bolivar Rd. Friday & Saturday, 7:10 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Stacked Pots Stacked Pots
WHY RECYCLE AG Sample Bundles STORING PLASTIC WHY RECYCLE STORING PLASTIC PLASTICS • Store Under Cover: Keep as clean and AG PLASTICS STORING PLASTIC Sample Bundlesdry as possible—e.g., store on pallets WHY RECYCLE TYPES OF FILMS • Save money on waste costs-- it’s FREE HIGH TUNNELS & • Save money on waste costs-- it’s FREE in a barn, trailer, hay wagon or outside clean and dry as possible; • • Keep Storeas Under Cover: Keep as clean and AG PLASTICS • Help the environment by keeping plastic HOOPHOUSE COVERS • Help the environment by keeping plastic under a tarp. away from gravel and mud. dry as possible—e.g., store on pallets • Dairy film out of landfills • Save money on waste costs-- it’s FREE HIGH TUNNELS & out of landfills • Do •not mixunder different types of products in a barn, trailer, hay wagon or outside Store cover in a barn, trailer, hay • Cut into small sections • Mulch film • Keep harmful toxins out of the air from • Help the environment by keeping plastic HOOPHOUSE COVERS • Keep harmful toxins out of the air from • Separate clean films from dirtier. No under a tarp. wagon or outside under a tarp. • Dimensions will depend on thickness • Wraps and covers from animal feed out of landfills burning plastics and avoid fines burning plastics and avoid fines • Cut into small sections and flexibility of film • Greenhouse and hoop-house covers • Keep harmful toxins out of the air from • Dimensions will depend on thickness burning plastics and avoid fines and flexibility of film
• • Do Donot notmix mixdifferent differenttypes typesofof products PVC accepted. products. • • Separate Separate clean films from dirtier. No clean films from dirtier. PVC accepted. • No PVC accepted.
