Alphabetized special product listing and where you can recycling it in Buffalo-Niagara

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How to Recycle Special Items in Buffalo-Niagara 
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How to Recycle Special Items in Buffalo-Niagara 
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Alphabetized special product listing and where you can recycling it in Buffalo-Niagara. 
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Buffalo, Environment, Recycling and Waste, Fact Sheet, Other, PDF 
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How to Recycle Special Items in Buffalo-Niagara 
 
Created by the Catholic Care for Creation Committee of Buffalo  
September 27, 2012 
 
 
Alphabetic Product Listing   Location of Recycling  Contact Info 
 
Appliances (Working Condition)  St. Vincent DePaul Society  882-3600 
      1298 Main St., Buffalo 
 
                  (Working & Broken)       Check with local town /village sanitation depts   
See Building Materials below 
 
Batteries   
Rechargeable      Any retailer that sells them must accept them. 
  
Large Batteries   Twin Village Salvage Recycling  683-5373 
4153 Broadway, Depew     
(Lead acid types including car, lawn mower, boat) 
 
Bicycles     Buffalo Recycling Workshop  
Colvin & Linden   Day 218-7161 
      Open Tues, Thurs 7-9:00PM  Eve 320-0193 
      Sundays 1:30-3:30PM 
 
Building Materials Buffalo ReUse   882-2800       
 296 East Ferry Street    
www.buffaloreuse.org 
“whole house”- cabinets, bathroom, lumber, 
flooring, rails, lighting, tile, tools, carpeting, 
appliances, etc. 
     
Cars Many charities – check out this website:   
http://www.donateacar.com 
 
Cell Phones    Best Buy    681-5406 
  Walden Galleria–drop box 
      (batteries & print cartridges)
 Clocks and Watches    Ladies of Charity   895-4001 
1122 Broadway 14212   
  
St. Vincent DePaul Society  882-3360 
 1298 Main St., Buffalo   
        
Clothing/Textiles    Most thrift stores such as AmVets, Goodwill,  
    St. Vincent, Ladies of Charitiy, etc. now accept 
    all textiles, even those unusable as clothing. 
 
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs   Home Depot 
       
Frey Electric Construction Co. 874-1710    
100 Pearce Ave., Tonawanda (small fee per bulb) 
  
                    
Computers     Goodwill Collection & Recycling  854-3494 
1119 William Street, Buffalo  
       
Computers for Children  843-8880 
237 Main Street, Buffalo  
           
     
Construction / Demolition Materials Buffalo ReUse   882-2800 
296 East Ferry Street       
 
City East Side Transfer Station 821-0029 
      East Ferry St.   
Small charge per ton 
 
Construction / Household Goods  Buffalo ReUse   882-2800 
296 East Ferry Street      
  
Habitat for Humanity Restore,  852-6607  
501 Amherst St., Buffalo   
 
Electronics      Check with municipalities for drop-off sites or with 
(includes Video Games)   retail stores that sell the items 
       
SunnKing Associates    685-4577 
122 Central Avenue,    
Lancaster 14086 
 
Best Buy (Receive $10 disposal fee back with store 
credit – check local store details) 
 
1120 Seneca Street, Buffalo 
(Buffalo residents only) 
 
 
Eye Glasses    Many locations: check www.lionsclubs.org       
 
 
Food – Nonperishable                St. Vincent DePaul Society  882-3360  
Unexpired cans / boxes   1298 Main Street, Buffalo  
                
 Buffalo City Mission    854-8181 
(soup kitchens, churches)  
 
Furniture                                        Salvation Army    875-2533   
 
Amvets      681-8337         
       
Goodwill         854-3494             
                                                                                                                                   
Hazardous Waste - Household  Erie County Dept.of     858-6800  
Environment and Planning                   
Automotive fluids, fertilizers, oil-based solvents, 
pesticides, mercury thermometers, pool chemicals, 
rechargeable batteries, propane cylinders 
http://www.erie.gov/environment/compliance/hazar
dous_waste.asp 
      
Raw Materials Company (888) 937-3382 
812 East Ferry St., Bflo 
 
Hazman    998-8073 
177 Wales Ave., Tonawanda 
www.hazmanusa.com       
 
Inkjet Cartridges, Toners Most places that sell them accept them for recycling 
 
Medical Equipment    Check with local nursing home 
 
Medications     Erie County Dept.of   858-6800 
Environment and Planning  
 
Metals  
Aluminum, Brass   Gerdau Ameristeel Recycling  847-6200 
776 Ohio Street, Bflo     
             
Copper, Iron, Steel    Metalico Buffalo, Inc.   823-3788 
127 Fillmore Avenue, Bflo                   
       
Twin Village Recycling, Inc.   683-5373 
4153 Broadway, Depew   
 
Packaging Materials    Most shipping stores will take this material  
(bubble wrap, peanuts    i.e. The UPS Store   885-5902 
   
 
Plastic Bags        Recycle at point of sale: Tops, Wegmans, etc.  
 
Rugs/Textiles     Locally: https://www.rugcycle.org   
     Jeremy Krasny    864-3875 
       
Nationally: http://www.carpetrecovery.org 
 
Most thrift stores such as AmVets, Goodwill,  
    St. Vincent, Ladies of Charitiy, etc. now accept 
    all textiles for recycling. 
  
  
Shoes/Sneakers     Nike Factory Store    298-5615 
1886 Military Road, Niagara Falls   
 
Styrofoam     Thermal Foams, Inc.   874-6474 
2101 Kenmore Avenue, Buffalo     
      Clean, bagged only - no food containers 
 
Tires - for a fee    Dunn Tire     837-0001 
3045 Sheridan Drive, Amherst    
       
Goodyear Tire 
1355 Main Street, Buffalo  884-6331 
 
Tools      Buffalo Reuse / Habitat for Humanity                 
See Construction / Household  
      
Toys Amvets, Goodwill, Salvation Army, St. Vincent 
DePaul    See Furniture     
  
  
 
Other ways to dispose of products in a responsible manner (fees involved): 
 
• Hazman, 998-8073, 177 Wales Ave., Tonawanda, www.hazmanusa.com       
 
• Recycling Solutions, 22 Mechanic Street, North Tonawanda, www.go-glr.com 
 
• www.earth911.org or call 1-800-Cleanup  
 
• www.1800gotjunk.com  or call 1-800-GOTJUNK  
 
     


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