New York
Transfer station
Colonie transfer station
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Town of Colonie Solid Waste Management Facility (Residential Waste Transfer Station / Residential Recycling Station).
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-05
Who can use it
Town of Colonie residents with a free green vehicle sticker for repeated use of the Landfill or transfer station. Non-residents may use Town solid waste facilities but cannot bring kitchen garbage. Electronics recycling at the Residential Recycling Station is for Town residents only.
Hours
- Landfill Yard Waste Compost, Residential Recycling Station, and Residential Waste Transfer Station: Monday to Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Saturday June through September 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; October through May 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon)
- Division office: Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sticker or permit
Required: Yes
Price: Free green sticker for the specific vehicle when using the Landfill or transfer station repeatedly.
Where to buy: Town Clerk's office at Town Hall (Route 9 across from Siena College) or the toll booth at the residential entrance. Show proof of residency (driver's license or town bill).
Notes: Sticker is issued for a specific vehicle and placed in the vehicle window.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Residential MSW / transfer-station tip fees | Confirm current tip dollars on the Town Environmental Services fee schedule or with Division staff at 518-783-2827 before loading. Posted residential tip rates were not retrieved as a standalone current fee PDF in this verification pass. |
| Computer monitors (resident electronics recycling) | $10.00 per Town Environmental Services FAQ. |
| TVs up to 50 inches | $15.00 per Town FAQ. |
| Projection TVs and TVs larger than 50 inches | $25.00 per Town FAQ. |
| Other listed household electronics (computers, keyboards, printers, mice, scanners, VCRs/DVRs, digital music players, converter boxes, receivers, game consoles) | No charge for Town residents at the Residential Recycling Station per Town FAQ. |
| Car or light truck tires (residents, without rims) | Residential Recycle Station accepts up to eight tires at one time, rims off. Confirm any per-tire charge with attendants; FAQ states acceptance rules rather than a dollar amount. |
Common disposals
Pulled from the same official sources as the fee table. Confirm with the town if anything conflicts.
- TVs / electronics: Resident drop-off at Residential Recycling Station. Monitors $10; TVs to 50" $15; projection/over 50" $25; many other electronics free. Non-residents not accepted for electronics.
- Tires: Up to eight car/light truck tires without rims at the Residential Recycle Station. Confirm any fee with staff.
- Appliances: Metal appliances accepted for recycling at the Residential Recycling Station at posted rates; confirm Freon appliance pricing with staff.
- Yard waste / brush: Yard waste composting available at the facility during operating hours; confirm seasonal brush/leaf rules on Town yard-waste pages.
- Household hazardous waste: Scheduled HHW drop-off days with pre-registration; not accepted with regular landfill loads.
Hazardous waste
Landfill does not take household hazardous wastes for disposal. Town runs scheduled Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Days at the Residential Waste Transfer Station with contractor Care Environmental; pre-registration and proof of residency required. Confirm current dates on the Town HHW page (FAQ text still references older program phone 1-800-494-2273).
Holiday closures
Confirm holiday closures with Environmental Services at 518-783-2827 before holiday travel.
Other notes
- Residential Recycling Station accepts many recyclables including tires (rules above), automotive waste oil, antifreeze, car batteries, rechargeable batteries, paper grades, plastics 1-7, glass, tin, cardboard, metal appliances, bulk metals, soft cover books, styrofoam packing peanuts, propane tanks, and eyeglasses.
- Landfill unacceptable list includes asbestos, medical waste, radioactive materials, reactive materials, most liquids (except resident oil/antifreeze for recycling), and hazardous wastes. Items marked with an asterisk on the unacceptable disposal list are instead accepted for recycling at the Residential Recycling Drop Off Station.
- Villages of Colonie and Menands run their own collection programs; contact those village DPWs for curbside questions.
- Town does not provide bulky furniture pickup; residents hire a hauler or use Town programs as directed.
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-05. If something conflicts, trust the town.