TILI Open this Saturday, 12-2pm

Dear Resident,

Because three rainy Sundays kept the TILI Garage closed, and because this Sunday is a holiday:

The TILI crew is opening its doors for a limited window on

Saturday, December 23rd, 12-2pm. Ho ho ho!

Come find a last-minute gift, or gift to yourself, or make way in your home for the new ones coming in. (Details on accepted items on the TILI webpage.)

The TILI (Take It or Leave It) Garage is a volunteer-led initiative that accepts items you don't want to keep and makes them available, free, to those who do. It is designed to reduce waste and promote a sharing economy, open Sundays 11-3. The TILI is run by Hastings' Zero Waste Advisory Taskforce (ZWAT), a subcommittee of Hastings' Conservation Commission. For more information on ZWAT, and for other ways you can reduce your waste, see the ZWAT website, or visit the Conservation Commission Municipal Solid Waste index page, which lists the following. N.B. for the holiday season: Please remember not to place wrapping paper with non-paper elements in recycling: paper with metallic bits, glitter, plastics, or heavily laminated wrapping paper should also be thrown away instead of recycled.

DPW homepage - pickup schedule for all waste types
Visit ZWAT! Hastings' Zero Waste Advisory Taskforce's website - contact us to volunteer!
Recycling - Westchester IS recycling! Because we are a "dual stream" system, our recycling is still marketable. A clean "stream" is essential, however, so be sure to RECYCLE RIGHT.
- Recyclopedia - Search by item on your computer via Recycle Right Westchester.
- Get the Recycle Right Westchester app! (on Google Play or at the App Store)
Compost - How to use our DPW food scraps drop-off and how to compost in your backyard
Lawn and Garden Waste - ways to dispose of leaves, twigs and branches
Textiles - contribute to the Green Tree Recycling bin at the train station parking lot, or see this page for more options
Household Hazardous Waste, including e-waste - what's hazardous and where to bring it
Disposing of Sharps (needles, syringes and lancets) - do not put in your regular trash!
Disposing of Prescription Medications - Westchester County guidelines
Repair - Hastings' Repair Café info. Don't throw it out! Fix it!
Reuse - where to donate locally - start with Hastings' own TILI Garage!
Reduce - tips on how to make less waste to begin with
Plastic Bag Law (FAQ) - now New York State-wide