Seneca Meadows Landfill — Drop-Off Hours and Rules

Seneca Meadows runs a free drop-off for household recyclables at its landfill on Mound Road in Waterloo, open seven days a week for residents, with short weekend hours.

It isn't a public dump for trash: commercial loads aren't accepted, and the company lists no household-garbage service for walk-up customers, so call before bringing anything but recycling.

Disposal sites in Seneca County

Seneca Meadows Landfill

Recycling drop-off

Seneca Meadows, Inc. (Waste Connections)

2336 Mound Road, Waterloo, NY 13165 Directions

📞 (315) 539-5624

Residential drop-off hours
Mon–Fri	6:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Saturday	6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Sunday	8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Fees

Residential recycling drop-off: free

Accepts: Household recyclables only: glass bottles and jars, newspapers and magazines, metal cans and foil, rigid plastics #1–#7, flattened corrugated cardboard, boxboard, office paper and junk mail, gable-top cartons.

Won't take: Styrofoam, window or broken glass, light bulbs, aerosol cans, scrap metal, ceramics, china, Pyrex, plastic bags and anything hazardous. Commercial loads.

Residents only. Check in at the scale house before you unload. Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day; call about other holidays. The landfill itself is privately run by Waste Connections.

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Can you dump trash at Seneca Meadows?

Seneca Meadows is one of the largest landfills in New York, but its public drop-off is for residential recyclables only: the company lists no household-trash service for walk-up customers, and no commercial loads. If you want to bring garbage or bulky items, call (315) 539-5624 first. For everyday trash, use your town's collection or transfer station; the finder below lists the town transfer stations in Seneca County, such as Ovid and Varick.

What the free recycling drop-off takes

The drop-off follows the Seneca County recycling rules. Rinse containers, take off lids and caps, and keep everything loose rather than in plastic bags:

Material	How to bring it
Glass bottles and jars (any color)	Clean, lids off, no broken glass
Plastic containers #1–#7 and rigid plastic	Clean, lids off; no motor oil containers
Metal cans and aluminum foil	Clean
Corrugated cardboard	Flattened, cut to 3 ft by 3 ft by 18 in at most, tied in bundles
Newspapers, magazines, office paper, junk mail	Loose or in a paper bag
Boxboard and gable-top cartons	Flattened; cartons rinsed

Not accepted: Styrofoam, window or broken glass, light bulbs, aerosol cans, scrap metal, ceramics, china, Pyrex, plastic bags (take those back to a supermarket) and anything hazardous. The Town of Seneca Falls also lists e-waste, rechargeable battery and tire recycling at Seneca Meadows; call to confirm what they take before you bring them.

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Common questions

What are the Seneca Meadows Landfill hours?

The residential drop-off is open Monday through Friday 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday 6 to 10 a.m. and Sunday 8 to 10 a.m., at 2336 Mound Road in Waterloo. It is closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Is Seneca Meadows open to the public?

Its drop-off is for residents bringing household recyclables, free; commercial loads aren’t accepted. Everyone checks in at the scale house first. Call (315) 539-5624 before bringing trash or bulky items.

Is recycling at Seneca Meadows free?

Yes. Seneca Meadows offers a free drop-off for household recyclables, useful if you miss your pickup or go over your blue bin limit.

What can I recycle at Seneca Meadows?

Glass bottles and jars, plastic containers #1 through #7, metal cans and foil, flattened cardboard, boxboard, newspapers, magazines, office paper and gable-top cartons. No Styrofoam, broken or window glass, light bulbs, aerosol cans or plastic bags.

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