Transfer Station
Transfer Station Fee Schedule
| City Residents Paying User Fee | Non-City Residents/Non-User Fee | |
| Household Garbage | Free (2) 30 gal. bags or (1) 55 gal. bag/week
Additional Bags: $5.00/bag |
$5.00 per bag |
| Household Bulk Items (furniture, mattresses, carpet, etc.) |
$2.00 per 20 pounds | $2.00 per 20 pounds |
| Bulk Metal Items | Free Appliances with freon: $15.00 |
Free Appliances with freon: $15.00 |
| Recyclables (paper, metal, aluminum cans, cardboard, glass bottles, jars, plastics #1-7, magazines, cartons & aseptics) |
Free car-load only (no trucks) |
$4.00 per car-load $5.00 per pick-up truck |
| Vehicle Tires | 14″ & under – $10.00 15″-17″ – $15.00 18″-23″- $30.00 23″ & larger – $35.00 |
14″ & under – $10.00 15″-17″ – $15.00 18″-23″- $30.00 23″ & larger – $35.00 |
| Construction Debris (siding, paneling, windows, doors, kitchen cabinets, wallboard, commodes, fencing, etc.) |
$2.00 per 20 pounds | $2.00 per 20 pounds |
| Electronics | Free | Not Accepted |
Free Clothing & Shoe Recycling
The City of Poughkeepsie Transfer Station offers free clothing and shoes recycling. The recycling containers are located at the Transfer Station office. Items can be dropped off during normal business hours. Please make sure that clothing and shoes are in a disposal bag before placing them in the container. Thank you for your participation.
Electronics Recycling
No fees for City residents paying a user fee for sanitation collection. The Transfer Station does not accept electronic recycling from non-city residents or City residents not paying a user fee.
Disposing of Hazardous Household Waste
Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency is a public benefit corporation created by the New York State Legislature for the purpose of providing solid waste management services for Dutchess County.
Good management of our solid waste (garbage & recyclables) affects every person in our County. DCRRA oversees a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) for our recyclables and a Waste-to-Energy Power Plant for our garbage. The Agency sponsors annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days for toxic and electronic waste.
(rev. 9-2020)