34 and More is Buffalo’s public initiative to increase the city’s recycling diversion rate—currently 29.30 percent—and exceed the national average of 34%. Recycling has never been easier, and benefits everyone. Use these guides to determine what goes in the green tote, what goes in the blue tote and what to drop off, as well as the city’s laws for refuse and recycling collection. See how easy it is to reach 34 and more!
Click here to view the City of Buffalo 2018 Annual Recycling report: 2018 Annual Recycling Report
Do you want to see how your neighborhood is doing with its curbside recycling? Check out this link that was created for the City of Buffalo by Zerocycle Inc. The City uses this information to target specific neighborhoods that need extra help to boost their recycling! http://reports.zerocycle.co/buffalo/index.html
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If you are a City resident, stop into Thin Ice on Elmwood and pick up your free pail today! Stay tuned for the Spring drop off schedule!
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‼️ Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event ‼️
The next event is planned for Saturday, June 27th from 8 AM - 1 PM.
Residents are required to make an appointment to attend a free collection. Covid-19 protocols will be in effect.
Visit Erie County Department of Environment and Planning's website to make your appointment today:
https://www2.erie.gov/recycling/index.php?q=hhw
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‼️UPDATE‼️
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Recycling Reinvented is a 6-month public awareness campaign with the goal of reducing contamination in the City of Buffalo's residential recycling totes, while increasing recycling overall!
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♻️ Introducing, “Recycling Reinvented” - our latest public awareness campaign designed to help our residents recycle more and recycle better! ♻️ #RecyclingReinvented
Mayor Byron W. Brown Encourages Residents to Support the City’s New Campaign: Recycling Reinvented
Buffalo, NY – Mayor Byron W. Brown today encouraged residents to participate in his latest public awareness campaign, called Recycling Reinvented. Recycling Reinvented is a 6-month campaign that includes targeted messaging with the goal of reducing contamination in the City’s residential recycling totes, while increasing recycling overall.
Over the next few weeks, City residents will be exposed to targeted print and bus ads, social media posts, and radio and tv public service announcements, announcing the start of the Recycling Reinvented campaign, which focuses on four recycling contaminant areas: Plastic, Food Waste, Yard Waste and Clothing Items. In the following months, public awareness messages will focus exclusively on each of the four targeted recycling areas.
“The city of Buffalo is working at the cutting edge of recycling, using specialized technology and smart collaborations to further improve key aspects of service,” stated Mayor Brown. “We are proud of the work we’ve been doing since the launch of the 34andMore Recycle Buffalo and encourage City residents to support Recycling Reinvented, which focuses on the larger area of contaminants that is affecting cities across the United States.”
The effort to educate residents about what is recyclable has proven to substantially reduce contaminants in other cities, which saves cities money and makes the recycling process more efficient. The campaign will also involve participation from Block Club members citywide who will be asked to take part in a ‘Tote Tagging” program in their neighborhood.
“When people put the wrong items in their recycling carts, handling those materials costs taxpayer dollars,” stated Susan Attridge, Director of Recycling and Refuse. “We want to help our residents correct these issues and recycle right. Our city is quickly becoming an environmental leader—not just in the U.S. but [also] in the world—and better recycling is an important step on that journey.”
Under the direction of Mayor Brown, the City of Buffalo continues its strong commitment to increase its recycling and recovery programs. In 2012, the City of Buffalo switched to single stream curbside recycling for all residential structures as well as commercial entities in the designated commercial districts, followed by the launch of the 34andMore Buffalo Recycles program, with a recycling goal of 34%, the national recycling average. Since then, overall recycling rates increased from 15.9% in 2012 to 29.30% to date. This steady progress has been aided by several new recycling initiatives: 34andMore Recycling Campaign Blitz, Let’s DO This! Neighborhood Recycling Competition, Community Dare to Repair Café program, the Environmental Champions Program, in partnership with Buffalo Public Schools, and now the Recycling Reinvented campaign.
Mayor Brown continues to encourage all city residents, visitors and business owners to recycle. By building on the positive momentum, he hopes to achieve his recycling goal of 34%–the national recycling average. For more information about Buffalo’s Recycling program, please visit www.buffalorecycles.org
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DARE TO REPAIR CAFE
Mayor Byron W. Brown and The Dare to Repair Cafe are partnering on a community event where individuals can bring broken items (lamps, vacuums, toys, etc.) to the repair cafe and have expert volunteer “fixers” try to repair the item alongside them for free. While there is no guarantee that an item can be fixed,participants are sure to learn something new and have fun along the way. It’s not just about fixing things, it’s about reducing waste and building community!
The next Dare to Repair Cafe is on February 27, 2020 at the Dudley Branch Public Library from 5 PM - 7 PM.
Please visit www.thetoollibrary.org/daretorepair
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WESTERN NEW YORK COALITION FOR DONATED GOODS
The Western New York Coalition for Donated Goods (WNYCDG) is a collaboration of nonprofit organizations whose goal is to promote both the community and the environment through the donation of clothing and other goods. The coalition was formed in May 2014 through the efforts of Mayor Byron W. Brown and Goodwill, Salvation Army, Buffalo City Mission, AMVETS, St. Vincent de Paul and Hearts for the Homeless. Habitat for Humanity and Buffalo Reuse have expressed an interest in participating once we move on to construction material. For a complete listing of drop-off locations visit: http://www.buffalony.gov/382/Streets-Sanitation
