Community Events

Games such as the Wheel of Recycling are a major part of outreach efforts.

The Tompkins County Department of Recycling and Materials Management attends community events throughout the year in order to come face to face with the public and promote our services. We aim to reach residents from all municipalities and answer any questions or concerns.

Events attended in Tompkins County:

Dryden Elementary Dr Seuss Night
Agstravaganza
YMCA Healthy Kids Day
Earth Day
Compost Fair
Streets Alive!
Ithaca Festival
Juneteenth
TCRMM Staff marched as vegetables in the Ithaca Festival parade to promote the Food Scraps Recycling program.

Dryden Dairy Day
Airport Day
Danby Community Day
National Night Out
Groton Free Community Night
Newfield Old Home Days
Groton Old Home Days
Ithaca Farmers Market
Downtown Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival
America Recycles Day

Contact

TOMPKINS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF RECYCLING AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
Leo Riley, Director

122 COMMERCIAL AVE.
ITHACA, NY 14850
PHONE: 607-273-6632

Hours of Operation

RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE CENTER:
7:00 AM TO 3:30 PM, MON. – SAT.

TCRMM OFFICE:
8:00 AM TO 4:30 PM, MON. – FRI.

2025 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

The mission of the Department of Recycling and Materials Management is to develop and implement a sustainable materials management strategy for Tompkins County. With a focus on the state’s solid waste management hierarchy, this approach utilizes and prioritizes environmentally sound, cost-effective, socially responsible, and safe practices. This is accomplished through coordinated administrative, operational, and educational programs that maximize diversion with the 4R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rethink) as a focal point.

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