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Town of Clifton Park Spring Clean-Up Drop Off
Town Offers Alternative Program to Curbside Bulk Waste Pick Up

The Town of Clifton Park will offer residents Spring Clean-Up Drop Off Days on Saturday, April 6^th and Saturday, April 13^th.  This new program will include four drop off stations with the same operating hours for each Saturday:

1. Veterans Park off McElroy Road, 9am-4pm
2. Town of Clifton Park Transfer Station, Vischer Ferry Road, 8am-4pm
3. Town facility at 75 Blue Barns Road, 9am-4pm
4. Clifton Common, 9am-4pm

Only Town of Clifton Park residents are eligible for the free service. Identification will be required when visiting one of the four sites. Residents will be able to dispose of acceptable items at each site for free.  Specific items will only be accepted at the Transfer Station.  Please see all details related to acceptable items, refuse not accepted, and the items only accepted at the Transfer Station on the attached pages. 

Historically the Town Board has conducted a Curbside Bulk Waste Pickup program in alternate years. Following a Request for Proposals process to conduct the program again in 2024, the Town only received one response. Based on the submission from County Waste, we estimate the cost will be in the $250,000-$275,000 range.  This price is virtually double what the Town paid for the same service two years ago.  Unfortunately, due to this significant increase in cost the original curbside bulk waste collection program has become cost prohibitive. 

Supervisor Barrett and the Town Board are dedicated to offering an alternative to dispose of household refuse and Spring Clean-Up Drop Off Days will occur on Saturday, April 6^th and Saturday, April 13^th.  Under this new format the town will staff each location with two employees plus volunteers to assist residents with bulk waste drop off.  Scott Earl, previous owner of Twin Bridges Waste and Recycling, generously donated a roll off truck to the town in recent years that will be utilized for the drop off days.  A town employee will drive between sites picking up full roll offs and dropping off empty ones to ensure residents can be served as quickly as possible.  

The Town will also offer two coordinated Giveaway Weekends as another option to keep unwanted items out of the waste stream.  This is the second year the program has been publicized.  Residents are encouraged to leave their unwanted items at their curb for other residents to take and repurpose.  The first weekend will begin at 12pm on Friday, April 5^th and end at 5pm on Sunday April 7^th. The second weekend begins at 12pm on Friday, May 3^rd and ends at 5pm on Sunday May 5^th.  Participants are asked to print the flyer and display it with their curbside items and remove all items not taken from their curbs at the conclusion of the event. 

Please note the difference in standards for acceptable items for drop off depending on the location. The drop off locations at Blue Barns, Veteran’s Park and the Clifton Common will accept the items listed. Items that are accepted at the Transfer Station only include electronics, motor oil, yard waste, paints and stains, appliances, and other recyclable refuse. It is important to note all of these items are accepted by the Transfer Station for free throughout the year and not just on the days of the Spring Clean-Up program.

There are a multitude of recycling opportunities offered at the Clifton Park Transfer Station throughout the year. No permit is required for residents to utilize these free recycling services.  To dispose of household garbage during the year, a General Permit is $110 and a Senior Citizen permit is $55.  To dispose of bulk waste and other unwanted items at the Transfer Station, other than the two free opportunities in April, please see a full price list at www.CliftonPark.org.