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Refrigerator Recycling in Beacon, NY

The Beacon Transfer Station price list shows $15.00 for Freon appliances, but another city page says it does not take refrigerators; call first.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

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  2. Beacon Transfer StationDrop-off · 90 Dennings Avenue, BeaconBeacon residentsConditions applySources disagree on a detail$15
    Where

    90 Dennings Avenue
    Beacon, NY 12508

    Hours

    Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 7:30-2:30; closed federal holidays

    Cost & rules

    Refrigerators and freezers

    Accepted with conditionsFees apply
    Fees for refrigerators and freezers
    Freon-containing appliance$15.00 each
    • The city's two pages disagree on whether refrigerators are accepted; call 845-831-4390 first.

    Full details & sourcesOfficial site (opens in new tab)

Before you go

  1. Refrigerant must be removed by a certified technician; ask whether the operator handles that and what it costs.
  2. Empty and clean it, and ask whether doors must be removed or taped shut.
  3. Check for utility appliance-recycling rebates before paying for disposal.
More about refrigerators and freezers

New York rules

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Where this information comes from (13)

Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

  • Dutchess County: Transfer Stations (opens in new tab) · Dutchess County Division of Solid Waste Management
    • Dutchess County lists the Beacon Transfer Station as residents only, no permit required. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Beacon: Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · City of Beacon
    • Freon-containing appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators and water coolers cost $15.00. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Beacon: Free Bulk Trash Disposal (opens in new tab) · City of Beacon
    • The free bulk page says the Transfer Station does not accept air conditioners, refrigerators or smoke detectors. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · sources disagree.
  • NYSDEC: Recycling Consumer Electronic Waste (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
    • Refrigerators and freezers are household appliances excluded from New York's e-waste law. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • NYSDEC: Storm Debris Management Guidelines (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
    • DEC's storm debris guidance: nonworking refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners need Freon or other refrigerant removed by a certified technician before recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Refrigerant must be removed from refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners by a certified technician before they are recycled (DEC storm debris guidance). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
    • Household hazardous wastes are household materials that would be regulated as hazardous waste if generated elsewhere; household-generated HHW is exempt from state and federal hazardous waste rules. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Residents can take HHW to authorized HHW collection facilities or HHW collection events hosted by counties and municipalities; DEC has a map and list of permitted facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • If there is no permitted facility nearby, check with your municipality for periodic one- or two-day HHW collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The state Environmental Protection Fund can pay up to 50 percent of the cost of municipal HHW collection programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • NY General Municipal Law 120-AA: Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
    • General Municipal Law 120-aa required every municipality, by September 1, 1992, to adopt a local law requiring source separation of recyclables (paper, glass, metals, plastics, yard waste) where economic markets exist. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • NYSDEC: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
    • DEC tells residents to check local guidance to see which items their program accepts. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • NYSDEC: Recycling and Composting (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
    • DEC lists New York collection programs for items that belong outside the recycling bin: beverage containers, carpet, cell phones, e-waste, lead-acid vehicle batteries, mercury thermostats, paint, pharmaceuticals, plastic film, rechargeable batteries and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.

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