Recycling Center

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Ongoing Collections

The Library has a Recycling Center located to the left of the Customer Service Desk. We will be rotating different collections throughout the year! Check below for our current collections and information on what is and is not accepted. 

Cardboard
Paper & Cardboard
Bottles and Cans
Bottles & Cans
eye glasses
Eyeglasses & Cases
cell phones
Cell Phones

Special Collection Balloon Recycling

Starting in January we are partnering with Balloon Mission to help reduce harmful balloon litter. 

Now you can enjoy balloons and then pop-n-drop deflated balloons and ribbons to our Recycling Center! 

  • We willl collection all deflated balloons, ribbons and strings
    Foil/ Mylar
    Latex/Rubber
    Water balloons (collect all pieces)
    Punch ball balloons
    Found balloons (all pieces and ribbons)

Learn more about the negative impacts of balloons with Balloon Mission or these resources: 

Village of Lindenhurst Sanitation Calendar

Check the designated schedules of our major sanitation services; including household refuse collection, recycling, special pick-up, grass/leaf/branch collection and street sweeping. You can also use the contents of this calendar to locate your area in Lindenhurst Village to determine which days our sanitation services will be near your residence.

Download the Sanitation Calendar.

Babylon Residential Recycling Center

The Residential Recycling Center, located on Field Street off Edison Avenue in West Babylon, is open for drop-off of recyclable materials weekdays from 8:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. If you have any questions concerning the Residential Recycling Center, please call (631) 249- 9346 or (631) 249-9347. 

Acceptable Items for drop-off at the Residential Recycling Center include: plastics, glass, waste oil, car batteries, computer paper, telephone books, rocks, bricks, E-waste/electronics, household batteries, bicycles (for Adopt-A-Bike program), junk mail, oil filters, metal/aluminum cans, polystyrene, newspapers, cardboard, concrete (small pieces), four tires with or without rims, propane tanks and used clothing. 

Frequent Questions on Recycling

The EPA has created numerous resources to help people recycle goods effectively.