CITY OF CORNING GARBAGE BAG SYSTEM
The City of Corning sells garbage bags as a means to finance garbage collection. With this system, you will only pay for what you dispose, making the cost of garbage disposal fair for everyone. Rising solid waste collection and disposal costs have made it necessary for the City to institute a system to meet these costs and provide a fair way to distribute these costs among the users of the City garbage collection service.
WHEN: Collection under the pay per bag system was instituted on August 19, 1991.
BAGS & COST: The bags sold by the City are blue in color and are printed "City of Corning Garbage Department". Two sizes of bags are available:
30 gallon $1.75
15 gallon $1.25
WHERE TO PURCHASE BAGS: The bags are available at the following locations:
Corning City Hall (Finance Office)
Corning Building Company
Corning Senior Center
Gerould’s Pharmacy
The Foodmart
Wegmans
RECYCLING: To have the City pick up your recyclable material, it must be placed along side (in conjunction with) a City garbage bag(s).
SET-OUT RULES:
1. Only official City of Corning garbage bags will be collected. No other bag or container will be collected.
2. Garbage must be set out at the curb (side yard, rear yard, and alley pick up has been eliminated except in commercial areas). Use of cans is encouraged. Garbage shall be set out no earlier than 6 PM the day before and not later than 6 AM the day of collection and cans returned to the premises no later than 9 PM of the day of collection.
3. All solid waste materials (except for yard waste - leaves, grass, clippings, etc.) Shall be placed in the City disposal bag. No material outside of the bags (except the recyclables) shall be picked up.
4. Weight limit 40 lbs. Syringe Needles (used for injections) are prohibited for disposal in City Garbage bags.
RECYCLING WILL BE REJECTED PER THE FOLLOWING:
GENERAL
1. No City blue garbage bag
2. Not properly separated
3. Plastic bags prohibited
4. Paper bags prohibited (except newspapers)
5. Unacceptable items
6. Container too large (opening dimension no greater than 18")
7. Recycling limits set April 4, 1994.
8. Paper Recycling Products Will Be Rejected If Wet at Time of Collection
FOOD CANS
1. Not clean
2. Not flattened
3. Aerosol cans prohibited
4. Bags prohibited as container
5. Limit: Equivalent to two (2) - five (5) gallon containers at one time
GLASS
1. Not clean
2. Clear glass only
3. Lids must be removed
4. Window glass prohibited
5. Broken glass prohibited
6. Light bulbs prohibited
7. Bags prohibited as container
8. Limit: Equivalent to two (2) - five (5) gallon containers at one time
PLASTIC
1. Not clean
2. Must be number #2 plastic
(CLEAR PLASTIC PROHIBITED)
3. Must have seam on bottom
4. Oil containers prohibited
5. Caps must be removed
6. Must be flattened and
either tied together or in container
7. Bags prohibited as container
8. Limit: 25 assorted #2 plastic at one time
CARDBOARD
1. Not clean
2. Not corrugated
3. Pizza boxes prohibited
4. Asian cardboard (contains rice) prohibited
5. Waxed coated cardboard prohibited
6. Must be bundled
7. No dimension to exceed 30"
8. String or twine for bundling (no wire or plastic)
9. Limit: Two (2) bundles (30" long x 30" wide x 6" high) at one time
10. Wet Cardboard
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINES/JUNK MAIL
1. Not clean
2. Paper bags prohibited except for use as container
3. Must be bundled or in brown paper grocery bag
4. Bundles no bigger than 12" allowed (12"x 18" x 12")
5. String or twine for bundling (no wire or plastic)
6. Plastic bags are prohibited
7. Limit: three (3) bundles or bags at one time
8. Wet Newspaper/magazines/junk mail