The following materials are PROHIBITED from disposal at the Chaffee Landfill:
- Hazardous Waste
- Radioactive Waste
- PCB Contaminated Waste greater than 50 ppm
- Liquid Petroleum Products
- Petroleum Sludge
- Waste oil
- Intact Tires
- Source Separated Yard Waste
- Waste identified in 6NYCRR Part 360-1.5(b)
- Lead Acid Batteries (automobile batteries)
- Any infectious waste; however, regulated medical waste that has been treated and destroyed by a method approved by the NYSDOH may be disposed
- White goods (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers)
- Unapproved commercial or industrial waste (Special waste)
- Automobiles
- Any steel or plastic drum or tank larger than 10-gallon capacity that has not had the ends removed or has not been shredded
- Any empty drum or container which has held hazardous waste and is not empty according to 40 CFR 261.7(a)(3)
- Containers of 5 gallon capacity or larger shall not be disposed at this facility unless the ends have been cut off and the containers have been crushed (This prohibition does not apply to 30-gallon and 55-gallon drums that contain waste toner)
- Any industrial or commercial liquids, sludges, or slurries, which are less than 20 percent solids (unless solidified)
- Uncontaminated leaves, grass clippings, brush, branches, stumps and tree sections with the exception of debris that has been contaminated by excessive use of pesticides
- Approved commercial or industrial waste not handled by a waste hauler who possesses a NYSDEC Part 364 Waste Transporter Permit