Due to a significant price increase we will be switching our vendor for organics recycling to Natural Upcycling. Natural Upcycling utilizes food scraps for compost, animal feed and renewable energy. Please take some time and go to their website to learn more about this sustainable organization that has been working with food scrap recycling and food rescue programs for many organizations such as Wegmans for years. https://naturalupcycling.com/environmental-services/.
The new program will no longer be a bucket exchange. Instead, we will have large toters that residents will transfer their food scraps from their buckets or any other container they wish to use into the orange toters. These orange toters will be located outside of Building B Office where the bucket shed was. Anyone who has been a participant in the bucket exchange program should keep their bucket and utilize them for the transfer of food scraps from their home to the Transfer Station (you will be responsible for cleaning them out).
Acceptable items are as follows:
Food scraps/organics – vegetables, fruits, eggshells, dairy, meat, bones, coffee grounds, tea bags, flowers, plants, napkins, shredded paper, paper towels, biodegradable takeout boxes (NO COATED PLATES OR CONTAINERS MUST BE BPI CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE)
Please stop by the Transfer Station Office or email victorhighway@townofvictorny.gov for more information or any concerns regarding this program.
ORGANIC/FOOD SCRAP RECYCLING PARTICIPANTS DIVERTED OVER 67,406 POUNDS OF FOOD SCRAPS FROM THE LANDFILL IN 2024.
We realize there will be an adjustment period for participants of this program and employees of the Transfer Station. With the 2028 closure of the Ontario County Landfill, the Town is more dedicated than ever to waste diversion. We hope that our current food scrap recycling participants and new users will recognize the importance of keeping organics out of the landfill and utilizing this organic material for more sustainable purposes. Whether you compost at home or utilize the toter program, we encourage residents to take advantage of this program or compost at home.
Anyone interested in backyard composting can purchase a compost bin through Ontario County Recycles